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Hungary plans multi-part bond sale

Bloomberg Hungary plans to offer a range of dollar and euro bonds to shore up its budget as it’s facing a potential delay in accessing European Union funds because of a feud with the bloc over democratic values. The country may sell 10-year and 30-year bonds in dollars, as well as seven-year and/or 20-year bonds in euros. Hungary’s debt management ...

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UK inflation surge prompts bets for sharper rate hikes

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Bloomberg UK inflation surged more than expected to the strongest pace in more than nine years, prompting investors to anticipate a sharper increase in interest rates in 2022. Consumer prices jumped 3.2% in August from a year ago, the most since March 2012, Office for National Statistics said. The reading was up from 2% in July and above the highest ...

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Short-sellers beating day traders in South Korea’s tech crackdown

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Bloomberg Short-sellers have driven big losses in the favourite stocks of South Korean retail investors this month, piggybacking on a campaign by local regulators to rein in the power of Kakao Corp and other internet giants. Kakao, the operator of Korea’s most-used messenger app, is the most-shorted stock in September as lawmakers voiced concerns over its market dominance — a ...

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