South Korea is set to crack down on speculative foreign-exchange trading, with regulators planning on-site inspections and investigations into suspected market-disruptive activities, the finance ministry said.
Billionaire Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta Resources Ltd. is set to refinance $5.2 billion of US dollar bonds and loans, according to people familiar with the matter, as it seeks to lower borrowing costs by replacing expensive debt after securing credit-rating upgrades.
German industrial production grew for the first time since war broke out in Iran, fueling hope that Europe’s largest economy is weathering the jump in energy costs.
Saudi Arabia’s Mutlaq Al-Ghowairi Contracting Co. has postponed plans for an initial public offering that was set to raise as much as $799 million and rank as the region’s first major listing of the year.
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US President Donald Trump renewed his claims of momentum toward ending the conflict with Iran, after brokering a halt to hostilities between Israel and the Islamic Republic and easing tensions that had threatened to derail broader peace efforts.
Indonesia’s central bank unexpectedly raised its benchmark interest rate in an off-cycle decision, seeking to support the rupiah after a selloff in stocks and bonds fueled capital outflows.
Iran and Israel agreed to ease strikes against each other after a flare-up in violence threatened to derail peace negotiations and led President Donald Trump to appeal for de-escalation. Bloomberg's Dan Williams and Jill Disis report. (Source: Bloomberg)
CIMB Group Holdings Bhd., Malaysia’s second-biggest bank, says it’s seeking merger and acquisition opportunities in neighboring Indonesia despite a slump in investor confidence in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.
Australia's populist One Nation party has surged past Labor in a nationwide opinion poll for the first time, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s popularity hits fresh lows. Redbridge Director of Strategy and Analytics Kos Samaras discusses Australia's political landscape and voter dissatisfaction on "Bloomberg: The Asia Trade."
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GLP Pte. told some bondholders during meetings in recent days that it aims to sell around $2 billion of assets this year, according to people familiar with the matter, as the logistics operator prepares for an initial public offering.
A federal judge struck down a $100,000 fee President Donald Trump ordered for H-1B visa applications, providing a reprieve for US technology companies that rely on hiring skilled foreign workers. Bloomberg's Sankalp Phartiyal breaks down the developments. (Source: Bloomberg)
Memory chipmaker shares led a rebound in South Korean stocks, demonstrating investors aren’t quite ready to throw in the towel on the artificial intelligence boom.
Yields on Taiwan’s five-year government bonds jumped to their highest level since 2008 as tighter banking-system liquidity and growing expectations of higher interest rates weighed on demand for local debt.
The Reserve Bank of India will offer state-run firms a concessional foreign exchange swap facility, allowing them to hedge overseas borrowings at roughly half of the prevailing market costs, according to some analysts.
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