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Tsai vows to defend Taiwan, calls for dialogue with China

Bloomberg Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen called for dialogue with Beijing while vowing to defend the island in the face of Chinese intimidation. “I believe regional tension can be resolved,” Tsai said to a couple of thousand people at a national day event in Taipei. “We are willing to facilitate meaningful dialogue.” Beijing cut off communication with Taipei shortly after Tsai ...

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Goldman eyes $14bn for its largest fund since 2008 crisis

Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted the size of a new credit fund to $14 billion in what is shaping up to be one of the largest debut investment vehicles ever raised. The bank, which set out with a target of $5 billion to $10 billion, is now expecting to finish fundraising with a $14 billion war chest to pour ...

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Argentina’s central bank nudges lenders into Treasury bonds

Bloomberg Argentina’s central bank is taking steps to tighten its monetary policy and encourage banks to buy local peso assets. To do so, it raised a repo rate used by banks by 3 percentage points to 27%, and lowered its benchmark Leliq rate by 1 percentage point to 37%, according to a statement. The rates had diverged at the start ...

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