Government bonds fell during the third quarter due to worries about the economy and an extended period of high interest rates, and some investors anticipate further declines. Fund managers who were hoping for relief from the historic losses bonds suffered… Read More ›
Month: September 2023
Although Japan’s Capital City’s Inflation Slows, Pressures Remain
According to data released on Friday, core inflation in the capital of Japan decreased in September for the third consecutive month, primarily due to lower gasoline prices. This suggests that cost-push pressures are beginning to peak, which is good news… Read More ›
Reclassifying Loans Is Expected To Cost Credit Suisse $1.6 Billion In The Third Quarter
According to Credit Suisse, which is now a part of UBS, the bank anticipates a third quarter loss of around $1.6 billion due to the reclassification of loans related to its non-core and legacy businesses. The bank said in a… Read More ›
FCC Claims It Might Increase Its Control Over Huawei And ZTE Equipment
The Federal Communications Commission’s chair, Jessica Rosenworcel, said on Thursday that the organization’s proposal to reinstate net neutrality rules may give it more power to compel the removal of hardware made by Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE from American networks,… Read More ›
Despite A Decrease In September Sales, H&M Reports Strong Profits
Despite blaming abnormally hot weather in many of its European regions for delaying the autumn shopping season, apparel giant H&M announced a pick-up in quarterly profit margins on Wednesday, increasing optimism about its turnaround efforts. Inditex, the company that owns… Read More ›
With A $500 Sneaker, Adidas Pushes The Upper Limit Of The Running Market
The brand-new Adidas running shoes, which Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa wore on Sunday to break the world record for a women’s marathon in Berlin, went on sale on Tuesday. However, the price will undoubtedly dampen the enthusiasm of casual runners. Since… Read More ›
China’s Industrial Profits Continue To Fall From January To August, But The Rate Of Decline Slows
Profits for Chinese industrial companies continued to decrease by double digits for the first eight months, although the rate of declines slowed marginally as a flurry of policy support measures began to stabilise certain aspects of the sputtering economy. In… Read More ›
Imports From Three More Chinese Firms Claimed To Be Linked To Forced Labour Restricted By The United States
In an effort to remove products created using the forced labour of Uyghur minorities from the U.S. supply chain, the United States on Tuesday barred imports from three additional Chinese enterprises. According to a government posting, three new companies have… Read More ›
Evergrande Debt Setback And Oceanwide Blow Send China’s Real Estate Equities Tumbling
On Monday, a further roadblock to troubled developer China Evergrande Group’s protracted debt restructuring plan revived concerns for China’s crisis-hit real estate market and caused a stock sell-off. Investor worries were heightened by developer China Oceanwide Holdings’ disclosure in an… Read More ›
In China, Incumbents Are Under Pressure As A Result Of The Price War On e-Commerce
According to analysts, discount e-commerce is expected to rule the world during the crucial forthcoming Christmas shopping season in the West and Singles’ Day in China. Platforms in China, the largest e-commerce market in the world, have recently spoken of… Read More ›