Most Gulf Markets Track Oil, Global Shares Lower

Oct 4 Reuters Most stock markets in the Gulf ended lower on Wednesday tracking oil prices and global shares lower as investors bet that interest rates will remain persistently high, boding ill for the world economy. A growing sense that interest rates in major economies will stay higher for longer to contain inflation, ever resilient […]
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Global Bond Rout Deepens before Receding on Relief Rally

U.S., European, Japanese bond rout deepens 10year Treasury yields hit 16year high above 4.88 Wall Street mixed, Euro STOXX 600 lower NEW YORKLONDON, Reuters A rout in government bond markets deepened early on Wednesday with benchmark U.S. yields hitting fresh 16year highs as investors bet that persistently high interest rates will slow world growth and dampen […]
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South African Rand Slips against the Dollar

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 5 Reuters The South African rand weakened in early trade on Thursday, giving up some earlier gains after U.S. Treasury yields slipped from 16year highs. At 0728 GMT, the rand traded at 19.4200 against the dollar , about 0.4 weaker than its previous close. The dollar last traded around 0.04 stronger against a […]
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Russian Rouble Hovers Close to 100 vs Dollar

Oct 5 Reuters The Russian rouble hovered around 99.5 to the dollar on Thursday, struggling to pull away from the 100 threshold it breached earlier this week, hurt by reduced foreign currency supply from exporters early in the month. At 0818 GMT, the rouble was unchanged against the dollar at 99.60 and steady at 104.72 […]
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EV Maker Rivian Plans 1.5B Convertible Bond Sale, Shares Fall

Reuters Electricvehicle maker Rivian Automotive on Wednesday said it plans to sell convertible green bonds worth 1.5 billion and forecast quarterly revenue to rise in line with estimates. The Irvine, Californiabased company39;s shares fell nearly 8 in afterhours trading. Convertible bonds can be dilutive when converted into shares and are typically seen negatively by investors when […]
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