TOKYO, April 2 Reuters Japanese life insurers are considering buying foreign bonds again after a record selling spree, as U.S. Treasuries yields have bounced back close to their comfort levels. Executives at Japans top four insurers, which manage more than 1.6 trillion in assets, told Reuters U.S. bonds are becoming attractive at yields near 2. […]

SHANGHAI, April 2 Reuters U.S. private equity giant Warburg Pincus has applied to set up a securities joint venture in China, regulatory filings showed on Friday. Warburg Pincus submitted an application for a brokerage joint venture on Friday, the China Securities Regulatory Commission CSRC said on its website. No information was given on an intended […]

Rates as of 0500 GMT Market Recap Proof that good news for the US economy is not necessarily good news for the dollar the closely watched US Institute of Supply Management ISM manufacturing purchasing managers index PMI blew out estimates, rising to 64.7 from an alreadyhigh 60.8. This was the highest since 69.9 in December […]

The dollar steadied on Friday ahead of data from the United States that is expected to show an increase in job creation and a lower unemployment rate for March, as the the worlds largest economy maintains a steady recovery from the pandemic. Sentiment for the dollar has improved in recent weeks, while Treasury yields have […]

The Shanghai Stock Exchange SSE said on Friday it is tightening scrutiny over corporate bond issuance, and has punished a brokerage for lax duediligence in bond underwriting. The move comes after Chinese exchanges strengthened inspections on initial public offerings IPOs, as regulators seek to limit financial risks while promoting growth of Chinas capital markets. China […]

This year is shaping up as a key test for buoyant commodity prices, and we expect a dynamic similar to the pre-pandemic one — with supply elasticity to overwhelm demand, on the back of advancing technology.

Rates as of 0500 GMT Market Recap Its hard to classify todays moves as riskon or riskoff or risky or whatever. The growthsensitive AUD was the 1 loser but the safehaven CHF was the 2. I think probably the main impetus was just positioncutting ahead of the long holiday weekend both Friday and Monday are […]

Singapores stock market is staging a strong comeback. The benchmark Straits Times Index ended 2020 as the worst performer in Asia, losing 11.8 through the year. But the STI climbed around 12.2 so far this year, and has become one of the regions top performers. The STI is a market capitalization weighted index that tracks […]

Family offices have grown in the U.S., but that segment remains lightly regulated and that could be a problem for the financial industry, warned a former counsel at the Securities and Exchanges Commission. The risks posed by large family offices came under the spotlight after the multibilliondollar Archegos Capital Management was last week forced to […]

LONDON, April 1 Reuters The pound was little changed against the dollar on Thursday and a touch lower versus the euro, but traders remained optimistic about its longerterm prospects, boosted by expectations for a vaccineled economic recovery in the UK. Sterling had its strongest quarter against the euro since 2015 in the first three months […]