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
Surging capital demand from hyperscalers and the artificial intelligence ecosystem — rather than inflation expectations — is the primary force pushing real rates and bond yields higher, Pacific Investment Management Co. President Christian Stracke said.
Bain Capital is exploring a potential investment in Hong Kong’s New World Development Co. as the embattled property company looks at ways to pay down its heavy debt burden, people with knowledge of the matter said.
IG Group Holdings Plc shares plunged the most in almost a decade as the retail trading firm reported a surprise slump in third-quarter revenue, months after upgrading its outlook.
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)
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’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)
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.
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A tentative recovery in UK stocks has hit a major roadblock as the country’s bonds take some of the harshest punishment from the global selloff in sovereign debt.
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)
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)
Insight with Haslinda Amin, a daily news program featuring in-depth, high-profile interviews and analysis to give viewers the complete picture on the stories that matter. The show features prominent leaders spanning the worlds of business, finance, politics and culture. (Source: Bloomberg)
Three years after a S$3 billion money laundering scandal hit Singapore, some seized luxury items like designer bags have been snapped up at auction. But upscale condos are struggling to find buyers. Srinidhi Ragavendran explains why. (Source: Bloomberg)
Advanced artificial intelligence tools may have been used in a cyberattack on South Korea’s Shinhan Bank Co. that exposed information on about 25,000 customers, Yonhap News reported, highlighting the risk of automated hacking against financial institutions.
Indonesia is battling its worst wildfire season in years, testing President Prabowo Subianto’s deep cuts to disaster funding.
Toxic haze is now spreading across the region, from Manila to Singapore. Kanupriya Kapoor explains what's fueling the fires. (Source: Bloomberg)
Nordic Compass, a competitiveness-focused business alliance, is considering branching out into critical raw materials to build up the region’s capacity to process minerals needed by European industry.