igher tariff rates and elevated trade policy uncertainty are set to eventually unwind some of the effects of earlier frontloading. Already, rising input prices and a slowdown in trade shipments suggest inflation could increase in late 2025 as inventories...
Biomethane platform Verdalia Bioenergy announced that it has closed USD$780 million in a new corporate financing deal, with proceeds aimed at supporting its development of a portfolio of projects across Spain and Italy. Biomethane, or renewable natural gas (RNG), is...
The BSP reduces the overnight target reverse repurchase rate by 25 basis points to 4.75%. The Philippine central bank unexpectedly cut the benchmark interest rate by a quarter point on Thursday (Oct 9). The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reduced the...
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a technology; it’s a credit risk. That’s the message from Moody’s Ratings in its latest update to the AI Corporate Heatmap, which assesses the impact of AI advances on corporate creditworthiness through 2030. The...
Bahrain’s economy expanded by 2.5% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025 at constant prices, supported by a 3.5% rise in non-oil activity. The kingdom's Information & eGovernment Authority said the GDP grew by 2.3% at current prices during the...
UK green hydrogen technology firm GeoPura has secured a £27m green loan to finance a production project and the establishment of its Danish subsidiary. The loan package from Barclays and the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) will be...
Surety sits at the intersection of banking and insurance, and has long been used to back the performance of a contract. But the product, which works similarly to a bank guarantee, has to date not been widely adopted in...
ECM underwriting fees and M&A advisory fees have more than doubled. Singapore recorded an estimated $683m worth of investment banking fees in the first nine months of 2025, a 31.5% increase compared to the same period a year earlier, according...
Mizuho will collaborate with State Street for global custody and related services. State Street Corporation has completed the transfer of Mizuho Financial Group’s global custody and related businesses outside of Japan, representing approximately US$850b in assets under custody and US$24b...
OxyChem is set to be Berkshire’s largest acquisition since it took over the insurer Alleghany in 2022. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reached a deal to buy Occidental Petroleum’s petrochemical business for about US$9.7 billion in cash. The deal is the latest...
