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Market dip highlights US equities as a key risk

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INTERNATIONAL

Global markets are being unsettled by a confluence of negative factors, especially a sell-off in government bonds that has raised the yield on 10-year US Treasuries by 10 basis…

Bank caution will make Russian firms draw on own funds

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RUSSIA

Financing sources for Russian companies.

Mexico capital outflows point to investor uncertainty

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MEXICO

The administration’s continuous attacks against certain private-sector interests, domestic and foreign, have also rattled investors, seemingly contributing to increased capital…

Renewable energy capacity will rise with costs falling

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INTERNATIONAL

Governments are formulating their environmental policies in line with the Paris climate agreement and falling costs make renewables the cheapest option for new generating…

Yen surge to question global monetary easing's effects

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INTERNATIONAL

Despite aggressive easing by both the Bank of Japan (BoJ) and the ECB, including negative interest rates, the lowering of expectations over the scale and pace of rate hikes by the…

Chile protests' economic impact will endure into 2021

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CHILE

The Central Bank’s report reveals the extent to which rioting and violence since mid-October have disrupted the economy. It forecasts that due principally to the impact of…

West African cocoa sustainability demands will grow

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WEST AFRICA

Nevertheless, multinationals face mounting pressure to deliver on their sustainability programmes, while Ivorian and Ghanaian regulators face new pressures to bolster domestic…

Capex proves a blunt policy instrument for China

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CHINA

Recent developments suggest that policymakers are happy with slower investment growth, but worry about the possibility of an abrupt slowdown in lending and the risk that household…

Greek recovery will attract institutional investors

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GREECE

The new issue’s main purpose was to build up a benchmark yield curve to facilitate the sovereign’s future access to capital markets and, ultimately, pave the way for the broader…

Lower oil prices raise risk of US oil firms defaulting

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UNITED STATES

US energy bond market.