Arguments for out-of-state alternatives to higher-tax New York and California debt are becoming clearer, with several factors contributing to historically high valuations in many areas of the municipal market.

Covid-19 has undoubtedly accelerated the adoption of ESG in Asia; but will the changes of the last year accelerate the adoption of higher sustainability standards in Malaysia and the rest of ASEAN?

Asset managers in the U.K. likely need to accelerate diversity efforts, in our view, with slow progress made so far.

European stocks eased from alltime highs on Monday as investors held off from making big bets ahead of the earnings season, while British retailers reopened as the economy emerges from a strict winter lockdown. The panEuropean STOXX 600 index fell 0.4 after closing at a record high on Friday, with banks, commodity and retail sectors […]

TOKYO, April 12 Reuters Japanese shares ended lower on Monday, dragged down by sharp losses in Yaskawa Electric after the industry bellwethers earnings outlook failed to meet the markets expectations, prompting a selloff in other tech stocks. Nikkei average fell 0.77 to close at 29,538.73. It has been in a holding pattern after hitting a […]

HANOI, April 12 Reuters Industrial metals prices fell on Monday on fears of a pullback in top consumer China after its premier stressed the need to strengthen control of commodity prices that have hurt businesses. The mosttraded June nickel contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange was down 3.8 at 122,050 yuan 18,629.61 a tonne by […]

Rates as of 0500 GMT Market Recap Only small changes in FX rates Friday this morning. GBP continued what seems like its inexorable decline, the fifth day out of six that its been lower when I opened my spreadsheet in the morning. Nothing new here that I can discern just people trimming their long positions, […]

The pandemic hit to Saudi Arabia resulted in the Kingdom last year experiencing its deepest recession since 1987. A recovery is currently underway.

SYDNEY, April 12 Reuters The Australian dollar opened the week slightly lower on Monday, as investor mood soured following setbacks in the countrys vaccination programme, while the New Zealand dollar was little changed. The Aussie dollar was down 0.15 at 0.7606, extending Fridays losses, which were triggered by worries about a slowdown in the countrys […]

A UK investor coalition that presses companies to unearth modernday slavery in their supply chains said on Monday it was going to expand its campaign into the construction and materials sectors. The Find It, Fix It, Prevent It initiative founded in 2019 by CCLA Investment Management has focused up to now on the hospitality industry. […]