Government bonds are generally seen as relatively safe investments because a government issuer is considered unlikely to go bankrupt. Japan’s $7.5 trillion bond market has been regarded for decades as one of the most stable among major government debt markets, but its yields are now surging.
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Bloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-08 01:00
Izzy Englander’s hedge fund firm has delivered double-digit returns almost every year since it was founded and is set to close on $22 billion in new commitments next month, bringing it close to $100 billion in size.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-07 23:30
Extreme weather is battering grape yields in France’s Champagne region, with output projected to fall by almost half from 2025.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-07 18:00
The MOEX Index rose 0.69% to 2,269.05 points by the close of the main session, while the dollar-denominated RTS Index gained 1.16% to 829.32. Rosneft and Rosseti led the advances; Eurotrans fell 5.1% after its chairman and several executives were arrested. Analysts expect MOEX to trade between 2,200 and 2,300 points on Tuesday.
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TASSOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-07 17:41
Russia’s stock market turned positive during the main trading session. By 2:00 p.m. Moscow time, the MOEX Index had gained 0.2% to 2,257.82 points and the RTS Index was up 0.2% at 821.46, after both benchmarks opened down 0.71%.
Russian stocks declined at the start of Monday’s main trading session, with the MOEX and RTS indices each down 0.71% at 2,237.42 and 814.03 points. Losses later narrowed to 0.56%, while the MOEX index under the additional IMOEX2 ticker fell 0.99% in morning trading.
The MOEX Index fell 0.99% to 2,231.21 points when Monday’s morning session opened on the Moscow Exchange. By 7:10 a.m. Moscow time, the decline had narrowed to 0.69%, leaving the index at 2,237.97 points.
Sterling rose against the dollar and was little changed against the euro on Monday, but fell sharply against the Japanese yen. British finance minister John Healey’s first major economic speech offered the currency little clear direction.
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ReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-07 17:00
Aliko Dangote is targeting 10 million shareholders as he prepares to float his $49bn refinery business on the Nigerian stock exchange, seeking to raise $1.6bn in what would be Africa’s largest IPO.
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Financial TimesOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-07 16:45
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund said on Monday it had launched a real estate company to develop tourism and residential projects along the Al-Khafji coastline on the Gulf, as the sovereign wealth fund commits billions of dollars to infrastructure projects.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-07 16:30
Chris Rokos, the billionaire founder of Rokos Capital Management, is set to leave the UK and switch his residency to Greece, making him the latest high-profile billionaire to exit the country.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-07 15:15
Industry leaders are debating whether digital dollar wallets could dismantle traditional bank accounts or merely modernize the infrastructure beneath them.
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CoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-07 14:12
Russia’s National Wealth Fund stood at 13.19 trillion rubles, or $154.1 billion, on September 1, according to Finance Ministry files. Liquid assets totaled 4 trillion rubles, equal to $46.7 billion. The fund’s central-bank accounts also held 184 billion yuan, 131.5 tons of gold and 1.7 billion rubles.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-07 13:44
China’s foreign exchange reserves increased by more than expected in August, central bank data showed on Monday, as the dollar’s weakness continued.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-07 13:25
China’s foreign exchange reserves grew by $19.5 billion in August from July to $3.4383 trillion, a 0.57% increase, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange said. Official gold holdings rose by 650,000 ounces to 76.73 million ounces. The agency attributed the gains to shifts in global indicators, monetary-policy expectations, the dollar index, asset prices and exchange rates.
Saudi artificial intelligence firm Humain plans to seek outside investors. An IPO for the company would mark another step in Saudi Arabia’s effort to attract more external capital.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-07 13:00
Nvidia supplier Wistron Corp has launched an offering of 25 million global depositary shares worth up to $1.48 billion. The proceeds will fund purchases of raw materials in foreign currencies, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-07 12:40
The Reserve Bank of India intensified its foreign-exchange intervention last week, selling at least $8 billion to support the rupee, according to six bankers. A surge of policy-driven dollar inflows gave the central bank more room to back the currency.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-07 12:15
The yen climbed to a six-month high, touching ¥154.04 per dollar, with a sharp rise during London morning trading as traders remained alert for signs of intervention.
FFinancial TimesOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-07 11:45
BRICS is looking for practical mechanisms to lower transaction costs in bilateral trade and strengthen cooperation and investment within the group, an Indian government source said ahead of the September 12–13 summit. Talks on settlements in national currencies and central bank digital-currency platforms are intended as a supplement to existing global payment systems, not as measures against any country or group.
TTASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-07 11:29
A Sept. 7 day-ahead look says bitcoin is reacting less than gold when Treasury yields move.
CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-07 11:15
India is boosting coal deliveries by rail to power plants after fuel inventories at several generators fell to critically low levels, the coal ministry said on Monday.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-07 10:40
Top Wall Street analysts favor three stocks as long-term picks. Their ratings are supported by detailed research into company financials and careful analysis of factors affecting business performance.
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CNBCOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-07 10:37
Major Gulf stock markets moved slightly higher in early Monday trading, while investors remained cautious after maritime strikes between the United States and Iran over the weekend.
RReutersOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-07 10:30
Britain’s finance minister John Healey said he would not comment on tax policy before delivering his first budget on October 28. Reporters had asked him about possible future tax increases after a speech in central England.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-07 10:05
British finance minister John Healey faces pressure to raise billions of pounds in tax at his first budget, helping offset higher borrowing costs and fund Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s plans to expand social care and increase defence spending.
Britain’s new finance minister, John Healey, must soon determine the right balance for a budget that could define Andy Burnham’s premiership. Healey, a former trade unionist, has supported light-touch rules for banks.
Investor morale in the euro zone climbed in September to its strongest level in more than four years, according to a Sentix survey. Gains in expectations and assessments of current economic conditions suggested growing confidence in an economic upswing.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-07 09:45
Investors are not doing enough to prepare for the gradual, persistent damage climate change can inflict on asset values, according to BlackRock’s global head of sustainable and transition solutions.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-07 09:30
Senior banking executives say Hong Kong could take on a larger role in financing Chinese green-technology companies’ expansion into emerging markets. Geopolitical fragmentation and high funding costs are changing capital deployment in the global energy transition, while Hong Kong’s sustainable-finance market and offshore yuan liquidity could support green and climate-resilience projects in developing economies.
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South China Morning PostOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-07 09:00
The yen climbed to its strongest level since February, surpassing the peak it reached after coordinated intervention by Japan and the US.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-07 08:49
South Korea and the United States have agreed that Seoul’s planned investment in a Texas gas project will total about $22.3 billion, Korean outlet Edaily reported, citing unidentified officials and politicians.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-07 08:05
Chinese brokers posted strong first-half profits as active A-share trading lifted brokerage revenue by more than 50%. Blockbuster initial public offerings are expected to become a key growth engine for underwriting and sponsorship in the second half. Across 150 brokers, average net profit rose 23.5% year on year.
SSouth China Morning PostOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-07 08:00
Heilongjiang is using its fertile black soil and cold-region resources to develop specialty industries including beef cattle and geese. Provincial foreign trade reached 171.24 billion yuan in the first half of 2026, up 7.2% year on year, while rice, soybeans and goose-related products are reaching markets abroad.
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China News ServiceOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-07 07:53
Japan’s official foreign reserves fell to $1.207 trillion in August from $1.287 trillion in July, according to Finance Ministry data. The $80 billion decline followed intervention in the yen and marked a record drop.
CCNBCOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-07 07:38
The Indian rupee edged higher on Monday despite oil prices remaining near their highest level in more than a month. The Reserve Bank of India continued selling dollars to support the currency, limiting the impact of oil-market pressure.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-07 07:25
China’s Ministry of Finance said Monday that it will soon issue 300 billion yuan, or about $44.25 billion, in special treasury bonds to help eight centrally administered state-owned financial enterprises replenish their core Tier 1 capital.
CChina News ServiceOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-07 07:20
Investment banks say gold could test US$5,000 an ounce by the end of 2026, supported by central-bank demand to diversify foreign reserves. Strong labour data and the Federal Reserve’s hawkish tone have raised monetary-tightening concerns, but RBC Capital Markets forecasts US$4,929 by year-end and US$5,296 in 2027, joining bullish calls from Goldman Sachs and State Street Investment Management.
SSouth China Morning PostOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-07 06:00
Stocks are showing exceptionally strong performance.
FFinancial TimesOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-07 05:30
Wayne Cole looks ahead to European and global markets, highlighting diesel as the factor that could disrupt the outlook of US inflation doves.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-07 04:40
Forces pushing yields higher are unlikely to fade, but bond markets are at least back within something resembling a normal range.
FFinancial TimesOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-07 04:00
HSBC and partners have launched a nonprofit platform to help emerging markets upgrade technology and shift from oil and coal to renewable energy. Backed by HSBC, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the Silk Road Fund and others, the Green Accelerator Programme will direct private capital toward feasibility studies and due diligence.
SSouth China Morning PostOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-07 04:00
Wealth management software company FNZ is pursuing US expansion and profitability, but is once again seeking financial support from investors.
FFinancial TimesOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-07 04:00
Large US university endowments have lifted their returns through substantial holdings in technology groups such as SpaceX, after trailing the market for several years.
FFinancial TimesOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-07 04:00
Asian shares rallied on Monday after a strong U.S. jobs report was viewed as supportive of global growth, though it reduced the chances of an interest-rate increase. Oil prices edged higher after the United States and Iran attacked ships in the Gulf.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-07 02:30
Spot bitcoin ETFs recorded $987 million in net inflows last week. Their August inflows totaled $3.52 billion, the strongest positive monthly flow since September 2025, as institutional demand shows signs of recovery.
TThe BlockOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-07 02:15
Miller Tabak said Treasury yields are testing the 4.8% level, warning that a sustained move above it could create “meaningful problems” for other asset classes.
CCNBCOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-07 02:01
Hong Kong’s leading financial regulators are urging local banks to make greater use of the city’s expanding offshore yuan liquidity and prepare for a coming wave of autonomous AI systems in finance. HKMA chief executive Eddie Yue Wai-man said lenders should use their international networks to broaden Chinese yuan business.
SSouth China Morning PostOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-07 01:00
Standard Chartered plans to invest more in wealth centres and expand hiring across Hong Kong, mainland China and Taiwan to attract affluent clients. Its wealth and retail banking chief said the bank doubts stricter enforcement of taxes on cross-border investment in Beijing will damage the wealth-management sector, and is doubling down on the Greater China opportunity.
SSouth China Morning PostOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-07 00:00
Bitcoin’s rally began after the Treasury said it would raise the cap on selected buybacks of long-term government bonds from $2 billion to $4 billion per operation. The Fed kept rates at 3.50%–3.75%, while some officials favored another hike. Treasury support improved trading liquidity but did not produce a lasting fall in long-term yields, and higher real yields increased the opportunity cost of holding bitcoin, which generates no return.
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CryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-06 19:00
US spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $174.6 million in net inflows on Friday, down 76.1% from Thursday’s $730.8 million. BlackRock’s IBIT and Fidelity’s FBTC were the only funds with positive flows; the other ten recorded zero net flows. US exchanges will close for Labor Day, with the next regular session on Tuesday.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-06 17:00
Canada said it had been attacked, while the United States said it had been ripped off for years.
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CNNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-06 17:00
Democratic Representative Haley Stevens condemned President Donald Trump’s “erratic” tariff war with Canada, saying her home state of Michigan is absorbing much of the economic fallout from the trade dispute.
President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post that Canada’s currency-dollar “imbalance” with the United States is unacceptable.
US President Donald Trump criticised an alleged “imbalance” in the Canadian dollar as trade tensions between the United States and Canada intensified.
Gulf stock markets closed mixed on Sunday as traders remained cautious amid an escalating standoff between Washington and Tehran.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-06 15:35
BlackRock’s IBIT has attracted $63.9 billion in cumulative net inflows since the US spot Bitcoin ETF launch, while the entire category retained $55.5 billion. Funds outside IBIT collectively posted $8.4 billion in net outflows, with Grayscale’s GBTC accounting for $27.6 billion. IBIT supplied enough inflows to offset those withdrawals and still drive the category total higher.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-06 15:00
Sugar prices surged this week as the global supply outlook deteriorated sharply. The report examines what is fueling sugar’s strong performance and where prices may head from here.
CCNBCOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-06 12:48
Solana’s US ETFs recorded $4.9 million in net inflows for the week ending Sept. 4, down about 97% from the prior period but still positive. Separately, CME positioning data showed leveraged funds reduced their net short SOL futures exposure, although they remained net short overall.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-06 12:30
An August 2026 study found recurring surges in trading activity for Bitcoin and other crypto perpetual futures at each hour’s 15-minute boundaries. During the first 10 seconds, trades, dollar volume and absolute price moves were substantially larger than during ordinary minutes. The pattern may reflect automated strategies reacting to chart-candle boundaries.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-06 11:00
As of Sept. 4, the Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap ETF (GRNY) ranked Strategy and Robinhood Markets as its top two holdings, at 3.02% and 2.99%. The fund owns stocks rather than Bitcoin, but the companies provide crypto exposure through Strategy’s Bitcoin treasury and Robinhood’s crypto trading business. Strategy rose to first after an equal-weight reset and a sharp share-price gain.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-06 10:00
Comments by Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh at last month’s Jackson Hole policy symposium have strengthened expectations that the world’s largest economy is heading toward an interest-rate increase. The Fed held its target range at 3.5 to 3.75 per cent in July, but Warsh’s remarks that more work was needed to control inflation have heightened those expectations, with potentially significant effects on global assets and investors.
SSouth China Morning PostOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-06 08:00
Shein’s weak stock market debut raises questions about whether ultra-fast fashion can survive. The model’s thousands of new daily styles at single-digit prices is criticised for shifting its true costs onto workers and the environment.
EeuronewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-06 05:00
UBS, Jane Street and other firms held a combined $75 million in Hyperliquid ETFs, Bloomberg reported. Brazil’s Wealth High Governance Asset Management was the largest holder of the 21Shares HYPE fund, with about $24 million as of the end of June.
TThe BlockOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-05 20:02
Spotify co-founder Martin Lorentzon said he would leave Sweden immediately if the country introduced new wealth taxes. His warning adds to concerns that proposals under debate before this month’s election could push entrepreneurs and capital abroad.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-05 17:10
A Federal Reserve staff note published Sept. 4 outlines how regulated payment stablecoins could eventually be classified in M1 or M2, but only after statistical adjustments. Without accounting for reserve assets already included in the aggregates, US versus global circulation, and economic use, a higher money-supply figure could reflect dollars being given a new wrapper rather than new purchasing power. The research represents its authors’ views and is not a Fed policy deliberation.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-05 16:45
A Bank of Korea study finds that buying pressure in currencies paired with Binance is correlated with depreciation in local currencies, as market makers adjust their positions.
CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-05 16:43
Equity grants were once largely reserved for C-suite executives, early startup employees and software engineers. They are now reaching a broader range of workers.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-05 14:00
Zcash rose above $1,000 on Sept. 4, lifting Grayscale’s recently launched ZCSH spot ETF to $414.7 million in assets. A sharp rally, roughly $40 million in liquidated ZEC shorts and surging derivatives activity fueled the move, while Grayscale argued artificial intelligence could strengthen the case for Zcash’s privacy features.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-05 14:00
Bloomberg News Now reports on Trump easing beef-processing rules for ranchers, a blocked change involving mail ballots and other leading global business stories.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-05 11:30
Bloomberg News Now reports that Trump is demanding lower interest rates and says ranchers can process their own beef, alongside other top stories from the day.
Bloomberg’s daily audio report covers stocks closing lower, President Trump saying ranchers can process their beef, and other top global business stories.
A sell-off in US Treasuries is adding pressure to the weakest American borrowers, as spreads on the riskiest junk debt reach their highest level since the market turmoil that followed last year’s “liberation day” tariff blitz.
FFinancial TimesOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-05 11:00
Robinhood refused AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron’s demand to stop trading an AMC-linked Stock Token. The company says the product is debt issued by a Robinhood affiliate that tracks AMC’s economic performance, while holders receive no voting, dividend or other ownership rights in AMC. Aron said he would seek SEC scrutiny; Robinhood said it stands behind the product.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-05 10:00
AI is making electricity a central cost and capacity constraint for data centers. Wall Street is packaging their rents, service fees, property and customer contracts into securitized debt, with outstanding data-center securitizations growing from about $4 billion in 2020 to $61 billion by July 2026.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-05 07:00
Southeast Asia’s blockchain investment in 2026 has been driven by crypto financial services, but funding remains heavily concentrated in Singapore and a small number of companies.
CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-05 05:00
Wall Street analysts and investors are increasingly willing to criticise Donald Trump directly, particularly after a Treasury intervention in the bond market.
FFinancial TimesOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-05 04:00
Once little more than schoolyard treasures in Hong Kong, Pokémon cards have become a sophisticated asset class powered by millennial nostalgia and global capital. Rare Pikachus command huge prices, while crime has become a serious concern. The market now includes professional grading, tokenised funds and institutional-grade storage.
SSouth China Morning PostOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-05 02:00
Anthropic is expected to start marketing its initial public offering no earlier than mid-October and finish the listing a few days before the U.S. midterm elections in November, people familiar with the matter said Friday.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-04 22:45
Today’s bond yields could affect personal finances in six different situations.
CCNNOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-04 22:00
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, proposed reducing government bonds in its $2.3 trillion portfolio to increase exposure to riskier debt. US Treasuries would be affected the most.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-04 20:30
A top-performing Pacific Investment Management Co. fund is reducing its exposure to the crowded US Big Tech “Magnificent Seven.” Its manager is instead favoring Asian equipment suppliers, Chinese financial companies and healthcare stocks as potential beneficiaries of the AI boom.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-04 20:07
AI company Anthropic is nearing decisions to give Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs leading roles in a potential $2tn initial public offering. The company could unveil the paperwork supporting the major Wall Street debut as soon as next week.
FFinancial TimesOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-04 19:46
William Cohan examines the private-equity giant’s colorful history. Its move into the savings of upper-middle-class households, however, gives the firm’s future greater significance.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-04 19:36
Tesla shares fell after the company’s long-awaited Cybercab update failed to impress investors.
CCNBCOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-04 17:33
Japan’s 30-year government-bond auction reached an average yield of 4.079%, up 14.2 basis points from the previous sale. The increase raises the benchmark for Metaplanet’s future borrowing and refinancing, although its existing bonds retain fixed cash flows. Sustaining large Bitcoin purchases through new BitBond issues could become more expensive.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-04 17:10
The Minutes Reader extension turns the original page into a focused reading view and translates articles and video subtitles on demand. It is in limited beta.