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China’s battle of the bonds has supply surge adding x-factor
AT A time when China is striving to put a floor on falling yields, a doubling of government bond issuance will offer a ray of hope.Cinda Securities is projecting...
Covid surge limits CVS’s at-home test supply in some cities
SOME CVS Health pharmacies are selling out of at-home Covid tests as a summer surge in infections drives up demand.As at Friday (Aug 2) afternoon, CVS’s website showed that...
Chinese solar firm forced into bankruptcy as supply glut bites
MORE Chinese solar manufacturers are falling into restructuring or bankruptcy, with a deepening oversupply and fierce price wars causing massive financial losses and threatening many smaller players’ survival.A subsidiary...
Cocoa hits four-month low on prospects of weak demand, supply boost
COCOA futures fell to the lowest in more than four months as traders weigh improved supply in the next season against the prospects of weaker demand.The most active contract...
SM Teo warns businesses about ‘just-in-case’ costs amid climate change, supply chain glitches
Separately, Temasek chief urges Asean to tap opportunities in the green economy and IndiaCOMPANIES may have to contend with “just-in-case” costs while building resilience against global challenges, which range...
Jet shortages, supply chain stress to dominate aviation summit
AVIATION leaders gathering in the UK next week have a shot at addressing some of the lingering issues hanging over the industry – from plane production woes at Boeing...
Global oil market will be in supply deficit next year: EIA
GLOBAL oil demand will outpace supply next year, the US Energy Information Administration said on Tuesday, reversing a prior forecast for a surplus.The change came after Opec and its allies, collectively...
Tokyo faces tight power supply on scorching heat, outages
A hot start to summer across the Northern Hemisphere threatens to boost power demand and tighten global supplies of fuel like gas and coalHotter-than-normal summer temperatures are stretching the...