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Is CoreWeave the Silicon Valley Bank of 2026?

Perhaps, but not in the way you might think

Revenues from Russian fish supplies to China up more than 1.5 times in 9M 2026

As of the end of the first 9 months of 2026, export revenue from Russian seafood shipments to China grew by 54% compared...

Insurers face losses as riots in France become ‘like natural catastrophes’

Similar events now expected to occur every year, prompting government efforts to require properties to be insured for un...

France’s Lack of Fiscal Anchor a Concern for Markets, Says Vanda’s Nordvig

Jens Nordvig, president and co-founder at Vanda, examines the market impact of political instability and riots in France...

Political Risk Makes France a Go-To Market for Short Sellers

Political risk in France has become so elevated that its stock market has turned into the largest short in Europe and th...

Senegal Eurobonds Fall as Budget Standoff Puts IMF Deal at Risk

Senegal’s dollar bonds weakened after opposition leader Ousmane Sonko threatened to block a revised budget for this year...

Norwegian, Danish funds invest in 500 MW Philippine solar project 

Development finance institutions from Norway and Denmark have acquired a 49% stake in a 500 MW solar project in the Phil...

Investment projects in Far East attract investments of more than $6 billion

The mining industry and metallurgy are leaders in terms of investments

France’s growing debt woes: How bond markets set countries’ borrowing costs

France's rising debt is unnerving investors, but countries such as the US and Japan owe even greater sums.

Anglo American weathers Chile’s storms while De Beers struggles

Extreme weather has hit Chilean copper output while weaker diamond prices complicate the miner's divestment plans for De...

HSBC reviews Palantir holding in $9bn Islamic fund

UK workplace pension schemes raise concerns about inclusion of controversial company in fund tracking S&P Shariah index

Timor-Leste throws 12-month lifeline to delayed gas project ahead of drilling ops

This extension for a gas field in Timor-Leste follows earlier termination warnings as partnership talks and drilling pre...

Codelco Sets European Copper Premium at Record $350 a Ton

Codelco will charge a record premium of $350 a ton to supply European customers next year, according to a person familia...

Central Bank Currency Swaps Tracker

This interactive map tracks central bank currency swaps from the financial crisis of 2007 through the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Russia invites SCO to set up joint ventures, boost mutual investment — Prime Minister

Russia urges member states to explore these opportunities, Mikhail Mishustin said

Peskov redirects question about Washington’s ‘good-guy fleet’ plans to US

According to the media reports, the US Department of Energy intends to allow sanctioned tankers to transport oil by re-r...

Uzbekistan's $12bn business drive gathers pace during Rubio visit

The package covers railways, critical minerals, finance and technology, with major US firms involved. Uzbek President Mi...

French MPs propose symbolic €1 budget line for VORTEX spaceplane

French lawmakers have proposed allocating a symbolic €1 for Dassault Aviation’s VORTEX spaceplane programme in an effort...

Pernod Ricard Plans Debut Hybrid Bond as French Debt Risk Rises

Pernod Ricard is planning the sale of a debut hybrid bond alongside a tender for some of its outstanding senior debt, as...

AI Bellwether Korea Shows That Investor Skepticism Is Mounting

The Kospi index has plunged 40% from its June record.

Hungary’s Magyar Backs Joining Euro Zone as Early as Possible

Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar and Finance Minister Andras Karman said they both supported joining the euro area ...

As Indonesia faces MSCI downgrade threat, officials vow reforms to ease fears

As the threat of a reclassification by MSCI that could relegate Indonesia to an investment hinterland looms, the country...

Germany’s Merz Hunts for the Money to Kick-Start an Economic Turnaround

Germany’s leader is hunting for the funding to pull off a recovery.

Giani: France Pension Reforms Will Be Difficult

Giada Giani, European Economist at Citi, on French budget concerns following a period of violent unrest. "The bond marke...

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani launches India’s biggest-ever IPO

Low-cost broadband provider Jio Platforms aims for £81bn valuation when it floats on the stock market on WednesdayBusine...

Macron secures diesel deals on Gulf visit as fuel prices stoke unrest in France

French President Emmanuel Macron has obtained commitments to deliver an additional 200,000 tonnes of diesel per month fr...

United Oil & Gas eyes billion-barrel Jamaican drilling targets as it maps out next steps

United Oil & Gas has unveiled new rig and logistics study results for its license offshore Jamaica, boosting ongoing far...

Most settlements between SCO countries conducted in national currencies — Russian PM

Mikhail Mishustin noted that five years ago only half of all payments were made this way

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo-Linked Account Involved in $17.6m White House Probe

[New Times] A $17.6 million transfer from a bank account linked to the Congolese government to a Texas-based security an...

Rubio says India diversifying oil, trade deal 'very close'

Indonesia’s Influencer Strategy Jars Investors Facing MSCI Risk

At a meeting on Sunday afternoon involving officials from Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority and the country’s sto...

Oil stocks in US Strategic Petroleum Reserve fall to lowest level since 1982

The recent drawdowns have been part of an order by US President Donald Trump to release 172 mln barrels from the facilit...

French Bond Rout Highlights Capital Fight, BlackRock’s Li Says

The sharp selloff in French government bonds is a reminder that an intensifying battle for capital is putting borrowers ...

Why US investors are snapping up Germany's famed Mittelstand

Increasing amounts of US capital are flowing into Germany's traditional industrial firms and family-owned businesses. As...

Five European Commissioners push back against cuts to the EU’s global cooperation budget

Five Commissioners, including EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, warn that Ireland’s proposed 17% cut to Global Europe...

German mortgage rates climb to highest since 2009 as Iran war stokes inflation fears

Mortgages in Germany are now at their most expensive since 2009, with the average rate on ten-year loans nearing 4.5%, a...

French Bond-Risk Gauge Breaches Key Level After Protests

A measure of French bond risk breached a key level on Tuesday, underscoring the challenges facing the government as it s...

Suzhou Dongshan’s US$1.8b Hong Kong IPO trails expectations amid US trade risk concerns

Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing raised less than expected in its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO), as inv...

Energy shock could spark Asia’s next debt crisis

A country need not run out of money to find itself in a debt crisis. It only has to run short of US dollars to pay for i...

AI’s Advance Has FX Market Asking Whether Governance Can Keep Up

There’s a growing push to review guidelines for the $9.5 trillion-a-day currency market more often, to make sure they ke...