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 […]
The management of the Hungarian airline Wizz Air will close a branch in Kyiv, that has three passenger liners, if its employees do not agree to stop the union. This is stated in the statement of the European Transport Workers Federation ETF. According to the statment, the conflict began after the decision of Wizz Air […]
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Investors will build a plant for processing oil in Sumy region. This was discussed during the meeting of the regional state administration Mykola Klochko and a director of investors company, representative of the Azerbaijani diaspora, Elin Aliyev. “Sumy has a considerable agro-industrial potential and prerequisites for the development of the processing industry. We are interested […]
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Good news from products company Lantmannen AXA was not long in coming! Company asked consumers: “What ingredients do you add most often to granola?” One of the most popular answers is nuts. We launched Super nuts Granola! The design has acquired the corporate style of the AXA Granola line. In combination with oatmeal, crispy honey […]
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In the coming years, under the condition of implementation of reform and modernization of the economy, the influx of foreign investment in Ukraine can be increased two-fold to $ 8 billion, and more. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Economic Development Maksym Nefodov during the the discussion about interim plan of priority actions of […]
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The first license for an online casino in Ukraine was issued to SpaceX LLC. The Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries made the relevant decision on Tuesday, February 2. The license entitles the company to carry out “activities related to the organization and conduct of casino games on the Internet” legally. Serhiy Potapov is […]
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Ukraine can start production of small modular reactors (MMR). Negotiations are underway between the Ministry of Energy and the Czech concern Witkowitz, according to the press service of the agency on Facebook. So far, the parties have agreed to exchange information and set up a working group to further work on the issue. Deputy Minister […]
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NPJSC Ukrtransgaz, Engie and its Enegie Energy Management Ukraine subsidiary company have concluded the contracts on natural gas transportation and storage. NPJSC Ukrtransgaz is reported about it.The agreement conclusion has taken place in Paris during Ukrainian and French economy forum . Igor Prokopiv, the President of NPJSC Ukrtransgaz admitted that they were ready to perform […]
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Bayer AG is going to sell the part of its business in biotechnologies and productions of cotton spheres. It is concerned the Crop Science subsidiary Company. According to Liman Kondon, the company chairman, this industry sphere is money-making. There is no reason in finding buyers to Buyer. The decision was concluded by a pressure of […]
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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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The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine ordered the Irish “daughter” of Coca-Cola to refrain from the competing with the “Kvass Beverages” company, which it sold to the Nova Intertrade Ltd company (Belize) for two years. “The European Refreshments company undertakes not to exercise, not to have a stake, and not to contribute to competitive activity in […]
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The German Siemens AG corporation reported about the acquisition of the American producer Mentor Graphics. The transaction is estimated at $4,5 billion: the price of one share constitutes $37,25. Mentor Graphics main activities are: designing of cable systems, printed circuit boards, functional verification, development of the built-in software etc. The company merger is directed, first […]
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The financial results of the quarter, which covers the period from April to June, were most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in the tourism industry. Many countries have closed their borders, travel conditions have become more difficult, and most travelers have canceled their traditional trips during the hottest tourist season due to concerns about […]
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The Roshen Confectionery Corporation plans to invest € 25 million in the construction of the second stage of the Vinnytsia dairy plant. This was announced by the director of the plant Dmitry Roshupkin, – writes the “Interfax-Ukraine”. “We have already started designing the second stage, the first piece of equipment has been already in order. […]
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Global automakers lost about $ 250 billion in the first half of this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. It is noted that Toyota Motor Corp. and Volkswagen AG – the world’s two largest automakers in terms of sales – suffered the largest significant revenue losses in the first half. “Japan’s Toyota lost $ 35.45 […]
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Editorial office of business publication LDaily wishes all a Happy New Year! We sincerely wish you to meet the 2017 th with a smile and a warm heart. Let the coming year will give us all another opportunity to finish the job, or start with a clean sheet – write a different story, in which […]
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