Sky-High Hedge Costs Push Big Japan Insurers to Riskier Avenues
Japan’s biggest life insurers have ramped up their use of longer-dated currency hedges to a record to escape
2023-05-31 14:55
Macquarie Said to Weigh Sale of $2 Billion Korean Gas Firm
Macquarie Group Ltd. is considering selling South Korea’s DIG Airgas Co. at a valuation of more than $2
2023-05-31 14:19
Italy’s Crisis Guardian Counts Down to Exit as Meloni Mulls Successor
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has just five months left to find a new Bank of Italy chief in
2023-05-31 11:27
Summers Sees Higher Fed Interest Rates, Increased US Taxes
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers sees US interest rates headed higher in the short-run and US taxes rising
2023-05-31 11:15
Economists See India’s First Rate Cut in 2024 for Durable Growth
Economists see India’s central bank holding interest rates this year before cutting 25 basis points in the first
2023-05-31 10:49
Moody’s Cuts Bangladesh Rating on Reserves, Market Distortions
Moody’s Investors Service lowered Bangladesh’s credit rating as the nation’s foreign-exchange reserves dwindle while unconventional policies such as
2023-05-31 10:47
Veteran Trader Sees China Assets Hobbled for Three More Years
Global investors will avoid China assets for another three years as the nation keeps its interest rates low
2023-05-31 10:20
Australia Monthly Inflation Jumps to 6.8%, Raising Rate Pressure
Australian inflation accelerated, snapping three months of easing, sending government bond yields higher as traders fretted about potentially
2023-05-31 10:18
Japan’s Factory Output Drops in Weak Start to Second Quarter
Japan’s factory output unexpectedly declined for the first time in three months in April amid a global slowdown,
2023-05-31 09:23
South Korea Is Wagering Its Stock Market Fortunes on MSCI’s ‘Developed’ Status
For years, South Korea has been home to more global conglomerates than Hong Kong, boasted a higher purchasing
2023-05-31 07:22
Asian Shares Set to Fall as Congress Mulls Accord: Markets Wrap
Asian stocks are poised to slide Wednesday after momentum in US equities faded and Congress considered the debt
2023-05-31 06:58
Interest-Rate Path in Focus as Bank of Thailand Heads for Quarter-Point Hike
Thailand’s central bank will probably raise borrowing costs by another quarter-point on Wednesday, with the decision itself likely
2023-05-31 05:15