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Domestic Anchors, Global Shadows Indian fixed income enters September with a broadly supportive domestic foundation, but with less room for a one-way duration view. The Reserve Bank of India maintained the policy repo rate at 5.25% and retained its neutral stance in August1, preferring to await clarity on the persistence and breadth of inflation. July headline Consumer Price Index inflation edged up to 4.45%, with food inflation at 5.52%2; while price pressures have risen, the Reserve Bank continues to assess the increase as predominantly food- and fuel-led rather than evidence of broad demand overheating. Growth conditions remain resilient enough to allow monetary policy to stay patient.…

Young Chinese investors may be just as willing to take risks as their global peers, but their portfolios remain more conservative against a backdrop of years of relative underperformance in China’s stock market, a prolonged property downturn and deflation, according to a senior researcher at the CFA Institute Research and Policy Centre.The disconnect between their willingness to take risks and their actual investment choices illustrated what the institute called an “aspiration-implementation gap”, said Rhodri Preece, senior head of research at the institute.“They want to retire early. They’re willing to take risks, but yet their portfolios [show] the most commonly cited…

Editor’s note: We are publishing a series of fact-checks of advertisements in the Pennsylvania 8th Congressional District race between incumbent Republican Congressman Rob Bresnahan of Dallas Twp. and his Democratic challenger, Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti. The election is a key one for both major parties’ hopes of holding a House majority the next two years. The 30-second ad is paid for by House Majority Forward, a tax-exempt advocacy organization aligned with the Democratic Party, which operates as a “dark money” group and does not have to disclose its donors. It opens with video of stock tickers changing alongside photos of…

Photo Credit: The Chrysler 200 Factory Tour, an interactive online experience using Google Maps Business View technology, takes consumers inside the new 5-million-square-foot Sterling Heights Assembly Plant for a behind-the-scenes peek at how the 2015 Chrysler 200 is built. READ THE REPORT HERE Three primary needs are identified for plastics recycling. The first is a need to aggregate streams to increase volume and economies of scale. This might include reducing the number of plastic types, standards for additives in plastic, standards for tracking additives in plastic, and understanding the economics of individual plastic streams. Another need is standards or technologies…

The group invests under a dual mandate for 48 depositors representing more than 6 million Quebecers, generating long-term returns and contributing to Québec’s economic development, and it is active in financial markets, private equity, infrastructure, real estate, and private credit.  Source link

Story audio is generated using AI Students planning to pursue economics-related degrees have until September 30 to apply for the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) 2027 external bursary programme.The programme is aimed at students in need of financial help who plan to enrol for undergraduate degrees at recognised universities in the country next year.Applicants must be under 30, have provisional acceptance to study at a university in 2027 and demonstrate that they would not be able to fund their studies without financial assistance.The SARB is seeking students with strong academic records, particularly in mathematics and English.Grade 12 learners applying for…

 (C) Marvin Meyer/Unsplash Partners Group Private Equity (PGPE) has revealed that its net asset value per share rose by 0.1% in July, as a 0.3% gain in portfolio revaluations was almost entirely cancelled out by a 0.3% currency loss, suggesting the underlying business barely moved. Separately, PGPE received EUR 4.7 million in distributions during the month, driven by a dividend recapitalisation of Rosen Group. The company also commissioned a 2MW photovoltaic plant at its site in Lingen, Germany, allowing for increased use of locally generated clean energy for operations. Rosen has also appointed a new chief financial officer and chief…

Europe’s stablecoin market stays tiny despite growing bank interest Multinational issuance lets dollar runs hit European issuers hardest Automatic stabilisers could close the gap; Europe hasn’t adopted them The euro-stablecoin market reached $912 million at the end of the summer of 2026, according to data from DefiLlama, while the corresponding dollar market exceeded 316 billion. The largest European stablecoin, Circle’s EURC, held around $462 million in circulation and ranked 86th among all digital assets. This size, less than a third of one percent of the global market for stablecoins, did not prevent twenty-one banks and financial institutions, including Santander, Deutsche…

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The spotlight of the league was turned toward the Dallas Cowboys six weeks ago in Oxnard, when the team christened the 2026 training camp by holding a press conference with coach Brian Schottenheimer, COO Stephen Jones and, of course, team owner Jerry Jones. And let’s face it: It was mostly about Jerry Jones, because when he took the microphone, he dropped some sizable nuggets, suggesting the Cowboys had a major trade in the hopper, and that the team had not given up on acquiring Raiders star Maxx Crosby.Said Jones at the time: “I’d be very interested. I’d give up the…