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Climate change in India could mean faster rate hikes: HSBC

  Bloomberg Inflation forecasting errors may have risen in India due to climate change, impacting food as well as fuel inflation, and that may require more rate hikes from the central bank to anchor prices, according to HSBC Holdings Plc. “Although inflation in India has always been susceptible to supply shocks, climate change-induced surprises are making it more volatile and ...

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ANZ Bank mulls reviving stake sale in Indonesia’s Panin Bank

  Bloomberg Australia and New Zealand Banking group Ltd (ANZ) is weighing reviving a stake sale in PT Bank Pan Indonesia, according to people with knowledge of the matter. ANZ has started preliminary talks with interested parties including other banks and tycoons in Indonesia, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the process is private. Shares of ...

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Credit Suisse sheds more investment bankers in Asia

  Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG is cutting more than two dozen front line roles at the investment bank in Asia as the Swiss lender grapples with losses and a weakening outlook for the global economy, people familiar with the matter said. The reductions in recent weeks fell across businesses including deal-making and trading, the people said, asking not to ...

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HSBC in talks to sell Russian unit to Expobank

  Bloomberg HSBC Holdings Plc is in talks to sell its Russia unit to local lender Expobank, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions. A deal would mark another exit of an international lender after the Kremlin-ordered invasion of Ukraine. Societe Generale SA agreed to sell its Rosbank PJSC unit to the investment firm of Russia’s richest man, ...

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BOJ keeps yield curve control beyond ’22

  Bloomberg The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is likely to keep its current monetary easing program “for many quarters to come” to ensure an economic recovery and pursue a still remote target of sustainable 2% inflation, according to a former BOJ official. “There’s a good case for the BOJ to be sticking to the current yield curve control for the ...

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US futures, bonds swing as recession fears linger

  Bloomberg US stock-index futures and Treasuries fluctuated between the gains and losses amid concern over a global economic slowdown. Contracts on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 gauges were little changed, while Europe’s Stoxx 600 climbed the most since June 24. The two- and 10-year US yield curve remained inverted as investors awaited the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s ...

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Chinese chipmakers surge after US pushes for more industry curbs

  Bloomberg Washington’s latest move to restrain Beijing from fostering its chipmaking industry is powering China’s semiconductor stocks as the US restrictions could fire up support for homegrown technology. China chipmakers were one of the few bright spots in the markets on Wednesday after Bloomberg News reported that the US is pushing the Netherlands to ban ASML Holding NV from ...

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Gold drops to six-month low as dollar rises

  Bloomberg Gold slumped to the lowest in more than six months as the dollar rallied amid growing recession fears that caused losses across risk assets. The greenback surged to highest in more than two years as investors retreated to the haven, putting pressure on bullion. US stocks briefly slumped more than 2% amid fears that the Federal Reserve’s rate ...

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UAE maintains position among top global commodity trading hubs

  DUBAI / WAM The UAE has maintained its position among the top global commodity trading hubs, according to the third iteration of the Commodity Trade Index presented in DMCC’s latest Future of Trade 2022 report. The Commodity Trade Index assesses the role of ten key trading hubs within global trade, ranking these countries in terms of their significance in ...

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Abu Dhabi’s Taqa to retain majority of its oil, gas assets

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) has announced the completion of its strategic review of its oil and gas business announced in September 2021. As part of the review, the company had been exploring the potential sale of certain of its oil and gas assets. It has been concluded that Taqa’s oil and gas portfolio ...

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