China can no longer ‘extend and pretend’ on municipal debt
Chinese leaders promise “basket of measures” to fix local debt Latest Politburo stance suggests Beijing may be ready to step in Extent of Beijing’s involvement...
Maersk warns of slower demand for container shipping
COPENHAGEN, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) warned on Friday of a steeper decline in global demand for shipping containers by sea...
China state banks seen selling US dollars to prop up yuan -sources
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, July 25 (Reuters) – China’s major state-owned banks were seen selling U.S. dollars to buy yuan in both onshore and offshore spot markets in...
European banks flag bad loan risks as global economy falters
[1/3]The headquarters of Germany’s Deutsche Bank are pictured in Frankfurt, Germany, September 21, 2020. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo LONDON/MILAN/MADRID, July 26 (Reuters) – Europe’s major banks,...
Worsening euro zone business downturn reignites recession fears
LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) – Euro zone business activity shrank much more than expected in July as demand in the bloc’s dominant services industry declined...
NY Fed report finds Americans increasingly facing borrowing headwinds
[1/2]An American Express and a Visa credit cards are seen on a computer keyboard in this picture illustration taken September 6, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/Illustration July...
Shares fall after little Fed surprise, China data and trade in focus
[1/2]Raindrops hang on a sign for Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., October 26,...
Bankruptcy filings surge in first half of 2023 in US, Epiq says
July 3 (Reuters) – U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings jumped 68% in the first half of 2023 from a year earlier, Epiq Bankruptcy, a provider...
US yield curve hits deepest inversion since 1981: What is it telling us?
NEW YORK, July 3 (Reuters) – (This July 3 story has been corrected to change Allspring Global Investments to Annex Wealth Management in paragraph 13)...
Japan finance minister warns against excessive yen weakening
[1/2]A banknote of Japanese yen is seen with a currency exchange rate graph in this illustration picture taken June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration TOKYO, June...