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  Bloomberg Effects related to the Covid-19 pandemic in recent months will make it challenging for China to meet its 5.5% annual growth target, a central bank adviser said, adding that pro-economy policies including special bond issuance could be on the way. China’s economy could see a strong rebound in the second half, “but difficulties remain for the 5.5% target,” ...

  Bloomberg Wells Fargo & Co. is launching another credit card, the latest in third-biggest US lender’s push to build out new offerings under Chief Executive Officer Charlie Scharf. The Wells Fargo Autograph card is the first in a group of rewards cards the firm plans to introduce, according to a statement on Monday. The card, which launches throughout the ...

  Bloomberg Mexico’s central bank is expected to speed the pace of interest rate increases, hiking borrowing costs by the most in recent times, with inflation stuck near a two-decade high. Banco de Mexico, known as Banxico, is seen raising its key interest rate by 75 basis points to 7.75%, the highest in almost three years, according to all 27 ...

  Bloomberg The slump that’s taken the baht to its weakest in more than five years may be near an end as Thailand entices back tourists and the central bank edges towards hiking rates. The currency’s 6% drop versus the dollar this quarter — its worst three-month performance since Covid-19 devastated sentiment in early 2020 — has coincided with the ...

Bloomberg Zimbabwe’s central bank plans to more than double the benchmark interest rate — already the highest in the world — to 190%, a member of its monetary policymaking committee (MPC) said, as it seeks to put a brake on soaring inflation. Persistence Gwanyanya, from the bank’s MPC, said the intention was to achieve a positive real interest rate to ...

  Bloomberg Global stocks extended gains on Monday after posting their best performance in a month last week. US futures rise, with the Nasdaq 100 advancing 0.6% and technology heavyweights including Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. climbing in premarket trading. Tech shares also boosted indexes in Europe and Asia. Quarterly portfolio rebalancing by institutional buyers could be helping ...

  Bloomberg India’s largest digital assets exchanges are bracing for a drawn-out crypto winter — one with some unwelcome local twists. With token prices plummeting, customers unable to transfer money to their accounts and a dreaded transaction tax on cryptocurrencies just around the corner, exchanges like Binance-backed WazirX have put expansion plans on the back burner. “We have cut down ...

Bloomberg Group of Seven (G-7) negotiators agreed that discussions on a potential price cap on Russian oil had progressed enough to send the issue to leaders to discuss at their summit in Germany. The negotiators known as sherpas held what one official described as “intense” talks on the matter in the Bavarian Alps before the summit began on Sunday. While ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a cable to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia, expressing his condolences and sincere sympathy over the death of Princess Moudhi bint Musaed bin Abdurrahman bin Faisal Al Saud. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has finalised a master plan for investing its data in line with the provisions of Law No 26 of 2015 Regulating Data Dissemination and Exchange in Dubai and subsequent policies. The law, which is aligned with the UAE Vision 2021, supports the pillars of a competitive economy driven by knowledge ...