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Odd Lots: How Airlines Hedge Higher Fuel Prices (Podcast)

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Fuel is a huge expense for airlines, and even on a good day, jet fuel prices are pretty volatile. Throw in two major wars now effecting energy infrastructure, and fuel prices across the board are higher and higher. Airlines have long tried to manage this expense through fuel hedging, using things like swaps and options to hedge against future increases in the price of jet fuel. David Kang, former group treasurer at Qatar Airways, has firsthand experience hedging for a large carrier, and he tells

China's Epic Wedding Video Microfilms

1 month 1 week ago
Chinese couples are swapping conventional wedding shoots for starring roles in their own romance dramas, with film crews, scripts and costumes. Tiffany Ap explains a rare bright spot in the country’s shrinking marriage market. (Source: Bloomberg)

Israel PM Says Flydubai Pilot Is Omani, US May Send 10,000 More Troops to Mideast

1 month 1 week ago
Horizons Middle East & Africa is your daily spotlight on one of the world's fastest-growing regions. Live from Dubai, we bring you the latest global markets and analysis, plus news-making interviews, with a special focus on MEA. All that and more, as you head to the office in the Gulf, pause for lunch in Hong Kong, or start your day in London or Johannesburg. (Source: Bloomberg)

Indonesia Finance Chief Avoids Prabowo Turf Wars

1 month 1 week ago
Indonesia’s new finance chief signaled he’ll stay in his lane and let the central bank and the Danantara sovereign wealth fund handle their own mandates, a bid to restore investor confidence in President Prabowo Subianto’s broad economic policy. (Source: Bloomberg)

French Bond Blowout Amid Debt Dilemma: Market Snapshot

1 month 1 week ago
As global government bonds wrapped up their worst quarter since 2024 due to higher oil prices and the threat of sticky inflation for the world economy, France is facing a particularly tricky trajectory. OAT-Bund spreads widened sharply as an increasingly fragmented government unveiled plans to narrow the nation's budget deficit, stoking investor concern over the country’s debts. The Opening Trade spoke to guests about the economic outlook and investment landscape for France as the nation grapples with growing global and domestic pressures on it's finances. (Source: Bloomberg)

PIMCO's Stracke on Credit Risks, Yield Shock Ahead

1 month 1 week ago
PIMCO President Christian Stracke examines the forces driving the global bond selloff, the yield levels that could threaten equity markets, and whether investors are underestimating the extent of policy tightening still ahead. He speaks with Paul Allen on "Insight with Haslinda Amin." (Source: Bloomberg)

European Carmakers Bet on Nostalgia

1 month 1 week ago
Reinventing iconic cars is a smart way for European manufacturers to compete with China. Bloomberg Opinion columnist Chris Bryant explains how the Renault 5 electric car (that comes with an optional baguette basket) proves that nostalgia sells. (Source: Bloomberg)
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