After months of resilience in the face of concern over China Evergrande Group, the country’s $12 trillion domestic credit market has begun to show signs of strain. Bloomberg’s Rebecca Choong Wilkins reports on “Bloomberg Markets: China Open.”
Monday, 11 October 2021
Sunday, 10 October 2021
3 Major Questions Around Evergrande's Debt And China's Economy That Remain Unanswered
In the past month, Chinese property developer Evergrande has dominated financial headlines for being over $300 billion in debt. Many media reports have made parallels to Lehman Brothers role in the 2008 financial crisis. In this episode of Money Always Talks, we take a look at how things at Evergrande got this bad and what greater questions the saga raises about China's economic growth.
Jennifer Granholm on the challenges of transition to cleaner energy sources
The US energy secretary tells the FT's US energy editor Derek Brower that the fossil fuel industry must not be left behind as the industry adapts. She explains the action under way to shift power source dependency at a time when there are worries about the risks of Europe spiralling into an energy war
Is higher inflation cause for concern? - The Economist
Inflation rates have been rising all over the world, surprising many economists. While the rich world is paying higher prices for durable goods such as cars, in emerging markets soaring food prices are a greater worry. What is causing this unexpected bout of inflation, and will it last?
Saturday, 9 October 2021
“TOP READS OF THE WEEK” (for week ending 8 October)
In this weeks selection;
Top Reads
- Card critics call for credit routing scrutiny
- Visa Unveils UPC for Blockchain
- Google abandons plans to offer Plex checking accounts
- How Do I Get a Job in Crypto? Postings in Industry on the Rise
- Open Banking is finally here … it’s only taken 30 years!
- Digital bank fined by regulator due to weak anti-money laundering controls
- How AI is transforming the world of finance
- How to be cyber smart
- EC preps antitrust charge over Apple NFC chip access
- Neobank Alternative: Building a Hybrid Digital-First Bank from Scratch
- Your Dev Skills Deserve Recognition, so Hack the Email of Your Boss
- Richer data poised to become the pre-condition for cross-border payments to thrive
- JPMorgan stiffens vaccination policy
- Top global companies falling short in protecting domain security
- Companies Want FASB to Focus on Crypto, ESG-Related Rule Making
- Bitcoin, ‘Green’ Details Are Most-Requested Accounting Fixes
- Why You Should Quit Social Media Permanently
- What would persuade bank holdouts to share customer data?
- Spat erupts over postal banking pilot
- Parents’ Ultimate Guide to Cybersecurity
- BIS GM issues Facebook stablecoin warning
- Why Windows 11's security is such a big deal
- Why CEOs become communication chiefs after a cyberattack
- Companies expect surge in health care costs in 2022
From our Blog
- How to Plan and Implement an Ethics & Compliance Risk Assessment Program
- Tesla Prepares for Wider Release of Its Driver-Assistance Software
- How do carbon markets work? -The Economist
- Visa is working on a universal payment channel
- What China’s New Data Rules Mean for Tesla and Other Auto Makers
- Flags of Convenience - Bribe, Swindle or Steal Podcast
Wednesday, 6 October 2021
Tesla Prepares for Wider Release of Its Driver-Assistance Software
The upgrade to Tesla's Full Self-Driving, or FSD, software will be released to drivers who pass a safety evaluation Tesla is expanding access to the company’s city-driving tool to some customers. In this video, WSJ explains what’s in the new software and the controversy surrounding its limited release.
Monday, 4 October 2021
How do carbon markets work? -The Economist
In theory putting a price on carbon emissions should incentivise businesses to stop polluting. So why have carbon markets failed to achieve their goal of reducing global emissions? Read more here: https://econ.st/3mi51Eo
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