Shanghai faces ‘huge’ pressure to stay Covid-free as lockdown nears end
Residents counting down days to end of lockdown after two months of isolation
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China digs in on zero-Covid policy as experts warn of economic damage
Beijing’s stance contrasts with most of the world, which is learning to live with the virus
Shanghai lockdown stokes global supply chains anxiety
Electronic manufacturers halt production after restrictions extended
Shanghai eases Covid curbs for some even as factory closures widen
Residents from lower-risk zones still subject to controls amid confusion about how freely they can move
Shanghai residents warned about online posts over Covid lockdown
Food shortages a problem for millions in massive Chinese city
Goldman Sachs halts new business with oligarch-linked private equity group
Bulk of Pamplona Capital Management’s funds come from Mikhail Fridman’s LetterOne
Yew Grove executive lands top role with property trust’s Canadian buyer
Charles Peach to join Slate Office Reit as chief financial officer on completion of takeover
Evergrande braces for debt deadline after doubting ability to pay
Company says there is no guarantee it can make $82.5m debt payments due Monday
Evergrande crisis: why the Chinese property developer faces risk of default
Company desperately needs cash not just to service, but also reduce, vast debts
State’s investment plans at risk, William Fry to facilitate flexible work, and smoking to be banned in the home
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Pilita Clark: Why smoking at home may be a sackable offence
Many companies now adopt a ‘no nicotine users’ hiring policy, but is this fair?
Central bankers think tapering of debt buying will begin later this year
Jackson Hole: Income inequality also seen as major issue
Days may be numbered for the world’s oldest bank
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena is officially Europe’s weakest lender
EU freezes 10 banks out of bond sales over antitrust breaches
Big names involved in past market-rigging scandals barred from lucrative recovery plan
Total bank losses from Archegos implosion exceed $10bn
Nomura suspends head of prime brokerage after reporting biggest quarterly loss since 2008 due to debacle
State of emergency to be declared in Tokyo amid pre-Olympics Covid surge
Prime minister says measures will not affect Games, which are due to open on July 23rd
Morgan Stanley records $911m Archegos losses
Setback ‘necessary and money well spent’, chief executive says
NTMA completes over half of full-year funding target with €3.5bn bond sale
Debt agency increased offering after receiving €35bn in offers from over 200 investors
NTMA seeks to raise up to €3bn in bond sale
Agency hires Barclays, BNP Paribas, Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland, Danske Bank, JP Morgan and Nomura to manage sale
Credit Suisse’s Dublin branch avoids Archegos fallout
Dublin unit did not provide services to imploding US hedge fund
Central Bank closely monitoring Credit Suisse’s Archegos shock
Credit Suisse told shareholders on Monday they are facing ‘significant losses’
Regulators examine banks’ actions during Archegos fire sale
Banks at the centre of Friday’s trading debacle have been contacted by authorities
NTMA steals march into bond market with deal worth up to €4bn
State debt agency looks to raise up to a quarter of full-year target in early new year
European Union is the new ‘big beast’ on the bond markets
Europe Letter: ‘Outrageous’ demand by investors to buy EU’s debt seen as vote of confidence in euro
EY Entrepreneur of the Year: nominee profiles
The last four of eight shortlisted nominees in the international category of the award
Fintech firm Global Shares aiming to be west Cork’s ‘first unicorn’
Clonakilty-based company hiring 150 and planning to float
SoftBank sheds $8.9bn as ‘whale’ options bets unnerve traders
Retail investors concerned group is increasingly behaving like a risk-hungry hedge fund
SoftBank unmasked as ‘Nasdaq whale’ that stoked tech rally
Japanese investment house seen as having more room to trade in ‘dangerous’ bet
India’s economy contracts 24% during coronavirus lockdown
Quarter to June highlights severity of initial strategy to contain pandemic
‘Deaths will rise ... and rise sharply.’ India’s deepening coronavirus crisis
Experts say unfolding disaster exacerbated by mistimed lockdown ordered by Narendra Modi
Goldman Sachs moves to send London staff back to the office
Other city of London financial institutions have started to increase staff numbers in offices
NTMA raises €6bn amid record demand for Irish debt
Agency has been tasked with raising €20bn-€24bn to meet cost of Covid-19 crisis
NTMA could raise €4bn in sale of 10-year bonds
Market conditions and investor feedback led to decision to sell long-term facility
Iseq follows Wall Street into red as investor fears outweigh stimulus efforts
Pandemic worries eclipse hopes broad policy support will combat economic fallout
BOJ reassurance on coronavirus bolsters speculation of global action
Bank of Japan governor said financial markets have made “unstable movements”
Japan investors worry as coronavirus puts Olympics into question
Calling off Tokyo Olympics ‘no longer unthinkable’, analyst says
Pound dips as Bank of England decision looms
Traders are split on whether the UK central bank will decide to cut interest rates
State hits 40% of minimum 2020 funding target with bond sale
NTMA sells 15-year bond to carry 0.45% yield
State looks to raise €3bn as Middle East tension helps bond markets
NTMA on course to sell 15-year bond to cover almost a third of minimum full-year target
Japan’s romance with Ghosn ends in messy divorce
Former Nissan boss has fled country in advance of financial misconduct trial
Jail terms for 13 bankers over Monte Paschi scandal
Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Nomura and Deutsche Bank bankers sentenced to jail on Friday
Saudi Aramco sweetens IPO terms to win over investors
Saudi crown prince hoping for $2 trillion valuation on world’s most profitable company
Sterling rallies, stocks slip on UK Supreme Court ruling
Pound rises 0.3% against the euro to 88.06 pence after ruling the PM acted unlawfully
Are value stocks about to come back from the dead?
Stocktake: ‘Dinosaur’ Mike Ashley; Fed ‘boneheads’; Hurricane Dorian hits investors
`If we had defaulted how strong would EU solidarity be now?'
Friday interview: John Moran, former Department of Finance mandarin
Bank of Ireland pulls €300m bond sale amid Brexit jitters
Bank was concerned over low level of demand for the bonds, sources say
Fears of disruptive no-deal Brexit drive down sterling
Pound worst-performing developed market currency with 1% fall against dollar for while
Sterling stuck near two-year lows as Brexit clock ticks
Investors are betting on further weakness in the pound
Painful path to curing Japan of its cash addiction
Japan developed technologies that other countries have deployed to leap ahead of it
Stocktake: Tesla’s ‘code red’ situation spooks analysts
Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas said shares could fall to $10 in a worst-case scenario
Global uncertainty over US-China trade war ends European rally
Ryanair advances despite Easyjet posting solid passenger growth in last six months
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