• Dec 22, 2024

Chinese Investors Buy Record Amount of Hong Kong Stocks Via Link

(Bloomberg) -- Mainland Chinese investors snapped up a record amount of Hong Kong stocks as they ramped up exposure to risk assets in the city amid a revival of animal spirits and a weakening yuan. Most Read from BloombergHo Chi Minh City Opens First Metro Line After Years of DelayReviving a Little-Known Modernist Landmark in BuffaloThe Architects Who Built MiamiNew York’s Congestion Pricing Plan Still Faces Legal HurdlesNew York City’s Historic Preservation Movement Is Having a Midlife CrisisTr

  • Dec 22, 2024

Japan’s Bond Market Is Set to Absorb Biggest Supply in a Decade

(Bloomberg) -- Investors are set to face the largest supply of Japanese sovereign bonds in at least a decade as the central bank plans to shrink its balance sheet, adding to debtholders’ woes from rising interest rates.Most Read from BloombergHo Chi Minh City Opens First Metro Line After Years of DelayReviving a Little-Known Modernist Landmark in BuffaloThe Architects Who Built MiamiNew York’s Congestion Pricing Plan Still Faces Legal HurdlesNew York City’s Historic Preservation Movement Is Havi

  • Dec 22, 2024

Brace! Risks stack up for the global economy in 2025

No sooner had the global economy started to put the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic behind it than a whole new set of challenges opened up for 2025. In 2024, the world's central banks were finally able to start lowering interest rates after largely winning the battle against inflation without sparking a global recession. Stocks hit record highs in the United States and Europe and Forbes declared a "banner year for the mega-wealthy" as 141 new billionaires joined its list of the super-rich.