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  Bloomberg As border curbs and mandatory quarantines fall away, a fresh challenge is emerging for global aviation — rehiring staff fast enough to cope with a rebound in air travel that is already straining the industry. Singapore, which has flung open its borders again, is hosting a two-day job fair targeting everyone from graduates to mid-career professionals and former ...

  Bloomberg China will allow foreign institutional investors to trade bonds on its smaller exchange market in its latest step to attract more capital inflows by opening its financial markets, after a record selloff of Chinese holdings by foreign investors. Qualified foreign institutional investors, which can include central banks, sovereign funds, commercial banks and pension funds, will be allowed to ...

Bloomberg The European Central Bank’s debate over how aggressively to tighten monetary policy is likely to intensify this week in the prelude to a pre-decision blackout period as data probably show a new record for inflation. All but one economist surveyed by Bloomberg foresee an acceleration in annual price increases, with the median estimate at 7.8%. Out of the four ...

  Bloomberg Citigroup Inc is advising investors to limit exposure to the yuan and remains cautious on emerging markets more broadly, saying China hasn’t done enough to ease the risk that its economic slowdown will threaten growth worldwide. China’s deepening slump, fears of a US recession and the Federal Reserve’s moves to shrink its balance sheet mean that any correction ...

  Bloomberg European equities rose to the highest level in more than three weeks, trimming their monthly drop, after China relaxed some of the strictest virus controls of the pandemic, fuelling risk-on sentiment for economic recovery. The Stoxx 600 advanced 0.7% at 9:44 am in London, rising for a fourth day in the longest winning streak since March. Consumer and ...

  Bloomberg Investors should be ready for China’s stocks to outperform as potential positive catalysts loom, according to Europe’s largest asset manager Amundi. The firm is turning more bullish on the country’s equities market after trimming exposure during first quarter’s harsh selloff, according to Vincent Mortier, Amundi’s chief investment officer. Key developments to watch include the potential rollout of a ...

  Bloomberg HSBC Holdings Plc has been examining an initial public offering of its Indonesian business to tap buoyant investor demand in the world’s fourth-most populous country. Plans for a share sale in Jakarta are at an advanced stage, said people familiar with the plan, asking not to be named discussing an internal matter. It has yet to file a ...

Bloomberg The risk of stagflation isn’t causing companies to pull back on investment yet, according to the finance chiefs of some of Canada’s largest banks. “They are ramping up inventories and investing in their businesses. And that’s what’s driving the increased borrowing, whether that’s increasing utilization of lines, which we are seeing, or new borrowing with existing and new clients,” ...

  Bloomberg The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) expenditure surged as it tucked away more money towards a contingency fund, its annual report showed, a development economists said cut the central bank’s surplus and led to the smallest dividend payout in a decade to the government. While income rises by 20.1% in the financial year to March 2022, expenditure zoomed ...

  Bloomberg The yen’s recovery from a 20-year low is picking up pace, with options markets and analysts suggesting the rebound has some room to run. After rising over 3% from its trough, Japan’s currency may climb back to 125 as global growth worries fuel demand for havens and US yields ease, according to Shinkin Asset Management and IG Markets ...