Regulators in the Chinese capital have imposed a record fine on a private tutoring company, signaling that the government’s multiyear campaign to crush the for-profit after-school education sector remains active and aggressive. The market supervision administration of Beijing’s Haidian district — a university hub known for its intense academic competition — levied a fine of 67.28 million yuan ($9....
Regulators in the Chinese capital have imposed a record fine on a private tutoring company, signaling that the government’s multiyear campaign to crush the for-profit after-school education sector remains active and aggressive. The market supervision administration of Beijing’s Haidian district — a university hub known for its intense academic competition — levied a fine of 67.28 million yuan ($9.66 million) against Beijing Hanxiu Bowen Culture Consulting Co. Ltd.
Demand for Indonesian bonds fell to the lowest in 10 months at an auction as a selloff in the rupiah deepened and concerns over the country’s fiscal health persisted. Indonesia sold 36 trillion rupiah ($2.1 billion) of debt on Tuesday, an upsized amount that drew just 82.9 trillion rupiah of bids, according to the Ministry of Finance’s debt management office. The bid-to-target ratio fell to 2.51, ...
Demand for Indonesian bonds fell to the lowest in 10 months at an auction as a selloff in the rupiah deepened and concerns over the country’s fiscal health persisted. Indonesia sold 36 trillion rupiah ($2.1 billion) of debt on Tuesday, an upsized amount that drew just 82.9 trillion rupiah of bids, according to the Ministry of Finance’s debt management office. The bid-to-target ratio fell to 2.51, the weakest since March 18, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The waning appetite for Indonesian bonds reflects a broader selloff in the global debt markets , led by declines in Japanese notes as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s tax plan raised fiscal fears. In the Southeast Asian country, populist spending and concerns over the central bank independence have added pressure to the rupiah, pushing the currency to a record low . Read more: Indonesia Rupiah at Record Low Adds Intervention Pressure Overseas investors submitted bids for just 3.9 trillion rupiah of debt at the auction, well below last year’s average of 15.6 trillion rupiah, said Handy Yunianto , head of fixed-income research at PT Mandiri Sekuritas. “Foreign investors always look at yield spread and foreign-exchange risks and both of them are currently not favorable for Indonesian bonds.”