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Reuters GraphicsMuch of China's growing rescue lending is denominated in renminbi, the report found, with loans in the Chinese currency overtaking U.S. dollars in 2020. Overdue payments to Chinese lenders have also risen. The arrangement is controversial because it gives China debt seniority, meaning other lenders, including multilateral development banks, could get paid second during any coordinated debt relief. Half of its non-emergency lending in 2021 was syndicated loans, 80% of that alongside Western banks and international financial institutions. Loan commitments to African countries fell from 31% of the total in 2018 to 12% in 2021, while lending to European countries almost quadrupled to 23%.
Persons: Tingshu Wang, AidData, Xi Jinping, , Mary, Brad Parks, Rachel Savage, Clare Baldwin, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Beijing, Initiative, People's Bank of China, State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Mary university, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, Rights JOHANNESBURG, HONG KONG, U.S, Sri Lanka, Zambia, renminbi, Africa
A view of the city skyline, ahead of the annual National People's Congress (NPC), in Shanghai, China February 24, 2022. Onshore yuan trading against the dollar also hit record-low volume in October, highlighting authorities' stepped-up efforts to curb yuan selling. Direct investment liabilities - a measure of FDI - were a deficit of $11.8 billion during the July-September period, according to preliminary data of China's balance of payments released late on Friday. That's the first quarterly shortfall since China's foreign exchange regulator began compiling the data in 1998, which could be linked to the impact of "de-risking" by Western countries from China amid growing geopolitical tensions. In September, foreign exchange outflows from China rose sharply to $75 billion, the biggest monthly figure since 2016, Goldman Sachs data showed.
Persons: Aly, That's, Tommy Xie, Xie, Goldman Sachs, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: National People's Congress, REUTERS, Rights, Greater, Greater China Research, OCBC, People's Bank of, Reuters, Shanghai, Thomson Locations: Shanghai, China, Western, Greater China, People's Bank of China
An electronic board shows stock indexes at the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai, China, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 7 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. This is their best run in a year, powered by easing financial conditions in the form of lower U.S. bond yields and a weaker dollar, and renewed faith in the U.S. economic 'soft landing' scenario. Having under-performed global and developed market benchmarks last week, Asian stocks could be set to outperform this week. Skeptical foreign investors will need more than one month of slowing imports and exports decline though.
Persons: Aly, Jamie McGeever, Goldman Sachs, Deepa Babington Organizations: REUTERS, Bank of Korea, Thomson, Reuters Locations: Shanghai, China, U.S, India, Asia, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, Australia
China just posted a quarterly foreign investment deficit for the first time. Officials have released foreign direct investment figures each quarter for the past 25 years – and it's the first time the gauge has turned negative, Reuters reported. The deficit suggests that western countries and companies are shunning China with Sino-US tensions steadily rising and new anti-spying laws spooking international investors. Analysts flagged that clampdown as one factor driving the decline in foreign direct investment. The foreign direct investment deficit is far from the only economic headache that Beijing faces.
Persons: China's, , Joe Biden, Duncan Wrigley, Mark Mobius, he'd Organizations: Service, State Administration of Foreign, Reuters, Analysts, Macroeconomics, Bloomberg, " International, Micron, Bain, Co Locations: China, Beijing, Shanghai
The naira has hit successive record lows on the black market, where it trades freely, as excess demand on the official market gets funnelled to the unofficial market. The naira crossed the 1,000 naira mark on the black market on Sept. 26, the day newly-appointed central bank governor Olayemi Cardoso appeared before the Nigerian senate for his confirmation hearing. The central bank has not intervened on the official market since October, helping accelerate the naira's slide on the black market. The currency hit a record low of 1,300 naira per dollar on the black market, a month after it crossed the 1,000 naira mark, amid thin trading volumes on the parallel market and dollar shortages on the official market. On the official market, the naira was trading at 884.53 to the dollar at 1200 GMT.
Persons: Afolabi, firmed, Olayemi Cardoso, Cardoso, Wale Edun, Chijioke, Mark Potter Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Finance, Thomson Locations: Rights ABUJA, Nigeria
"Banks were grudging in lending, leaving non-banks asking each other for money in afternoon trade," he said. The reasons for the spike in interest rates and the ensuing market chaos are detailed here for the first time. They affect foreign exchange movements since the markets are the major avenue for the supply of money. The money market operator CFETS told traders to keep a 5% ceiling on repo transactions and said anyone involved in high-rate deals closed on Oct. 31 would need to explain themselves to regulators, according to sources who received the notice. "If the pattern of money supply and liquidity provision remains unchanged, the whole system remains fragile.
Persons: Xia Chun, Banks, outflows, CFETS, Tom Westbrook, Vidya Ranganathan, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: People's Bank of China, China Foreign Exchange Trade, Yintech Investment Holdings, Reuters, China Everbright Bank, Co, China Central Depository, Shanghai Clearing House, Shanghai, Thomson Locations: SHANGHAI, SINGAPORE, Beijing, Shanghai, China
Hong Kong CNN —The world’s second largest economy is struggling to attract foreign companies and investments, despite Beijing’s efforts to address its myriad economic challenges, according to new data from China. A gauge of foreign direct investment (FDI) into China has slipped into the red for the first time since 1998, underscoring the country’s failure to stem capital outflows. It suggests foreign companies may be taking their money out of the country, instead of re-investing in their operations. Direct investment liabilities include profits belonging to foreign companies that have not yet been repatriated or distributed to shareholders, as well as foreign investment in financial institutions, according to the government. Late last month, China’s legislature approved one trillion yuan ($137 billion) in sovereign bonds to support the economy.
Persons: Refinitiv, Ant, , Xu jingbai, ICHPL, Xi Jinping, , ” Carlo D’Andrea, Shanghai —, JP Morgan, Tesla Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Commerce Ministry, Vanguard, BlackRock, CNN, Bloomberg, China, European Union Chamber of Commerce, People’s Bank of, HSBC, American Chamber of Commerce Locations: China, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, outflows, People’s Bank of China
MUMBAI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The Indian rupee is expected to rise at open on Monday after softer-than-expected U.S. jobs data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve will not hike interest rates further. Non-deliverable forwards indicate the rupee will open at around 83.08-83.12 to the U.S. dollar compared with 83.2850 in the previous session. Asian currencies extended last week's advance after the dollar index slumped on Friday following data that indicated that the U.S. labor market was cooling. "Last week’s Fed meeting and latest data flow suggest the rate hike cycle is most likely over. "It's to be fully expected that the rupee will underperform in times when the dollar is under stress," the forex trader said.
Persons: Nimesh Vora, Mrigank Organizations: Federal Reserve, U.S, Reuters, Treasury, Fed, DBS Research, Korean, Malaysian, Reserve Bank of, Brent, Thomson Locations: MUMBAI
MOSCOW, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The Russian rouble soared on Friday as the market gauged the impact of Washington's latest sanctions against Moscow over the war in Ukraine, heading back towards a three-month high on the support of foreign currency sales and soaring interest rates. By 1455 GMT, the rouble was 1% stronger against the dollar at 92.39 , not too far from 91.6225, its strongest point since Aug. 1, hit on Wednesday. The rouble has now lost support from month-end tax payments, which were due on Monday and usually see exporters convert foreign exchange revenues to pay domestic liabilities. The rouble has strengthened from beyond 100 to the dollar since that decree was announced. "Sanctions may play a stabilising role for the rouble, helping the central bank fight inflation," Polevoy said.
Persons: Vladimir Putin's, Dmitry Polevoy, Polevoy, Alexander Marrow, Jacqueline Wong Organizations: Moscow, Brent, Reuters, Thomson Locations: MOSCOW, Russian, Ukraine, United States, Russia, Locko
The September quarter results will only encompass approximately a week of the iPhone 15 sales. AAPL YTD mountain Apple stock in 2023 The company will post its September quarter results Thursday after the bell. Take a look at what analysts are forecasting ahead of the company's announcement: Deutsche Bank trims price target Deutsche Bank reduced its price target on shares to $200 from $210. Morgan Stanley sees better-than-expected quarter results Morgan Stanley has an overweight rating and $210 price target on Apple. The company is leaning cautious on December quarter results due to iPhone supply shortages and consumer spending concerns.
Persons: Apple, Goldman Sachs, Michael Ng, Ng, We're, Morgan Stanley, Michael Bloom Organizations: Apple, Apple Watch, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, UBS Locations: China, U.S, Wednesday's
AAPL YTD mountain Apple YTD Apple shares fell more than 3% after the release. Cash and capital allocation In its September quarter, Apple generated operating cash flow and free cash flow results that were lower than what the Street was looking for. Services, a high-margin business for Apple, reached a new all-time revenue record with growth accelerating to 16% on a year-over-year basis. On the call, CEO Tim Cook said Apple "achieved all-time revenue records across App Store, advertising, AppleCare, iCloud, Payment Services and video as well as a September quarter revenue record in Apple Music." Maestri said Apple achieved "all-time revenue records in the Americas, Europe, and rest of Asia-Pacific and a September quarter record in Greater China.
Persons: we've, Cash, we're, Apple, it's, Tim Cook, Maestri, Luca Maestri, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Patrick T, Fallon Organizations: Apple, Products, Services, Fortune, MacBook Air, Apple Watch, Management, CNBC, Grove Apple, AFP, Getty Locations: Apple's, Americas, Europe, Asia, Pacific, Greater China, China, Latin America, East, South Asia, India, Los Angeles , California
Argentina leaned on its $18 billion currency swap line with China to cover part of an IMF payment, sources told Reuters. This isn't the first time yuan was used to help meet IMF debt requirements. Argentina had 1.4 billion in SDR available last month, and used Chinese yuan to help close the gap, according to Reuters. Between June and July, $2.8 billion worth of yuan was used to help meet IMF obligations. And as Argentina taps Chinese yuan to repay the IMF, it's also using IMF money to repay China.
Persons: , it's, Javier Milei, Sergio Massa Organizations: Reuters, Service, International Monetary Fund, IMF, People's Bank of, Development Bank of Latin Locations: Argentina, China, Buenos Aires, American, People's Bank of China, Qatar, Development Bank of Latin America, Argentine
The world's top-selling automaker reported a record operating profit of 1.44 trillion yen ($9.5 billion) in the three months to end-September, a 155.6% increase from a year earlier. It lifted its full-year profit forecast to 4.5 trillion yen from 3 trillion yen, largely due to favourable effects from foreign exchange rates. Toyota expects the weaker yen to account for 1.18 trillion yen of the revision to the full-year profit. The new projection compared to analysts' average forecast of 4.0 trillion yen. Toyota assumed an average rate of 141 yen per dollar in its calculations for the 2023/24 financial year compared to 125 yen previously.
Persons: Issei Kato, Yoichi Miyazaki, Daniel Leussink, David Dolan, Muralikumar Organizations: Toyota, Japan, REUTERS, Nissan, Honda, EVs, Nikkei, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, TOKYO, United States, Asia, China, Southeast, Thailand, North Carolina
Tokyo — Toyota Motor reported a more than doubling of second-quarter profit on Wednesday, helped by a weak yen and strong sales, and raised its full-year forecast by 50%. Toyota lifted its full-year profit forecast to 4.5 trillion yen from 3 trillion yen, largely due to favorable effects from foreign exchange rates. It expects the weaker yen to account for 1.18 trillion yen of the revision to the full-year profit. The new projection compared to analysts’ average forecast of 4.0 trillion yen. The quarterly results compared to an average 1.08 trillion yen profit estimate in a poll of 10 analysts by LSEG and a profit of 562.8 billion yen in the same period last year.
Organizations: Toyota, LSEG, Lexus, Nissan Motor, Honda Locations: Tokyo, United States, Asia, Japan, North Carolina, China, Southeast, Thailand
Beauty raised its full-year outlook for the second quarter in a row on Wednesday after posting another 76% year-over-year sales jump, beating Wall Street's expectations. During the previous quarter, sales were also up 76%. That's ahead of projected full-year sales of $852 million, or growth of 47.1%, that analysts had expected, according to LSEG. It now expects full-year adjusted earnings to be between $144 million and $146 million, compared with a previous range of $125 million to $127 million. previously expected full-year adjusted earnings per share to be between $2.19 and $2.22.
Persons: E.l.f, Tarang Amin, Amin, We've, it's Organizations: LSEG, CNBC, Procter, Gamble, Walmart, Target
The yen's key drivers are so weak the currency is comparable to the Turkish lira and Argentine peso, Deutsche Bank said. The country's balance of payments are also weak as the Bank of Japan has triggered capital flight. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Japanese yen's fundamentals are so weak the currency is comparable to some of the world's worst performing tenders, a Deutsche Bank note said on Wednesday. "A simple glance of the yen's drivers - yields and external accounts - puts the Japanese yen in the same league as the Turkish lira and Argentine peso," George Saravelos, the bank's global head of foreign exchange research, wrote in the report. Intervention by the Bank of Japan in currency markets won't help the yen, and may actually backfire.
Persons: , George Saravelos, Saravelos Organizations: Argentine, Deutsche Bank, Bank of, Service, Bank of Japan Locations: Japan, Bank of Japan
An Apple logo is pictured outside an Apple store in Lille, France, September 13, 2023. The lawsuit was brought by British consumer champion Justin Gutmann on behalf of around 24 million iPhone users in the United Kingdom. The company sought to get the case thrown out of court, but the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) said Gutmann's case can proceed in a written ruling on Wednesday. The CAT did, however, say there was "a lack of clarity and specificity" in Gutmann's case which needed to be resolved before any trial. The certification of Gutmann's case adds to the number of high-value mass lawsuits currently being brought in London, following a July decision to give the go-ahead to claims against major banks for alleged foreign exchange rigging.
Persons: Stephanie Lecocq, Justin Gutmann, Gutmann, Apple, Sam Tobin, Sachin Ravikumar, Emelia Organizations: Apple, REUTERS, Apple Inc, CAT, Supreme, Thomson Locations: Lille, France, British, United Kingdom, London
[1/4] A Stellantis employee works on the e-GMP electric engine assembly line at the carmaker Stellantis engines factory in Tremery near Metz, France, June 29, 2022. And I think you will continue to hear more about that mitigation as we go forward," she said in a media briefing. Presenting its third-quarter sales results, Stellantis on Tuesday confirmed its forecast for a double-digit margin on adjusted operating profit and positive industrial free cash flow this year. "We believe we continue to be in a very strong position globally and in the U.S.," Knight said. Consolidated shipments rose 11% in the quarter to 1.427 million vehicles, Stellantis said.
Persons: Gilles Guillaume Acquire, Natalie Knight, Stellantis, Knight, Giulio Piovaccari, Gilles Guillaume, Federico Maccioni, Jason Neely Organizations: REUTERS, Detroit Three, Detroit, Thomson Locations: Tremery, Metz, France, North America, United States, Canada, U.S
Swiss National Bank posts 12 bln franc Q3 loss
  + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
A general view shows the building of the Swiss National Bank (SNB) in Zurich, Switzerland March 7, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsZURICH, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank on Tuesday posted a 12.04 billion franc ($13.36 billion) loss for the third quarter as the central bank lost money on its gold, foreign currency investments and Swiss franc positions. In addition, the central bank reported a 2.66 billion franc loss from Swiss franc positions, mainly as a result of interest paid to commercial banks. The SNB's results have been highly volatile in recent years, due to the vast level of foreign currency investments it built up during a long campaign to weaken the Swiss franc. The central bank posted a 132.5 billion Swiss franc loss in 2022, the biggest in the central bank's 115-year-history.
Persons: Arnd, John Revill, Friederike Heine, Kirsten Donovan Organizations: Swiss National Bank, Rights, Swiss, Thomson Locations: Zurich, Switzerland
Russian rouble gives up gains after soaring to 3-month high
  + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
A view shows the newly designed Russian 1000-rouble banknote inside a currency detector during a presentation in Moscow, Russia October 16, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov Acquire Licensing RightsMOSCOW, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The Russian rouble weakened on Tuesday, pulling back after soaring to a three-month high past 92 to the dollar earlier in a volatile session, supported by high interest rates, but facing a month-end reduction in foreign currency sales. By 1324 GMT, the rouble was 0.5% weaker against the dollar at 93.28 . "But at the same time, growth in the money supply is continuing and this will definitely result in rouble weakening." The rouble has strengthened from beyond 100 to the dollar since the decree was announced.
Persons: Maxim Shemetov, Alexei Antonov, Vladimir Putin's, Brent, Alexander Marrow, Christina Fincher, Mark Potter Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Bank of Russia, Financial Times, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Moscow, Russia, Russian
By 1417 GMT, the rouble was 0.4% stronger against the dollar at 93.57 , earlier reaching 92.5100, its strongest point since Sept. 12. "We expect that by the end of the year the rouble exchange rate will be trading in the range of 94-98 per dollar, 99-104 per euro and 12.8-13.4 per yuan," Vasilyev said. CURRENCY CONTROLSMonth-end tax payments, due on Oct. 30, which usually see exporters convert foreign exchange (FX) revenue to pay domestic liabilities, have supported the rouble in recent days. The rouble has strengthened from beyond 100 to the dollar since the decree was announced. "The specific impact of currency restrictions on the dynamics of the exchange rate will be insignificant in our opinion," she said.
Persons: Mikhail Vasilyev, Vasilyev, Yevgeny Suvorov, Suvorov, Vladimir Putin's, Elvira Nabiullina, Brent, Alexander Marrow, Mark Potter, Christopher Cushing, Deborah Kyvrikosaios, Gareth Jones Organizations: Bank, Bank of Russia, FX, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Russia, Ukraine MOSCOW, Moscow, London
Zambia was the first African country to default in the COVID-19 era, in late 2020, but its restructuring process has been beset by delays. International bondholders also complained they were left out of the process, which started with drawn-out negotiations with bilateral creditors including China. Zambia's three international bonds rose sharply after the announcement, adding as much as 3.9 cents on the dollar, Tradeweb and MarketAxess data showed. The committee of bondholders owns or controls 40% of the outstanding bonds, Zambia's finance ministry added. Earlier this month, Zambia agreed a memorandum of understanding with its official creditors, including China and members of the Paris Club of creditor nations, to restructure about $6.3 billion of debt.
Persons: Situmbeko Musokotwane, Susana Vera, amortization, Rachel Savage, Karin Strohecker, Bhargav Acharya, David Holmes Organizations: Zambia's, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, REUTERS, IMF, Bondholder, Amia, Amundi, RBC BlueBay Asset Management, Farallon Capital Management, Greylock Capital Management, Paris Club, Thomson Locations: Marrakech, Morocco, JOHANNESBURG, Zambia, China, Rosario
Nigerian naira hits record black market low -abokiFx
  + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
ABUJA, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Nigeria's naira hit a record low of 1,300 per dollar on the black market on Thursday, online platform abokiFX showed, driven by thin trading volumes on the parallel market and dollar shortages on the official market. The naira has been in free fall on the unofficial market, where it trades freely, after currency restrictions were lifted on the official market. Last month, the currency slid past 1,000 naira per dollar on the black market and has continued to weaken. On the official market, the naira recovered to 775 to the dollar from a record low of 999 it touched last week. It kept losing ground, however, on the black market due to thin trading.
Persons: naira, Yemi Cardoso, Wale Edun, Chijioke, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: Finance, Thomson Locations: ABUJA, Nigeria
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon on Thursday reported strong revenue and profits from the summer months driven by growth in online sales and its advertising business. Amazon made $9.9 billion in profits, topping analysts' expectations and sending its stocks higher in after-hours trading. Amazon is also seeing strong customer demand across categories like beauty, health and personal care items, Olsavsky said. Meanwhile, Amazon's cloud competitors have delivered mixed results. Earlier this week, Microsoft reported strong revenue for its flagship cloud platform, Azure, while revenue from Google’s Cloud division fell below analysts’ expectations.
Persons: Andy Jassy, Brian Olsavsky, , ” Olsavsky, Olsavsky, , Jassy, FactSet, Lina Khan Organizations: Amazon, Amazon's, Revenue, Web Services, AWS, Microsoft, Google’s, Federal Trade Commission, Big Tech Locations: San Francisco
The company on Thursday reported a 12.4% adjusted return on sales in its cars division in the third quarter. Mercedes-Benz described the market environment as "subdued", but Wilhelm said "we are beyond the worst" when it comes to inflation and energy pricing. Mercedes-Benz earlier this month reported a 4% drop in overall third-quarter sales, with top-end sales down 11%, partly caused by model changeovers and a shortage in 48-volt systems supplied by Bosch. Car revenue dipped 3.8% due to the fall in deliveries, but the average selling price remained stable, the company said. ($1 = 0.9485 euros)Reporting by Victoria Waldersee; Editing by Rachel More, Jacqueline Wong and Jan HarveyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Issei Kato, BEV, Harald Wilhelm, Wilhelm, Mercedes, Tesla, Victoria Waldersee, Rachel More, Jacqueline Wong, Jan Harvey Organizations: Mercedes, Benz, Japan, REUTERS, EV, BMW, VW, Ford, Porsche, Bosch, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, BERLIN, Germany, United States, China, stoke
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