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Chinese government bonds are in a “sweet spot” after last year’s sell-off — and now offer higher yields and much lower volatility compared to U.S. Treasurys, a portfolio manager said. The yield on China’s 10-year government bond climbed nearly 1.

The giant container ship blocking the Suez Canal was refloated on Monday and is being secured, maritime services company Inchcape said in a Twitter post. But it remains unclear what the condition of the stranded ship is and when the.

The USA’s monthly income and expenditure data continue to point to a glass ceiling in expenditure. The statistics for February marked a return of income levels close to the long-term trend after the January surge. Spending fell by 0.9%, never.

Global stock markets returned to growth after the US markets closed on a positive note. Although the Nasdaq closed Thursday with a token gain of 0.1 per cent, it managed to recover from an almost two per cent slump intraday..

With Coinbase’s highly anticipated direct listing IPO expected to take place next month, options traders appear to be betting that Bitcoin will once again soar to new all-time highs in the coming weeks. On March 24, the founders of crypto.

Blockchain security provider Sigma Prime has announced its first merge transaction between the two Ethereum networks. The transaction was made by its Lighthouse client using only Proof of Stake validators, it stated in a March 25 tweet. It added that.

Oil prices bounced back on Friday from a plunge a day earlier on concerns that a large container ship that ran aground in the Suez Canal may block the vital shipping lane for weeks, squeezing supply. Prices, however, were still.

Japan’s factory output likely fell in February partly due to a global shortage of automotive chips, which has further damaged an economy already reeling from the coronavirus crisis, a Reuters poll found on Friday. The poll also found retail sales,.

Asian shares bounced back from a three-month low on Friday thanks to a late-day rally on Wall Street as optimism about the global economic recovery was overshadowed by rising tensions between the West and China. MSCI’s ex-Japan Asia index rose.

Banks will be able to accelerate dividends and buybacks to shareholders this year, but not until June 30 and provided they pass the current round of stress tests, the Federal Reserve announced Thursday. The biggest Wall Street institutions have been.

The stranded mega-container vessel, Ever Green in the Suez Canal, is holding up an estimated $400 million an hour in trade, based on the approximate value of goods that are moved through the Suez every day, according to shipping data.

Data for the year so far show signs that China is starting to crack down on debt. A first-quarter survey by the China Beige Book released Thursday found that borrowing by state-owned enterprises dropped to the lowest in the study’s.