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Bloomberg Singapore’s central bankers are expected to signal a potential tightening of monetary policy next year, while holding steady for now, amid rising inflation risks from supply-chain disruptions and surging energy prices. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), which uses a currency band as its main tool rather than interest rates, will signal a more hawkish tone when it releases …

Bloomberg The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in an unprecedented move suspended an audit firm citing compliance failure related to a shadow lender, a sign the watchdog is doubling down on supervision of a still-fragile corner of the nation’s financial system. Haribhakti & Co. will be barred from auditing any regulated financial entity for two years starting April 1, 2022, …

Bloomberg UBS Group AG Chief Executive Officer Ralph Hamers is creating a new bank-wide team to use more artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics to drive the bank’s digitisation. The new team called AI, Data and Analytics, will be lead by the head of the investment bank Rob Karofsky and chief digital and information officer Mike Dargan, according to a …

Bloomberg Chinese property developers are responsible for about half of the world’s distressed dollar bonds, a fresh indication of the magnitude and global nature of the industry’s woes. Of the $139 billion of dollar-denominated bonds trading at distressed prices, 46% were issued by companies in China’s real estate sector, according to data compiled by Bloomberg on October 12. That captured …

Bloomberg The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned of the risk of sudden and steep declines in global equity prices and home values as the Federal Reserve and other central banks withdraw the support they’ve provided during the pandemic. Ultra-easy monetary policy has led to “pockets of market exuberance and rising financial leverage” that could unwind in disorderly ways and put …

Bloomberg An Australian company plans to invest $3 billion in Saudi Arabia in a bet on the metals used in batteries for electric vehicles (EV). EV Metals Group Plc’s spending will be on building plants to process minerals including lithium and nickel, and later expand into exploring for the battery metals, Managing Director and CEO Michael Naylor said. It would …

Bloomberg Stocks and US equity futures fall on Tuesday, as traders focused on the risks that rising energy costs will keep inflation elevated and signs of a widening regulatory scrutiny by China. European equities slumped at the open, with cyclical industries including banks, auto-parts manufacturers and miners faring the worst. Futures on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 fell less …

Bloomberg Thailand’s baht rallied the most since August as an easing of travel requirements for vaccinated visitors brightened the outlook for the tourist-reliant economy. The baht jumped as much as 1.4% to 33.426, the biggest gain since August 24. Visitors from 10 low-risk countries will not be required to undergo isolation on arrival from November 1, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha …

Bloomberg UK power prices rose after a coal power plant switched on Monday to make up for a shortfall in wind generation and limited flows on two power cables to Ireland. Britain is set to end the use of coal within three years and to make power generation fossil fuel-free by 2035. For now the nation is still reliant on …

Bloomberg Chevron Corp committed for the first time to an aspiration of net zero emissions from its operations by 2050 as the company responded to rising investor and societal pressure to play a bigger role in a transition to a low-carbon future. Chevron is also incorporating its customers’ emissions into some of its goals, the San Ramon, California-based company said …