StanChart flags flat annual income despite strong Q3 profit; shares drop
Standard Chartered (STAN.L) forecast flat income for the full year amid “uneven” economic recovery from the pandemic, even as it turned in a stronger-than-expected quarterly pre-tax profit, sending its shares lower on Tuesday.
Nearly all development banks committed to cutting coal investment, data shows
Nearly all internationally available development financing is now committed to reducing or ending investment in coal-fired power after moves by China and the G20 to stop supporting new projects overseas, new research showed on Tuesday.
Taiwan to woo backers at APEC for bid to join Pacific trade pact
Taiwan will seek support for its bid to join a trans-Pacific trade pact when it attends a meeting of economic leaders of the Asia-Pacific group APEC next week, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday.
Who’s building the metaverse?
Facebook (FB.O) changed its name last week to Meta Platforms Inc to signal its focus on the metaverse, which it thinks will be the successor to the mobile internet.
Australia home price boom piles on pressure for RBA pullback
Australian home prices raced to fresh heights in October, piling pressure on the country’s central bank to open the door to an interest rates rise well before the current projection of 2024.
Analysis: China’s property woes put prestige global projects in play
China’s property sector woes could spell trouble for prestige mega-projects in London, New York, Sydney and other top cities as the developers behind them scramble for cash.
World leaders seek ways to strengthen global supply chains
U.S. President Joe Biden and 16 other world leaders on Sunday discussed action to make supply chains more resilient in the face of any future health crises, as well as climate change and even planned attacks.
EXCLUSIVE China developers propose offshore debt maturity extension, restructuring to regulators – sources
Some Chinese property developers have voiced their intention to the regulators to extend their offshore bond maturities or undertake a debt restructuring, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, as a growing number of defaults hits the sector.
Stocks slip, short-term yields leap with inflation
Tech shares slipped and short-term Treasury yields jumped on Wednesday as investors expect inflation to prompt interest rate hikes, with a hotter-than-forecast reading in Australia the latest sign of prices pressuring central bankers to act.
Miners, mixed earnings drag down European stocks
European stocks slipped on Wednesday, with miners leading the declines after concerns about Chinese intervention hit metal prices, while mixed corporate earnings reports kept investors on edge.
