The Iran war is rekindling inflation concerns across financial markets, sapping the outlook for global bonds that had just posted their best start to a year since the pandemic. Traders from Sydney to Tokyo have offloaded government debt since Monday as they game-plan how a prolonged conflict in the Middle East may ramp up oil and supercharge inflation. Those concerns are eroding the haven appeal o...
The Iran war is rekindling inflation concerns across financial markets, sapping the outlook for global bonds that had just posted their best start to a year since the pandemic. Traders from Sydney to Tokyo have offloaded government debt since Monday as they game-plan how a prolonged conflict in the Middle East may ramp up oil and supercharge inflation. Those concerns are eroding the haven appeal of fixed-income assets, with government bonds from the US, Japan, Australia , New Zealand and South Korea all posting losses this week. Traders face little near-term respite for bonds in Asia. A Japanese 10-year sale later in the day will test investor appetite in an already cautious market, while Australia’s central bank chief Michele Bullock warned inflation fears may result in an interest-rate hike later this month. “Contrary to popular wisdom, a shock emanating from the Middle East that puts energy flows at risk generally causes global bond yields to rise not fall,” said Gareth Berry , a strategist at Macquarie Bank. “That’s especially true at a time like this when monetary easing has been priced in ahead of time, which now suddenly looks less likely to materialize.” The uncertainty over how long the Iran war will last and how far it will spread has put inflation fears back squarely on investors’ radar. That’s countering the usual haven appeal of sovereign bonds in times of conflict, and raising the prospect of a prolonged selloff. Japanese government bonds sold off across the curve ahead of the auction, with the 10-year yield climbing six basis points. Australia’s 10-year yields jumped as much as 12 basis points to 4.75%, near a two-week high. US 10-year yields were little changed, after surging 10 basis points on Monday. A Bloomberg gauge of global bond returns slid 0.8% on Monday, the biggest one-day loss since May. A new “stagflationary wind” is blowing through the global economy amid the higher geopolitical risks, Mohamed El-Erian , former chief executive officer at...
Asian stocks fell for a second day, as an escalation in the Middle East conflict fueled investor concern about surging oil prices and inflationary pressures. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index dropped as much as 2%, extending Monday’s 1.7% loss in the wake of US and Israeli strikes on Iran and its subsequent retaliation on neighbors. South Korea led equity market losses Tuesday, reopening following a hol...
Asian stocks fell for a second day, as an escalation in the Middle East conflict fueled investor concern about surging oil prices and inflationary pressures. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index dropped as much as 2%, extending Monday’s 1.7% loss in the wake of US and Israeli strikes on Iran and its subsequent retaliation on neighbors. South Korea led equity market losses Tuesday, reopening following a holiday, with the Kospi sliding as much as 4.1%. “The broader big picture is that the investment question is not primarily about Iran itself — it is whether the conflict leads to a larger value-at-risk episode driven by correlation into other markets,” said Nick Ferres , chief investment officer of Vantage Point Asset Management in Singapore.
San Antonio Spurs center Luke Kornet has called on the Atlanta Hawks to abandon their collaboration with a famous strip club. Magic City is an Atlanta institution and been mentioned in a string of hip-hop records, as well as hosting rappers such as Drake, Lil Yachty, Migos, Jack Harlow and Future. It is also popular with athletes: past visitors have included Michael Jordan, while MLS’s Atlanta Uni...
San Antonio Spurs center Luke Kornet has called on the Atlanta Hawks to abandon their collaboration with a famous strip club. Magic City is an Atlanta institution and been mentioned in a string of hip-hop records, as well as hosting rappers such as Drake, Lil Yachty, Migos, Jack Harlow and Future. It is also popular with athletes: past visitors have included Michael Jordan, while MLS’s Atlanta United celebrated their title at the club in 2018. The club gained widespread attention in 2020 when the Los Angeles Clippers’ Lou Williams visited the club after leaving the NBA’s quarantine bubble during the Covid pandemic. The Hawks recently announced a theme night with Magic City for their game against Orlando Magic on 16 March. The night will feature a performance from Atlanta native TI, while fans will be able to buy Magic City’s famous wings and branded hoodies. However Kornet, a devout Catholic, said he disapproves of the night, writing in a Medium post that it “would reflect poorly on us as an NBA community, specifically in being complicit in the potential objectification and mistreatment of women in our society.” In a press release, the Hawks said Magic City is an “iconic cultural institution,” and praised “its pivotal role in hip-hop and Black culture.” However, Kornet noted that the press release made no mention of the fact that Magic City “is, as the business itself boasts, ‘Atlanta’s premier strip club.’” Kornet added that he believed the night was inappropriate for many NBA fans. “We desire to provide an environment where fans of all ages can safely come and enjoy the game of basketball and where we can celebrate the history and culture of communities in good conscience,” he wrote. “The celebration of a strip club is not conduct aligned with that vision.”
(RTTNews) - Indian stock markets remain closed today on account of Holi. Trading in derivatives, securities lending and borrowing (SLBs), currency derivatives, and interest rate derivatives will also remain shut for the day on both the BSE and the NSE.
(RTTNews) - Indian stock markets remain closed today on account of Holi. Trading in derivatives, securities lending and borrowing (SLBs), currency derivatives, and interest rate derivatives will also remain shut for the day on both the BSE and the NSE.
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Sky_Blue/iStock via Getty Images Shippers are demanding more than $200K/day for liquefied natural gas tankers in the Atlantic Basin, roughly double the amount obtained less than a day earlier, Bloomberg reported late Monday. Those offer levels were at least triple the previous assessed price for an LNG tanker by shipping firm Spark Commodities, which came in at $61.5K/day earlier Monday - which wa...
Sky_Blue/iStock via Getty Images Shippers are demanding more than $200K/day for liquefied natural gas tankers in the Atlantic Basin, roughly double the amount obtained less than a day earlier, Bloomberg reported late Monday. Those offer levels were at least triple the previous assessed price for an LNG tanker by shipping firm Spark Commodities, which came in at $61.5K/day earlier Monday - which was itself up 43% from from the previous day. The surge in vessel rates has followed Qatar's shutdown of LNG production as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran began to spill across the Middle East region. Transacted shipping rates - actual deals to lease vessels - are not likely to soar unless production cuts are prolonged in places such as Qatar and the U.A.E., Precision LNG Consulting's Richard Pratt told Bloomberg. Potentially relevant tickers include ( FRO ), ( NAT ), ( TEN ), ( TNK ), ( STNG ), ( FLNG ), ( TRMD ), ( ECO ), ( LPG ), ( ASC ), ( INSW ), ( HAFN ), ( DHT ), ( CMBT ) ETFs: ( BWET ), ( BOAT ) More on Teekay Tankers, Nordic American Tankers and Frontline Teekay Tankers: A Strong Q4-2025 And An Even Stronger Q1-2026 In Sight Nordic American Tankers: Don't Be Fooled By The Elevated Dividend, Better Options Exist Frontline: How Fleet Renewal, Venezuela Oil, And A 17% Yield Could Drive Returns (Rating Upgrade)
A Japanese man accused of conspiring with a woman to force a then 12-year-old Thai girl into sex work at a Tokyo massage parlour he operated has denied the charges. “I did not know she was underage,” Masayuki Hosono, 52, told the Tokyo District Court during the first hearing of his criminal trial on Monday. His defence counsel also argued that he had been deceived about the girl’s age by the woman...
A Japanese man accused of conspiring with a woman to force a then 12-year-old Thai girl into sex work at a Tokyo massage parlour he operated has denied the charges. “I did not know she was underage,” Masayuki Hosono, 52, told the Tokyo District Court during the first hearing of his criminal trial on Monday. His defence counsel also argued that he had been deceived about the girl’s age by the woman, Punsiripanya Phakhaphon, 38, a Thai national who managed the private-room massage parlour in...
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