OECD revises up 2024 global growth to 2.9% – Industry roundup: 6 February
by Graham Buck
Central bank updates from Australia, Turkey and Nigeria; Germany's trade volumes fall; Standard Bank launches Lyra Energy
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Fed not yet ready to cut US interest rates – Industry roundup: 1 February
by Graham Buck
Hapag-Lloyd CEO warns on Red Sea crisis; Japan gives US$20bn for green hydrogen; UAE cross-border CBDC payment; YouLend unlocks £4bn for SMEs
China’s fallen property giant Evergrande ordered to liquidate – Industry roundup: 30 January
by Graham Buck
Singapore keeps policy on hold; Japan's digital yen progresses; Vietnam's sluggish corporate bond market; Amazon abandons US1.4bn iRobot bid
Sweden’s near-term economic headwinds will be better by summer
by Ben Poole
Inflation will fall, interest rates will decline and household real income will rise in 2024, Swedbank's Economic Outlook finds.
India “beats China as supply chain base for US firms” – Industry roundup: 25 January
by Graham Buck
Turkey in "final" rate hike to 45%; German business morale sinks further; Mastercard fund for Europe's SMEs; BNP Paribas launches UK fintech incubator
Red Sea attacks pose growing threat to supply chain – Industry roundup: 23 January
by Graham Buck
Africa's rising debt burden; US manufacturers look to Mexico; China acts to support yuan; Montenegro explores Samurai bonds
Davos summit opens with jobs warning from AI – Industry roundup: 16 January
by Graham Buck
China keeps rates unchanged; Germany's GDP shrank in 2023; Study assesses bank valuations; CBDCs "could undermine dollar"
US debt load ended year at US$34 trillion – Industry roundup: 4 January
by Graham Buck
HSBC challenges Revolut and Wise; China's top banks review smaller peers; Goldman raises $650m for life sciences; Mexico kicks off 2024 bond sales
More corporate defaults lie ahead in 2024, warns Fitch – Industry roundup: 29 December
by Graham Buck
Investment banks "face talent crunch"; UK economy to avoid 2024 recession; Turkey's minimum wage rises 49%; Nigeria's competition watchdog fines BAT
South Korea’s semiconductor sector booms – Industry roundup: 28 December
by Graham Buck
S&P expects tough 2024 for US banks; New deputy for China's central bank; AML regulation update for Egypt's banks; Hong Kong rules for stablecoin
China uses digital currency for gold cross-border payment – Industry roundup: 22 December
by Graham Buck
UK agrees banking deal with Switzerland; Turkey's interest rate hits 42.5%; Brazil's 2024 growth outlook trimmed; Canada approves RBC-HSBC deal
ING to exit upstream oil and gas sector by 2040 – Industry roundup: 21 December
by Graham Buck
Citi moves out of distressed debt; Argentina auctions peso debt; Sweden's interest rate may have peaked; Cardano Foundation partners with Petrobras
Japan ending 2023 with rates still negative – Industry roundup: 20 December
by Graham Buck
UK inflation falls to 3.9%; Norway advances CBDC pilot; BNP Paribas signs new securitisation; Philippines incentives for sustainable finance
USDC ranked as strongest stablecoin by S&P Global – Industry roundup: 14 December
by Graham Buck
DWS forms euro stablecoin j-v; US households are cash resilient; UK payments regulator wants card fees cap; Japan urged to speed up digital yen
Eurozone enters its first post-pandemic recession – Industry roundup: 12 December
by Graham Buck
EBRD outlines approach to nature; Five countries back nuclear supply chain; UK open banking procurement network; Goldman expects US rate cuts in 2024
UK cash usage up after prolonged decline – Industry roundup: 7 December
by Graham Buck
Australia and Canada hold rates; Italy and South Korea partner on CBDC; BlackRock expects more volatile era; Japan's major firms upbeat
COP28 begins with focus on climate finance – Industry roundup: 30 November
by Graham Buck
China factory data dips again; Deutsche Bank downbeat for 2024; Eurozone corporate lending drops; Climate change impacts grocery bills
Turkey’s central bank set for further rate hike – Industry roundup: 23 November
by Graham Buck
Europe's gas supplies vulnerable; Eurozone banks "show signs of stress"; Canada plans 2024 open banking push; UK growth to remain tepid
Argentina set for economic shake-up under Javier Milei – Industry roundup: 21 November
by Graham Buck
China keeps rates on hold; Support for Bank of Israel chief; World Bank commits US$12bn to Kenya; Apple Pay adds open banking in UK
US credit rating cut to negative by Moody‘s – Industry roundup: 14 November
by Graham Buck
Eurozone growth to stay subdued; Deutsche Bank tips Turkish lira bonds; HSBC completes tokenised gold trade; Japanese sell-off US corporate bonds
European Central Bank set to keep rates on hold – Industry roundup: 26 October
by Graham Buck
Fed wants to cut card fees; Turkey set for rate hike to 35%; StanChart, Deutsche partner on stablecoin; Pix no Mundo launches in Latin America
Argentina’s economic outlook still murky – Industry roundup: 24 October
by Graham Buck
US 10-year Treasury yield at 16-year high; Priorities for G7 Osaka summit; Nigeria sees liquidity crunch relief; Security new 'S' of ESG
American finance leaders shift to defence mode
by Ben Poole
US corporate finance leaders have firmly pivoted their focus from revenue growth to cost control.
Transnet’s woes unsettle South Africa’s businesses – Industry roundup: 26 September
by Graham Buck
Digital euro at least two years away; AIIB opens Abu Dhabi office; Telos supply chain initiative launches; Bank of Japan maintains caution