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Thailand to clear backlog of foreign investment projects by August

August 25, 2021 at 5:11 a.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thailand's political turmoil over the last six months has caused a backlog of roughly 200 foreign investment projects awaiting government approval, the equivalent of about $12.3...

Ukraine crisis spurs 93 percent surge in first-quarter emerging market CDS trade

August 25, 2021 at 4:58 a.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Emerging market credit default swap trading volumes surged 93 percent in the first quarter as investors scrambled to protect fixed-income portfolios because of the crisis unfolding...

Some investors hold fast in Russian markets, unfazed by big retreat

August 25, 2021 at 4:40 a.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some big global investors are riding out the stomach-churning drops seen in Russian assets this year, refusing to join a stampede to the exits on the...

Analysis: Russia sell-off spurs hunt for bargains

November 4, 2021 at 1:35 a.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rising tension between Russia and the West has rattled the country's stock and bond markets, but some big money managers see the turbulence as an opportunity....

Analysis: Russia sell-off spurs hunt for bargains

December 23, 2018 at 11:15 p.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rising tension between Russia and the West has rattled the country's stock and bond markets, but some big money managers see the turbulence as an opportunity....

Mexico economy hampered by U.S., weather in first quarter: Carstens

August 25, 2021 at 3:27 a.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mexico's economic growth in the first quarter of the year is being affected by slower growth in the United States and by poor weather, Mexico Central...

Russian and Ukrainian defense officials in contact: U.N.

August 25, 2021 at 3:09 a.m.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russian and Ukrainian defense officials have made contact in an effort to reduce potential armed confrontation in Crimea, the United Nations said on Thursday, indicating some...

Russian cooperation crucial for resolving Ukraine’s crisis: EU official

August 25, 2021 at 2:18 a.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Any peaceful resolution of Ukraine's political turmoil must have Russia in the mix out of concern the two nations could descend into open warfare, European Commissioner...

Economic growth concerns boost emerging market CDS trading: EMTA

August 25, 2021 at 2:02 a.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors boosted the use of emerging market credit default swap contracts in the fourth quarter of last year, nearly doubling trading volumes, as concerns grow about...

Venezuelan bond drop shows investor resolve cracked, not broken

August 25, 2021 at 1:35 a.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Venezuela's oil reserves, the world's largest, are giving debt investors comfort they will be repaid, even as anti-government protests send bond prices to levels akin to...

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