The futures market is indicating a 32% chance that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in September, twice the probability signaled two weeks ago. The implied probability of a rate hike rose after more […]
Japanese stocks, down 13% since January, are beginning to look inviting to hedge funds, especially those seeking to bounce back from erring bets on a falling yen. Funds are waiting for earnings reports to further […]
A surge in apartments due to be completed in the third quarter of 2017 in the Seoul area may trigger an economic crisis the next year, South Korean market observers say. The glut of housing […]
A gauge of UK manufacturing export orders this month has surged to its highest level in two years with a big boost from the pound’s post-Brexit slide. Overall factory orders, however, were down a bit […]
South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service will work with banks to expand their services in online foreign currency exchange to more than 40 currencies beginning in October. The currencies, including rarer ones such as Vietnam’s dong and […]
China’s banking regulator has announced strengthened rules for the rapidly growing peer-to-peer lending industry, which has been plagued by widespread fraud and scandals. The new rules prohibit the provision of any guarantees to lenders, bar […]
Singapore aims to shore up its highly competitive financial technology startup sector with rules that would allow greater access to venture capital. The central bank’s review is part of an effort to promote Singapore’s status […]
Low interest rates triggered a 31.3% year-over-year increase in sales of new single-family homes in July, according to the US Census Bureau. Sales hit an annualized 654,000, the biggest total since October 2007. U.S. News […]
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