Spurred on by a vision of the Shakers’ founding leader, Celia Rowlson-Hall masterminded the whirl of movement in Mona Fastvold’s feverish film ‘I’ll tell you something I’ve not told anyone,” says Celia Rowlson-Hall . “This might make me sound a little wild, but I don’t care.” The choreographer is recounting her experience on The Testament of Ann Lee , a fever dream of a film starring Amanda Seyfri...
Spurred on by a vision of the Shakers’ founding leader, Celia Rowlson-Hall masterminded the whirl of movement in Mona Fastvold’s feverish film ‘I’ll tell you something I’ve not told anyone,” says Celia Rowlson-Hall . “This might make me sound a little wild, but I don’t care.” The choreographer is recounting her experience on The Testament of Ann Lee , a fever dream of a film starring Amanda Seyfried as the leader of 18th-century Christian sect the Shakers, whose ecstatic prayer rituals could involve dancing for days. “The night before we started filming, I was sleeping and, literally, the ghost of Ann Lee was over my bed with angels around and she said: ‘Go forth!’” Rowlson-Hall laughs at herself for revealing this. “Was that my imagination allowing myself to go forth? Maybe, probably,” she smiles. “It was so intense that I will never forget it.” In Mona Fastvold’s film, we see Lee, a blacksmith’s daughter from Manchester, having vivid religious visions that trigger her evangelism. Much like creative visions, I say. Maybe in a different time Lee would have been an artist? “She was an artist, without a doubt,” says Rowlson-Hall. To be an artist, she continues, “you have to believe in more than just what you see in front of you. It’s a concoction of faith and drive, a little delusion and a lot of energy. Like gunpowder.” Lee definitely had those qualities, leading the Shakers to the US, preaching piety, pacifism, celibacy and the confession of sins, and inspiring devotion as well as ire. Continue reading...
S&P Global Ratings warned that rising fiscal pressures, particularly higher debt-servicing costs, are increasing downside risks for Indonesia’s sovereign credit profile and could lead to negative rating action. Interest payments “very likely” exceeded the key threshold of 15% of government revenue last year, Rain Yin , a sovereign analyst at S&P Global Ratings, said in an online webinar about the ...
S&P Global Ratings warned that rising fiscal pressures, particularly higher debt-servicing costs, are increasing downside risks for Indonesia’s sovereign credit profile and could lead to negative rating action. Interest payments “very likely” exceeded the key threshold of 15% of government revenue last year, Rain Yin , a sovereign analyst at S&P Global Ratings, said in an online webinar about the Asia Pacific region on Thursday. If they stay above the threshold on a sustained basis, that could prompt a more negative view on the rating, she said. While S&P hasn’t changed the stable outlook on Indonesia’s BBB credit rating, the comments show widening concern about the country’s fiscal position. Moody’s Ratings Inc. in early February changed the outlook on Indonesia’s Baa2 rating to negative from stable, citing weakening governance and fiscal risks under President Prabowo Subianto ’s administration. The Moody’s statement, along with a warning from MSCI Inc. on the need for market reforms, hit already weak sentiment among foreign investors in the country. In response, the government has announced reforms and said the economy is picking up. Read More: Prabowo Fury on Market Rout Shows Growing Divisions in Indonesia S&P highlighted the ratio of interest payments to revenue as a key metric, with Indonesia having consistently stayed below 15% for a long time. But the ratio rose significantly since the pandemic and is not declining quickly. Indonesia, which has a self-imposed rule capping fiscal deficits at 3% of gross domestic product, had a higher-than-expected 2.9% deficit last year because of weak revenue. That’s a development that S&P sees as “moving up a bit more quickly” in terms of downside risk to the country’s fiscal trajectory. Sustained weakness in revenues could keep the country’s interest burden elevated and erode fiscal buffers that underpin the sovereign rating, S&P said. “The two developments that we are watching very carefully is really on the medium-term f...
Many experts believe President Trump's tariffs will hurt the U.S. economy. Several recent studies say U.S. businesses and consumers have borne most of the costs, and there is no reason to think that will change. While the Supreme Court recently struck down some of the duties, Trump has replaced them with a 10% global tariff . Uncertainty about the economic impact has motivated some investors to mo...
Many experts believe President Trump's tariffs will hurt the U.S. economy. Several recent studies say U.S. businesses and consumers have borne most of the costs, and there is no reason to think that will change. While the Supreme Court recently struck down some of the duties, Trump has replaced them with a 10% global tariff . Uncertainty about the economic impact has motivated some investors to move money from U.S. stocks into international markets. That's one reason the S&P 500 has essentially traded sideways this year, while the Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (NYSEMKT: VPL) has added 18% and the Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEMKT: VEA) has added 11%. While neither index fund beat the S&P 500 over the last decade, their outperformance may continue in the months ahead if Trump's trade policies continue to sow uncertainty about the U.S. economy. Continue reading
(RTTNews) - Casino, Guichard-Perrachon S.A. or Casino Group (CGUIY.PK, Co.PA), a French mass-market retail group, reported Thursday lower net sales in its fourth quarter and fiscal 2025 on a reported basis, while sales edged up on a like-for-like basis.
(RTTNews) - Casino, Guichard-Perrachon S.A. or Casino Group (CGUIY.PK, Co.PA), a French mass-market retail group, reported Thursday lower net sales in its fourth quarter and fiscal 2025 on a reported basis, while sales edged up on a like-for-like basis.
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Real Madrid launch an investigation after a supporter allegedly performed a Nazi salute before the club's Champions League win against Benfica on Wednesday.
Real Madrid launch an investigation after a supporter allegedly performed a Nazi salute before the club's Champions League win against Benfica on Wednesday.
Engine maker promises to give up to £9bn to shareholders over next three years as turnaround gathers pace Rolls-Royce’s profits soared by 40% last year as the engineering company’s turnaround gathered pace, helped by booming demand for power from datacentres. The company reported underlying profits of £3.5bn for 2025, up from £2.5bn the year before, as it also promised to give up to £9bn to shareh...
Engine maker promises to give up to £9bn to shareholders over next three years as turnaround gathers pace Rolls-Royce’s profits soared by 40% last year as the engineering company’s turnaround gathered pace, helped by booming demand for power from datacentres. The company reported underlying profits of £3.5bn for 2025, up from £2.5bn the year before, as it also promised to give up to £9bn to shareholders over the next three years through share buybacks, its biggest return of cash to investors in a decade. Continue reading...
Abu Dhabi is set to issue two benchmark-sized dollar bonds, in its first foray into debt markets of the year. The oil-rich emirate — the largest of seven in the United Arab Emirates — plans a 5-year note maturing in 2031 and a 10-year security due in 2036. The final terms, including the size and yields, may be announced later on Thursday. Abu Dhabi joins a slew of Gulf issuers who tapped debt mark...
Abu Dhabi is set to issue two benchmark-sized dollar bonds, in its first foray into debt markets of the year. The oil-rich emirate — the largest of seven in the United Arab Emirates — plans a 5-year note maturing in 2031 and a 10-year security due in 2036. The final terms, including the size and yields, may be announced later on Thursday. Abu Dhabi joins a slew of Gulf issuers who tapped debt markets early in the year to take advantage of favorable rate conditions and strong demand. It’s been a busy year for sovereign issuers in emerging markets, with Saudi Arabia selling $13.5 billion worth of bonds this year, and Israel and Turkey issuing around $6 billion each. Read More: Gulf Countries Go on Borrowing Binge in January With Asia Help The emirate is marketing the 5-year notes at an initial price talks of around 50 basis points over US Treasuries, with the 10-year tranche currently offered at a spread of about 55 basis points, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified. Borrowing by Abu Dhabi’s government-related entities is expected to gradually increase to fund ambitious plans to further develop its non-hydrocarbon economy, Fitch Ratings said. The agency notes the emirate maintains a low ratio of debt to gross domestic product — at 17.4% at the end of 2024, it’s well below the peer median of 48.8%. Abu Dhabi issued $3.8 billion of Eurobonds last year, while the emirate’s banks, companies and wealth funds raised about $15 billion. JPMorgan Chase & Co. said earlier this week it will remove the United Arab Emirates from its emerging-market bond indexes by June, after the Middle Eastern nation exceeded the bank’s measures of wealth for three successive years. The UAE accounts for 4.1% of the JPMorgan’s global diversified EM bond universe . JPMorgan’s removal of the UAE from its index is likely to trigger brief bond underperformance, similar to Qatar’s experience, but inflows from developed-market crossover investors and local buyers...