Coup No One Saw Coming in Gabon Redraws African Frontier Markets
The coup in Gabon that ousted a key French ally in Africa shook up bond investors by destabilizing
2023-09-29 12:52
Copper-Tax Dive, Debt-Deal Delay Pose Budget Quandary for Zambia
Zambia’s Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane needs to reassure investors that Africa’s second-largest copper producer is on a path
2023-09-29 12:52
Argentina to End Income Tax as Election Spending Spurs Inflation
Argentina’s congress approved a bill that will eliminate income taxes for almost all formal workers, a measure poised
2023-09-29 11:17
Redux of 1998 Selloff Hits Japan Bonds as BOJ Support Wanes
Japan’s government bonds are set for the worst quarterly selloff in more than two decades as the central
2023-09-29 10:54
Vietnam’s Economy Accelerates as Exports Grow in September
Vietnam’s economy accelerated for a second straight quarter, as manufacturing picked up, and exports performed better than expected.
2023-09-29 10:47
Japan’s 30-Year Bond Yield Reaches Highest Level Since 2013
Japan’s 30-year government bonds dropped, sending the yield to the highest in a decade amid a selloff in
2023-09-29 10:27
Falling Beer Sales Show Growing Risk for Vietnam’s GDP
Vietnam’s sluggish economy is hitting many where it hurts the most: their thirst for beer. Tipplers in this
2023-09-29 09:15
Asia Stocks Set to Follow End-of-Month US Uptick: Markets Wrap
Stocks in Asia were poised to follow a rebound in the US as the month and quarter draw
2023-09-29 08:26
Fed’s Goolsbee Says Traditional Economic View May Cause Overshoot
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said policymakers shouldn’t place too much weight on the traditional
2023-09-29 03:22
Foreign Investors Dump $6.1 Billion of Japan Stocks, Most Since SVB Collapse
Foreign investors sold the largest amount of Japanese stocks since March last week amid signs of risk aversion.
2023-09-28 17:58
Kenyan Central Bank Made Forex Blunders, Treasury Chief Says
The Kenyan shilling’s sharp slide against the dollar follows years of policy missteps at the central bank, according
2023-09-28 17:00
Spain Inflation Jumps, Backing Higher-for-Longer ECB Rates
Spanish inflation accelerated for a second month, demonstrating the persistent price pressures that the European Central Bank’s higher-for-longer
2023-09-28 16:45