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Venezuela 'selective default' declared, govt insists it is paying up

Venezuelaandthejewelofitscrude-dependenteconomy,stateoilcompanyPDVSA,weredeclaredinpartialdefaultbyratingsagenciesTuesday,butthegovernmentinsisteditwasintheproc

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Finance officials call for greater supervision, continued reform

AFinancialSectorDelegationmeetingwasheldaspartofthe19thNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChinaonThursday,withhigh-levelofficialscallingforfurtherreform,moreo

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Restructuring China’s local government debt underway

OneofthebiggestthreatstoChina'sfinancialstabilityislocalgovernmentdebt.Lastyear,localgovernmentsissuednewdebtworth6trillionyuan,or920billionUSdollars,up60percen

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Expert commentary: We boomers are leaving a toxic legacy

Amongmanyofusinthegenerationsthathavedonewelloutofthepost-WorldWarTwoperiod,there’snowafeelingofguilt-asthereshouldbe.Weneedtofeelguiltybecausethepoisonedbeques

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China plays bigger role in financing frontier markets: Moody's

Whiletighteningglobalmonetarypolicieswouldputmorepressureonshort-termliquidityinfrontiermarkets(FMs),Chinesefinancingcouldhelpmitigateliquidityriskforthesecount

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European Central Bank tells banks to set aside more cash on bad loans

TheEuropeanCentralBank(ECB)willaskeurozonebanksfromnextyeartosetasidemorecashtocovernewlyclassifiedbadloansandmayalsopresentadditionalmeasurestotacklethesector’

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Muted inflation a trillion-dollar puzzle, says BIS

Theconundrumofstubbornlylowinflationdespiteapick-upinglobalgrowthandcontinuedmonetarystimulusisa“trilliondollar”question,theumbrellabodyfortheworld’sleadingcent

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Trump approves bill for $15B in hurricane aid

TheHousepassedasweepingpackagetodaythatauthorizesbillionsofdollarsforhurricanerecoveryefforts,raisesthedebtlimitandfundsthegovernmentthroughDecember,withsomeRep

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Asian shares rise on relief over U.S. debt ceiling deal, euro eyes ECB

AsiansharesbouncedbackonThursdayafterU.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpandcongressionalleadersunexpectedlyagreedtoraisethegovernmentdebtlimituntilDecember,eliminatingthen

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US debt, war finance and playing with fire

InAugustfinancialmarketsandeconomicjournalistsconcentrateonwhatcentralbankerssayattheJacksonHolegatheringhostedbytheFederalReserveBankofKansas.AfterJacksonHolea

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The U.S. may soon struggle to pay its bills

IfCongressfailstoincreasethedebtceilingbeforeOctober,thefederalgovernmentcouldstruggletopaynearly25%ofthecountry'sbillsforthemonth.Andthoseowedmoneywouldfaceinc

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China to step up deleveraging in central SOEs

Chinawillchannelmoreenergyintodeleveraginginstate-ownedenterprises(SOEs)administeredbythecentralgovernmentamidimprovingcorporateperformance.AStateCouncilmeeting

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China watches out for herd of “gray rhinos” threatening economy

Here'sanewbuzzwordinthebusinessworld—grayrhino.Theyrefertolargeandvisibleproblemsintheeconomythatareignoreduntiltheystartmovingfast.Somemarkersfortheseproblemsl

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Kenya's presidential winner faces a mixed economic bag

WhoeverwinsKenyapresidentialticketintheTuesdayelectionswillfaceeconomicopportunitiesandchallengesthatifwellharnessed,maytakethecountryclosertoitsdreamofbecoming

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IMF approves conditional loan to Greece

Greecegotapprovalforaone-year,1.8billionUSdollarloanprogramfromtheInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)lateThursday.Thereleaseofanyfunds,however,wasnotcommitteduntilth

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Government bails out South African Airways

The South African government has given the state carrier funds to help it repay loans of around 176 million US dollars to Standard Chartered.

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Government bails out South African Airways

TheSouthAfricangovernmenthasgiventhestatecarrierfundstohelpitrepayloansofaround176millionUSdollarstoStandardChartered.SouthAfricanAirways(SAA)hadadebtofaboutnin