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FRTIB’s decision to switch benchmark indices comes in response to mounting geopolitical risks
Global bond prices fall after Fed minutes warn of ‘upside risks to inflation’
Treasury yields reach two-week highs on strong US growth data
After strong first half to the year, markets are hit by concerns over interest rates and China
Turkish lira hits record low against dollar after central bank loosens rules restricting dollar holdings
...“Sarah Lockett’s Roses” (1997) by Ronald Lockett, who was mentored by Dial, his cousin, pays homage to his great-grandmother with flowers cut into painted tin tiles, a bouquet of salvaged metal echoing her...
...Baker Hughes data on Friday showed that the number of active oil rigs in the US has dropped by more than a third over the past month. But signs of curtailed US supply have done little to boost prices....
...Caoilinn Hughes, one of the brilliant crop of new Irish writers, follows her debut Orchid & the Wasp with The Wild Laughter (Oneworld RRP£14.99/$25.95, May)....
Traders again asked to bet on China logistics story despite losses on previous IPOs
Amazon, Microsoft and Apple among equities converging at $123.47 after data error
Clampdown on shadow banking practices pushes up borrowing costs
Markets give up some of sharp rally as focus turns to challenges facing new president
CSRC chief warns of consequences for listed companies that fail to pay dividends
Chinese group says it cannot reach executive in charge of relationship with bankers
David Yip Chung Wai of GreaterChina Professional Services held in corruption probe
Central bank quietly uses interbank rates to curb capital outflows and tighten policy
Chinese currency’s outperformance versus onshore rate could help slow mainland outflows
Strategists say fears over Chinese stocks are overdone, but investors still bear scars
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