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Yuan losses deepen highlighting limits of PBOC currency defense

Bloomberg China’s yuan is set for its longest losing streak since June even after the central bank sought to support the currency with stronger-than-expected fixings in every single session for nearly a month. The onshore yuan slid for the fourth straight day to trade just 0.5% shy of the weak end of its allowed trading range with the greenback following ...

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JPMorgan wins Texas municipal-bond deal

  Bloomberg JPMorgan Chase & Co won a competitive auction for a municipal-bond deal sold by a Texas school district, marking a major step for the bank after it paused most public-finance work in the state because of a new Republican law targeting Wall Street’s gun policies. Frisco Independent School District, about 30 miles (48 kilometres) north of Dallas, awarded ...

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Thai officials pile pressure on central bank to shield baht

  Bloomberg Thailand’s central bank and the finance ministry will soon meet to discuss the baht after it tumbled to the lowest in nearly 16 years, signalling growing concerns among officials that the currency slump can threaten a tepid recovery and stoke inflation. The ministry and Bank of Thailand (BOT) will discuss the baht’s weakness as the nation needs “to ...

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