2 h. ago Chinese agency assigns AAA rating to Russian energy giant Gazprom

Chinese agency assigns AAA rating to Russian energy giant Gazprom  Reuters

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12 h. ago China to reopen bond market to Russian energy firms amid deepening ties

China to reopen bond market to Russian energy firms amid deepening ties  investingLive

Economics

14 h. ago China prepares to reopen bond market for Russian energy firms: FT (XLE:NYSEARCA)

China prepares to reopen bond market for Russian energy firms: FT (XLE:NYSEARCA)  Seeking Alpha

Economics

15 h. ago China to Reopen Bond Market To Russian Energy Firms, FT Says

China to Reopen Bond Market To Russian Energy Firms, FT Says  Bloomberg.com

Economics

16 h. ago China paves way for renminbi fundraising by Russian energy giants

China paves way for renminbi fundraising by Russian energy giants  Financial Times

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62 h. ago Russian gas sales to China would not harm US, energy secretary says

Russian gas sales to China would not harm US, energy secretary says  Reuters

Society

63 h. ago Energy secretary says Russian gas sales to China would not harm US

Energy secretary says Russian gas sales to China would not harm US  Reuters

Society

68 h. ago Wall Street climbs to new highs on hopes of interest rate cuts

US stocks are rising to more records on expectations that the Federal Reserve will have to cut interest rates soon to help the economy. The S&P 500 climbed 0.4 per cent on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 93 points, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.7 per cent. The action was much stronger in the bond market, where Treasury yields tumbled following the latest weaker-than-expected update on the US job market. That raised expectations for a cut to rates by the Fed later this month....

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1 week ago Trump aide slams ‘arrogant’ India over Russian oil, dubs Ukraine ‘Modi’s war’

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro sought to raise pressure on India to halt purchases of Russian energy after the US imposed crippling new tariffs on New Delhi, casting the conflict in Ukraine as “Modi’s war”. “I mean Modi’s war because the road to peace runs, in part, through New Delhi,” Navarro said on Wednesday, referencing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. US President Donald Trump’s 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods took effect earlier on Wednesday, a bid to punish the country for...

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2 w. ago Ukraine marks independence day as Russia says Kyiv has struck nuclear plant

Russia accused Ukraine on Sunday of launching drone attacks that sparked a fire at a nuclear power plant in its western Kursk region overnight, as Ukraine celebrated 34 years since its independence. Russian officials said several power and energy facilities were targeted in the overnight strikes. The fire at the nuclear facility was quickly extinguished with no injuries reported, according to the plant’s press service on Telegram. While the attack damaged a transformer, radiation levels remained...

Events

3 w. ago Advantage America? Revived Silk Route puts US back on track in South Caucasus

The shortest Silk Route between China and Europe is set to reopen for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union, following Friday’s agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan to end the conflict that had been blocking the way. Ironically, the obstacle was cleared by China’s nemesis, United States President Donald Trump: his administration’s involvement was key to pushing the framework peace deal across the finishing line. Shoehorned last minute into negotiations by Azerbaijan’s close...

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3 w. ago Global investors pivot to China’s US$25 trillion bond market amid de

Global investors’ search for alternatives to US-dollar assets is driving more capital into China’s domestic bond market, according to UBS. A new wave of increased allocations to the Chinese bond market had just begun and was expected to continue if the trend of de-dollarisation continued, said Raymond Gui, Asia head of fixed-income portfolio management in the Swiss bank’s asset-management arm. UBS launched its first yuan-denominated bond fund in 2018. Foreign investors, mostly institutional...

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