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Progress on Biden's trillion-dollar infrastructure bill to 'transform America'; Tech giant Tencent, targeted in China’s regulatory crackdown, surged 10%
• Securities regulator phones investment banks to ease concerns • China Daily: Markets will be opened further & firms can still list abroad ...
Bonds News
The move, backed by a forum of Asia’s central banks, is said to be part of a region-wide effort to develop local currency-denominated bond markets...
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Global Bond Funds Swell as Investors Spot Cracks in Recovery09 Jul 2021
Weekly inflows were the largest for three months as Covid’s impact on the global recovery began to be felt and the fear of inflation spread...
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China SOEs Push Corporate Bond Defaults to a Record High09 Jul 2021
State-owned enterprises made up more than half of the corporate bonds that defaulted in the first half of 2021 ......
Capital Markets News
(AF) Asset managers should ignore the “noise” of China’s regulatory crackdown and focus instead on the country’s long-term potential,......
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Regulatory Storm Triggers $2.6bn Outflow, China State Media Urge Calm28 Jul 2021
• China stocks steadied Wednesday after steep falls Monday and Tuesday • Systemic risks ‘do not exist in the A-share......
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China’s Regulatory Crackdown a Drag on Hong Kong IPOs, Bankers Say28 Jul 2021
Market sentiment has been shaken by the regulatory crackdown; Bankers predict many wanting to list this year may defer their plans...
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• Securities regulator phones investment banks to ease concerns • China Daily: Markets will be opened further & firms can still list abroad ......
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Tencent-backed outfit behind video game PlayerUnknown's Battleground; Sale will be second-largest South Korean IPO ever after Samsung Life...
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Progress on Biden's trillion-dollar infrastructure bill to 'transform America'; Tech giant Tencent, targeted in China’s regulatory crackdown, surged 10%...
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Maker of VW, Porsche and Audi cars posts ‘record’ €11.4bn operating profit Semiconductor shortage expected to be ‘more pronounced’ later......
Commodities News
OPEC+ to increase production by 400,000 bpd Talks restarted after UAE pullout put agreement on ice Will meet again in......
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China Vows to Curb Commodities Speculation to Ensure Price Stability17 Jul 2021
Move is latest measure to slow commodities price surge ‘Hoarding’ of goods will not be tolerated, ministry says China......
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China Plans to Ramp Up Metals Recycling07 Jul 2021
State planner outlines targets for recycling of key metals to ensure supplies, limit its import costs and meet its climate......
ESG News
(AF) A boom in ESG finance in Asia is creating one of the hottest job markets in global finance,......
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Malaysia’s Maybank Commits to $11.9bn Sustainable Finance Framework19 Jul 2021
Chief Exec Abdul Farid Alias says bank is transitioning to ESG compliance; Lender to scale up existing green, social and sustainability bonds...
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Has Climate Change and Business Finally Reached A Tipping Point?08 Jul 2021
Most of the world’s biggest economies have committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions, while groups overseeing trillions of dollars have......
ETFs News
STAR&CHINEXT 50 Index, which has doubled in value this year, will be tracked in a further maturity of China’s financial......
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Hong Kong broadens ETF range as US clamps down01 Jun 2021
Asian finance hub expands with cross-listing as SEC disappoints fund managers eager to cash in on cryptocurrencies (AF) The Hong......
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Was 1.5% the number that shattered the global risk rally?27 Feb 2021
(ATF) This week, the rise in US bond yields triggered a market hiccup and reversed stock......
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