By Eleanor Whitfield
Former buy-side analyst. Leads the desk with a focus on global markets, macro flows and what moves portfolios.
Rand slips to 16.33 as oil rally and weaker gold squeeze South Africa
South Africa's rand slid to 16.33 per dollar as oil prices jumped and gold dipped, squeezing a country that imports crude but exports precio
SEBI weighs VWAP settlement to calm expiry-day swings in India derivatives
India's SEBI is weighing changes to how derivatives settle on expiry days after a new closing auction triggered sharp late-day swings. A par
Samsung India's top policy executive exits amid regulatory clashes
Rajiv Aggarwal, who led Samsung India's government relations, is stepping down after nearly four years. His exit comes as Indian regulators
Delta Electronics Plans $1.5B Exchangeable Bond via Singapore Unit
Delta Electronics is preparing a $1.5 billion exchangeable bond issue through its Singapore subsidiary. The zero-coupon, dual-tranche deal l
Dollar strength and oil near 4-month high drag emerging Asia markets
Emerging Asian markets fell Tuesday as a stronger dollar, 10-year Treasury yields near 5%, and oil near a four-month high pressured currenci
Dollar Nears Two-Week High as Oil and Yields Jump Ahead of Fed
Oil near $107 a barrel helped push the 10-year Treasury yield above 5%, and markets now see a 93% chance of a Fed rate hike on Wednesday. Th
India's 10-Year Yield Jumps as RBI Plans $12 Billion Bond Sale
Indian government bonds sold off after August inflation came in hotter than expected and the RBI announced a 1 trillion-rupee bond sale. The
Credit Agricole cools on MPS's Banco BPM takeover bid
Credit Agricole, Banco BPM's largest investor, is reportedly unimpressed with Monte dei Paschi's takeover bid. The French bank prefers a mer
NZ watchdog: banks pass on rate hikes to borrowers, not savers
New Zealand's financial watchdog says banks quickly passed on the central bank's latest rate hike to floating mortgage borrowers, but many s
Yuan slips despite PBOC's strongest fix since Feb 2023
The yuan slipped on Tuesday even after the PBOC set its strongest daily reference rate since February 2023. A steadier dollar and weak domes
Nikkei rebounds 1% as SoftBank surges 9% on AI spending rethink
Japan's Nikkei rebounded about 1% by midday, led by a 9% surge in SoftBank Group. Investors are weighing whether US tech leaders' caution on
BYD to build trucks and ramp up Hungary car output to dodge EU tariffs
BYD is expanding its European footprint beyond passenger cars, planning heavy-duty truck production and mass output at its new Hungary plant