China reduced its US Treasury bond portfolio by $ 6.22 billion to $ 1.062 trillion amid strained relations with Washington in September. This was reported on Friday by the South China Morning Post, citing data from the US Treasury.
This was the lowest amount of these investments since February 2017. According to the publication, China is reducing its share in US debt for the fifth month in a row. At the same time, Beijing continues to increase investment in the Japanese government bond market – in the first nine months of this year, they grew by 73%.
In September, China’s Global Times reported that China could cut US treasury stocks by about 20 percent to $ 800 billion amid escalating tensions with Washington. Officially, the Chinese government does not disclose the size of this portfolio.
However, according to US statistics, Hong Kong reduced the portfolio of US Treasury bonds by $ 5.46 billion – to 245.47 billion in September. This is the lowest level since October 2019, according to the South China Morning Post.
On August 3, Alphabet issued bonds worth $10 billion. This is the largest issue of debt securities in the history of the company, according to the Reuters. With $ 10 billion bond tranche allocated $ 1 billion with a maturity of 5 years and a coupon of 0.45%. The $4.5 billion tranches with maturities of […]
Bill Ackman, the owner of the Pershing Square Capital Management investment firm recently announced that he sold 5 million shares in a major pharmaceutical company Valeant Pharmaceuticals. Thus, his part fell from 9.9% to 8.5%. In an official statement, which was provided by the USA regulatory authorities stated that the sale aims to cover tax […]
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One of the largest supermarkets in the USA – Whole Foods was in the midst of a large-scale scandal. As a result, a spot check of stores, which was produced by regulatory agencies in New York, was found mismatch on the price tags of products, a total of 80 items. For various purchases that were […]
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And again we return to the theme of PrivatBank: not because of the desire to discuss again , perhaps, one of the most resonant events in the past year, but from a desire to understand and clarify some of the nuances of the case. To do this, we asked for a comment to one of […]
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Shares of Twitter, which rose 28.5% since the beginning of 2021 and 88.3% over the past 12 months, rose sharply by 5% after the publication of quarterly results above analysts’ forecasts. Twitter reported sharp revenue growth of 74% to $ 1.19 billion from a forecast of $ 1.06 billion. The company’s revenue growth in the […]
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Last working week, the National Bank, as in the previous five weeks, did not buy or sell currency on the interbank market. This is evidenced by NBU data. In total, since the beginning of the year, the regulator has bought $ 290.5 million on the interbank market and sold $ 70 million. In 2020, the […]
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Amazon continues to change our shopping habits at grocery stores. Following the already well-known Amazon Go stores, the company focused on providing technological solutions for larger supermarkets with a wide range. In February, Amazon launched its first full-size Amazon Go supermarket in Seattle and announced selling the technology to other companies. Amazon is now announcing […]
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The world has heard enough discussions which concern the resonance Donald Trump’s win in the USA elections. Everyone has the right to express their position. America has done their choice. Now, when the post-electorial ethereal has gone, it is the high time to speak constructively. Benjamin Franklin, one of the founders of American Constitution, declared: […]
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Despite the unstable political and economic situation in the country, in 2015 it was recorded a large influx of investments in Ukrainian projects from the west. New companies are increasingly attracting foreign investors. The UVCA association recently reported on the results. The UVCA is an association of local and international investors. According to the UVCA […]
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Leaders of Yahoo have told that they refused from the realizing of the business to China’s Alibaba in the amount of $ 30 billion. The Company also thinks what they have to do with the Japanese peace of the business, which is estimated at $ 8.5 billion. (In the Japanese company they owns […]
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Reuters reported, In Switzerland, the procedure of accelerated testing of Moderna vaccine has started. This will allow to approve the drug if it passes all clinical trials. “Swissmedic can get an initial idea of the benefits and risks of vaccine candidates before the study is completed. This speeds up the review process and at the […]
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In the retail market development in Ukraine and the world retail market there is radical alterity. While the latter is actively developing, Ukrainian began to show some improvements only in 2016. On the prospects of the global sector and the domestic situation shed light Ukrainian company Deloitte, which provides audit areas, tax, consulting and corporate […]
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LDaily decided to conduct a survey among the companies working in Ukraine to find out what social projects they support and why. Anastasia Voitkevych, Head of Corporate Communications & Social Responsibility, Winner Group Ukraine Winner CSR has two focus areas — Charity and Responsible Business. Charity is philanthropy, Winner’s and its leadership’s […]
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If there is a sector in which Ukraine is objectively comparable to the leaders of the world rankings, it is agriculture. According to the «Food» and «Agriculture Organization», Ukraine ranks third in the world by percentage of cropland against the total county’s area. And according to the «National Master»(global statistics portal), Ukraine occupies the 4th […]
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At the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, July 13, Tesla Inc. stock price fell to $1497 per share from a record $1794 recorded in the first hours after the trading opened. Consequently, the company’s capitalization in just a few hours fell from $321 billion to $277 billion. Tesla’s previous […]
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Shares of the Johnson & Johnson may slow because the last stimulus to it was the company’s transition to the final clinical trial of the vaccine against COVID-19 on September 23, after which the shares rose by more than 5%. However, as of Tuesday, before the opening of trading, the price of J&J shares did […]
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The Supervisory Board of the state-owned PrivatBank has elected Gerhard Bösch as the new Chairman of the Board. This was announced on Thursday, May 27, the press service of the bank. It is noted that Bösch will take office after the approval of his candidacy by the National Bank of Ukraine. According to the press […]
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