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Hong Kong’s Chinese bond futures are a major step for the global yuan

On August 3, five-year Chinese treasury bond futures began trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Market attention has focused on the new product, but its real significance emerges when set against the deep shifts under way in the…

BOJ says global AI demand could have sticky inflationary effect

ASML Supplier Zeiss Says It Can Handle Demand for Key AI Parts

One of the critical suppliers in the semiconductor industry, Germany’s Zeiss Group, pushed back on investor concerns about bottlenecks in the AI supply chain and said it’s confident it has the capacity to handle booming demand.

Citi Says African Sovereign Bond Sales Defied Mideast Conflict

Citigroup Inc. said the volume of African sovereign bond deals it has handled has jumped more than two-thirds this year, defying expectations that the conflict in the Middle East would curb investor appetite.

Automakers prolong plant suspensions after Kumamoto quake

The Kyushu region accounts for nearly 15% of domestic auto production, according to the government's Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Scientists first time assess brown trout population on White Sea archipelago

The scientists conducted a genetic analysis, and prepared a scientific article for the Reports of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Life Sciences magazine

Yen hits three-month high after Trump helps prop up currency

US and Japanese governments confirm they carried out a rare joint intervention late last week Why has Trump stepped in to prop up Japan’s currency? Business live – latest updates The yen has hit its highest level in three months after…

Why Tungsten Is Getting More Expensive

Bloomberg Opinion's David Fickling on why tungsten mining helps explain the state of worldwide conflict.

Odd Lots: Tungsten Market Is Warning of Upcoming War (Podcast)

Bloomberg Opinion columnist David Fickling tells us you can think of tungsten mining as “a century old prediction market for war.” As he writes in a recent piece, tungsten is “a super-element that can determine the fate of nations.” While…

Are there climate benefits to Canada's new relationship with China?

When Canada announced earlier this year that it would allow a token number of Chinese-made electric vehicles into the country, the gesture didn't seem so much about climate action as a sop to ease Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola. Now…

Groups set 3-day transport strike after weeks of oil price hikes

MANILA, Philippines — Several transport organizations will hold a three-day transport strike on Aug. 10 to 12, the group Manibela announced on Monday, Aug. 3. The scheduled strike, the latest since the last one held from July 22 to 23, is…

AstraZeneca shares drop 7% after report on $400 billion merger talks with Bristol Myers Squibb

The companies have discussed a potential merger over several months, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.