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TOKYO, April 12 Reuters Japanese government bond yields rose on Monday, tracking similar move in Treasuries after higherthanexpected producer prices data for March signalled higher inflation, while demand for domestic bond auctions seen last week capped decline in prices. The 10year JGB yield rose 0.5 basis point to 0.105 and the 20year JGB yield rose […]

April 12 Reuters Londons FTSE 100 fell on Monday, dragged lower by heavyweight banking and mining stocks, while shares of shopping centre operator Hammerson gained on plans to shore up its finances. The bluechip index slipped 0.2 after recording its best weekly performance since earlyJanuary on Friday. The wider banks index slid 0.8, with HSBC […]

LONDON, April 12 Reuters Euro zone government bond yields nudged lower on Monday, holding below recent highs as markets bided their time in a key week for U.S. Treasury markets. U.S. Treasury yields, which have stabilised in the past two weeks after a sharp rise, could get a fresh steer from auctions 96 billion of […]

LONDON, April 12 Reuters The pound rose on Monday as some UK lockdown measures were eased, recovering some of last weeks losses, but analysts cautioned that the boost to sterling from being ahead in the vaccine race could be shortlived as other countries catch up. Englands shops, pubs, gyms and hairdressers reopened after three months […]

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.

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

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?