Kuwait’s $700 Billion Wealth Fund Is Being Eclipsed by Ambitious Neighbors
As Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds emerge as the go-to investors for some of the biggest deals, the
2023-07-10 12:48
Hong Kong Mortgage Easing Is Cold Comfort to Buyers With High Rates
Hong Kong’s relaxation of residential mortgage rules may do little to spur demand from homebuyers who remain deterred
2023-07-10 10:47
Singapore Hedge Fund Files Wind-Up Case Against China’s Kaisa
A Singapore-based hedge fund has filed a winding-up petition in Hong Kong against Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd., potentially
2023-07-10 10:21
Yamaha President Stresses Hydrogen as Clean Option for Future
Yamaha Motor Co. is backing hydrogen as a clean and viable option for reaching carbon neutrality and will
2023-07-10 08:18
Bitcoin Bulls Take Heart From Litecoin’s Market-Beating Surge
Bitcoin investors are drawing succor from a surge in the smaller token Litecoin over the past year that
2023-07-10 07:21
Powell Haunted by Repo Crisis as Fed Aims to Cut Balance Sheet
Tucked away in hours of congressional testimony by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell last month was an admission
2023-07-10 03:27
Bonds on the Brink Reward EM Investors With Double-Digit Returns
Investors who stuck with bonds from countries that defaulted or are on the brink are betting the double-digit
2023-07-09 20:23
Top Egypt Bank Gets $250 Million in Loans With Eye on Green Work
Commercial International Bank SAE, Egypt’s largest private bank, secured $250 million in loans from the World Bank’s International
2023-07-09 16:25
One Country’s Covid Restrictions Are Turning Into a Moneyspinner
Most countries couldn’t wait to dismantle travel curbs that were used to contain the coronavirus. Azerbaijan is gaining
2023-07-09 14:55
Privatized Britain’s Debt Load Is Now a Major Government Problem
For decades since they were privatized, the UK’s public service providers have favored inflation-linked bonds as a cheap
2023-07-09 13:24
Saudi Oil Cuts Throw Last Year’s Standout Economy Into Slow Lane
Saudi Arabia’s decision to extend its oil production cuts — part of a so far largely unsuccessful bid
2023-07-09 13:16
A Glut of Made-in-China Plastic Will Dent Oil’s Growth Machine
Once touted as a key driver of global oil profits, the plastics industry is staring down years of
2023-07-09 08:15