[ad_1] (Reuters) – A move by Japan’s $1.47 trillion (1.15 trillion pounds) Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) to suspend share lending for short sales adds to a global trend that…
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Chinese President Xi pledges to import more as pandemic shakes global economy
[ad_1] By Brenda Goh, Winni Zhou SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China will import over $22 trillion worth of goods over the next decade, and the country is accelerating its opening up…
Italian bond yields edge up before budget deadline
[ad_1] * Italian borrowing costs 1 to 3 bps higher * Bunds pinned near four-month highs * FOMC to hike rates later on Wednesday LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) – Italian…
Column: Lending to Italy for a century
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – If ultra-long 50-year bonds are going like hot cakes in Europe, the temptation to double up maturities and lock in the lowest borrowing rates in history…
France steps up economic stimulus rollout with more cash for industry
[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – The French government is accelerating the rollout of its economic stimulus plan by ploughing an extra billion euros into support for the industrial sector, Finance Minister…
German economy likely to reach pre-pandemic level in H2 – Kukies
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Deputy Finance Minister Joerg Kukies arrives for questioning by a German federal parliament committee investigating the payment systems provider Wirecard scandal in Berlin, Germany, April 21, 2021.…
Column: ESG thrives in pandemic but amplifies growth-value split
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – The scramble for funds screened for Environmental, Social and Governance scores appears to be paying off in the strange pandemic-hit world of 2020 – but it…