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Gas is new coal with risk of $100b in stranded assets

Bloomberg Natural gas is falling out of favour with emissions-wary investors and utilities at a quicker pace than coal did, catching some power generators unaware and potentially leaving them stuck with billions of dollars of assets they can’t sell. Citigroup Inc and JPMorgan Chase & Co are among the banks that strengthened their financing restrictions on thermal coal under pressure …

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Deutsche Bank builds world EM FX trading engine in Singapore

Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG is replacing its global pricing engine for emerging-market currencies in London with one in Singapore, drawn by surging trading in Asia and the increasing importance of the Chinese yuan. Locating new and more powerful computer hardware in the city-state will help the bank shave vital fractions of seconds from the time it takes to execute orders …

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ABN Amro sees quarterly loss after $574m settlement

Bloomberg ABN Amro Bank NV agreed to pay 480 million euros ($574 million) to end a Dutch investigation that found “serious shortcomings” in the lender’s processes to combat money laundering. The amount will be booked in the first quarter and the lender expects a “modest” loss as a result, according to a statement on Monday. As part of the settlement, …

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Indian defaults spark rules that drag bond sales to 2008 low

Bloomberg Rising defaults have prompted India to tighten oversight of corporate bond sales, causing issuance to slump in a blow to a long-sought goal of expanding the market. Offerings of rupee notes have fallen to 43.8 billion rupees ($584 million) this month, the slowest start to a financial year since 2008. That’s due in part to rules that took effect …

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Bank of England joins global peers exploring a digital currency

Bloomberg Britain’s Treasury and the Bank of England are weighing the potential creation of a central bank digital currency, joining authorities from China to Sweden exploring the next big step in the future of money. The government and central bank on Monday announced the creation of a task force to coordinate on the possibility of BOE-issued digital money for use …

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Banks face growing pressure to phase out fossil-fuel lending

Bloomberg Investors managing $11 trillion have called on the world’s biggest banks to phase out financing of fossil-fuel companies and throw their weight behind the goals of the Paris climate agreement. Asset managers, including Federated Hermes Inc.’s EOS division and Pacific Investment Management Co., have asked 27 banks to commit to eliminating emissions across their operations by 2050, including those …

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Angola begins sale of state bank

Bloomberg Angola began selling state-run lender Banco de Comercio e Industria to test investor appetite for some of the country’s biggest companies including oil giant Sonangol, said Economic Coordination Minister Manuel Nunes Junior. The sale of the nation’s 13th-largest bank by assets is part of a push by Africa’s second-biggest oil producer to raise cash and jump-start a moribund economy. …

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Europe stocks advance as futures drift; dollar drops

Bloomberg European stocks were steady while US equity futures drifted lower on Monday as investors looked for fresh catalysts to push global shares beyond record highs. The dollar slid. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index advanced to a fresh record following a seventh straight week of gains. Nasdaq 100 futures got a boost from easing Treasury yields, while S&P 500 contracts …

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Crypto stock mania tested by sliding prices, slump in Bitcoin

Bloomberg A drop in cryptocurrency-linked stocks in the wake of Bitcoin’s slide and Coinbase Global Inc’s choppy debut is stirring a rallying cry from optimists who reject fears that the sector has peaked. A global, Bloomberg-curated basket of equities linked to crypto trading or Bitcoin mining fall some 9% over the past week, paring 2021’s climb to about 130%. A …

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Bets against Treasuries start to pinch in tough week for bears

Bloomberg Investors betting against Treasuries — or even just hiding out in cash waiting for lower prices — just suffered a rough week, even after a robust slate of economic figures showed the rebound from the pandemic is gaining steam. The debate over the long-term outlook for the $21 trillion market is far from over. The bearish view has dominated …

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