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Bloomberg An American journalist faces new charges of terrorism and sedition nearly six months after he was detained by the military junta, his lawyer said, dealing a fresh blow to US efforts to free him. Danny Fenster, managing editor of Frontier Myanmar news outlet, could face a maximum sentence of life in prison if he is found in breach of ...

Bloomberg Former President Donald Trump failed to block the release of documents sought by a US House panel investigating the January 6 Capitol riot. US District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington denied Trump’s request for an injunction, saying “public interest lies in permitting — not enjoining — the combined will of the legislative and executive branches to study the events ...

Bloomberg China’s central bank will offer cheap funding to banks which lend to firms that are working towards the nation’s goal of reducing carbon emissions. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) will lend financial institutions money to help them provide loans to firms working on China’s energy transition, according to a statement. The central bank will lend 60% of the ...

Bloomberg Citigroup Inc. raised a record $40 billion for Asia-Pacific clients to finance sustainability projects this year, a six-fold increase from 2020 as the US lender strives to meet its global targets and help firms lower emissions. Issuers in the region are taking advantage of cheaper financing by issuing green bonds, tapping increased demand for these products as environmental, social ...

Bloomberg Credit Agricole SA’s third-quarter profit jumped 44%, beating analysts’ estimates as provisions for bad loans declined. Net income at the Paris-based bank increased to 1.4 billion euros ($1.62 billion), according to a statement on Wednesday, exceeding the most optimistic estimate among analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. Provisions dropped 56% to 266 million euros, compared with 460.5 million euros expected in ...

Bloomberg Singapore’s central bank is starting a project on the technological aspects of building a digital form of its currency to prepare for the days if the city-state decides to have one, its chief said. While acknowledging potential benefits of having its own digital currency for the local public, such arguments are not compelling enough, Managing Director Ravi Menon of ...

Bloomberg Standard Chartered Plc (StanChart) will have a British retail banking offering for the first time this century after announcing the launch of a new digital platform for UK savers. The London-based — but Asia-focused — bank said it would launch the Shoal platform, which will allow customers to invest exclusively in green and sustainable projects. The initiative, backed by ...

Bloomberg National Australia Bank Ltd.’s (NAB) full-year profit beat forecasts as the lender continued to ride the wave of a stronger-than-expected recovery in the nation’s economy. Cash earnings climbed to A$6.56 billion ($4.87 billion) in the year ended September 30, compared with A$3.71 billion ($2.73 billion) a year earlier, according to a statement. That beat the A$6.45 billion mean estimate ...

Bloomberg Bonds rallied from Europe to the US, with 30-year Treasury yields falling to the lowest since July, a move that was accelerated by traders unwinding their short bets. The 30-year US rate falls as much as 9 basis points to 1.79%, narrowing its gap with five-year yields to 72 basis points, within less than 1 basis point of the ...

Bloomberg Tesla Inc lost about $199 billion in value during its biggest back-to-back selloff since September 2020 amid a host of negative news. The drumbeat of adverse headlines reached a crescendo after Elon Musk’s Twitter poll that asked voters over the weekend if he should sell 10% of his stake in the electric-vehicle company was followed by news of his ...