Investors are leaving stocks for the allure of risk-free payouts in bonds

The S&P 500 Index fell below its average price over the last 50 days on Tuesday for the first time in more than three months, while global bond yields reached their highest levels in 15 years this week. Investor sentiment also took a hit on news of China’s property crisis and troubles in its shadow […]

Global stock managers on guard as China pain set to spread

The mounting worries have sent equity benchmarks in Hong Kong and China to their lowest levels since November, with the Hang Seng Index entering a bear market on Friday. And with the country’s dominant status in the global supply chain, the concerns have also started to hit investor sentiment in Europe and the US, with […]

For many fintechs, NBFC tag may be elusive

An NBFC licence would allow fintechs to offer loans from their own books, thereby build an asset base. Without this licence, they remain confined as marketplaces to source loans for banks and other NBFCs.

Bitcoin slumps below $28K for the first time since June

The largest digital asset by market value fell as much as 4.3% to $27,699, extending losses after dropping below $28,000 for the first time since June 20. The decline was the biggest on an intraday basis since July 14.

Evergrande Group files Chapter 15 bankruptcy in New York

The move protects it from creditors in the US while it works on a restructuring deal elsewhere. The Chinese homebuilder’s Chapter 15 petition references restructuring proceedings being carried out in Hong Kong and the Cayman Islands.