Both projects and capex fared strongly last year, but major disruption is underway. At first glance, the latest 2023 figures on announced greenfield FDI point to a resilient landscape. Both project numbers and capital expenditure remain strong after bouncing back...
The protracted property downturn in Hong Kong and mainland China could weaken credit strength of banks in Hong Kong, a Moody's report said. With over half of their total loan portfolios tied to real estate, Hong Kong banks are heavily...
Netherlands makes 1/4 of total foreign direct investment flows to Türkiye in January-March, followed by US, Germany, says sectoral group. Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to Türkiye amounted to $1.5 billion in the first quarter of this year, the International...
Net interest margins shrink as loans contract, deposit costs rise. U.S. banks reported negative loan growth in the first quarter, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. Aggregate loans and leases held by U.S banks and savings and loan associations declined by...
Ultimately, reduced settlement cycle will pay off for overall financial system. The imminent adoption of a shorter settlement cycle for North American securities markets poses short-term risks to the industry but will benefit the markets in the long run, according...
Longer-duration US Treasuries and high-quality corporate credits ought to deliver attractive returns through year-end, says Franklin Templeton Institute’s Stephen Dover. Meanwhile, credit spreads remain tight. As a result, risk-reward does not favour lower quality credits, such as high yield. “Recent wobbles...
The Chinese president toured the country’s largest destinations for recent investment. The choice of stops on Chinese president Xi Jinping’s tour last week of Europe, his first since 2019, were no accident. He arrived in France on May 5 to...
In 2023 most of the five biggest banks reduced fossil fuel funding relative to previous years. Canadian banks provided almost US$104 billion in fossil fuel funding last year despite the urgent need to reduce emissions, says the latest annual Banking...
It reported a net profit of 328.9 billion yen ($2.11 billion) for the January-March period. Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group swung to a quarterly profit from a year earlier, reporting a net profit of 328.9 billion yen ($2.11 billion) for...
The Philippines' gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 5.7 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. The latest figure is higher than the 5.5 percent growth in the fourth quarter of 2023, but lower...
