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China’s Economy Slows Sharply as Investment Resumes Declines - Bloomberg.com

China’s Economy Slows Sharply as Investment Resumes Declines - Bloomberg.com

China’s growth slowed across the board in April with investment resuming declines, calling into question the government’s reluctance to add stimulus to the economy as a global energy crisis hits factories and consumers across the world.

Global stocks retreat and bonds wilt as oil climbs - Yahoo Finance

Global stocks retreat and bonds wilt as oil climbs - Yahoo Finance

By Wayne Cole and Samuel Indyk LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - Global share markets slipped on Monday as fresh drone attacks in the Gulf shoved oil prices and...

Buckling global bonds in focus; Samsung shares jump - what’s moving markets - Investing.com

Buckling global bonds in focus; Samsung shares jump - what’s moving markets - Investing.com

Buckling global bonds in focus; Samsung shares jump - what’s moving markets

Kioxia Shares Hit New High After AI Fuels Huge Profit Increase - Yahoo Finance

Kioxia Shares Hit New High After AI Fuels Huge Profit Increase - Yahoo Finance

(Bloomberg) -- Kioxia Holdings Corp.’s shares rose 16% to a new high on Monday, as buy orders flooded in after the memory supplier reported soaring profit...

Billionaire Gina Rinehart Bets $100 Million on US Defense Stocks - Bloomberg

Billionaire Gina Rinehart Bets $100 Million on US Defense Stocks - Bloomberg

Gina Rinehart, Australia’s richest person, invested almost $100 million in US weapons-makers and also backed two mining companies during the first quarter of this year.

China is not Japan - Financial Times

China is not Japan - Financial Times

But its real estate market has been doing a darn good impression

Why a small UK lender has major U.S. credit firms on edge - CNBC

Why a small UK lender has major U.S. credit firms on edge - CNBC

The continuing fallout from MFS' collapse has heightened fears that problems in complex credit markets pose a broader systemic risk.

US Long Bond Yield Hits Highest Since 2023 on Inflation Concern - Bloomberg.com

US Long Bond Yield Hits Highest Since 2023 on Inflation Concern - Bloomberg.com

Treasuries sold off on Monday, pushing the yield on 30-year notes to the highest in almost three years as investor concern over accelerating inflation fueled a selloff in global debt.

Donald Trump’s Iran war hits Americans with $40bn fuel bill - Financial Times

Donald Trump’s Iran war hits Americans with $40bn fuel bill - Financial Times

Extra spending on petrol and diesel exceeds cost of repairing country’s bridges or rebooting air traffic control