Market News
- China’s 30-Year Bonds Gain Amid Bets on Issuance Duration Cut
by Charlie Zhu, Wenjin Lv on April 13, 2026 at 8:32 amChina’s super-long government bonds pushed higher on Monday after traders bet Beijing may scale back the maturity on its special-debt issuance to ease supply pressure.
- Fund Managers Seek Reporting Crackdown After Philippines Scandal
by Ishika Mookerjee on April 13, 2026 at 8:12 amMoney managers led by BNP Paribas Asset Management and Robeco Institutional Asset Management BV are putting pressure on the Philippine government to introduce stricter reporting standards for state-backed projects, following a corruption scandal tied to flood infrastructure.
- China Starts Bankruptcy Liquidation of Shadow Bank Zhongzhi
by Charlie Zhu, Zheng Li, Amanda Wang on April 13, 2026 at 8:07 amA Beijing court has ordered the liquidation of Zhongzhi Enterprise Group Co. and its more than 300 affiliated companies, in a major step toward winding down one of China’s largest shadow banking conglomerates.
- Ziad Daoud Explains How War with Iran Will Reshape the Gulf
by Joe Weisenthal, Tracy Alloway on April 13, 2026 at 8:00 amFrom politics to petrodollars.
- Odd Lots: Daoud on How Iran War Will Reshape the Gulf (Podcast)
- Hong Kong Issues 53% More IPO Banker Licenses to Ease Shortage
Hong Kong issued 53% more permits for bankers specializing in initial public offerings last month, […]
- Horizons Middle East & Africa 4/13/2026
Horizons Middle East & Africa is your daily spotlight on one of the world's fastest-growing […]
- Shallow Losses for Stocks Despite Hormuz Blockade: 3-Minutes MLIV
Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Adam Linton break down today's key themes for […]
- Hungarian Assets Surge as Orban Loss Starts New Era for EU Ties
Hungary’s forint surged to a four-year high and local stocks hit a record high after Prime […]
- European Gas Prices Jump as US Set to Blockade Iran Ports
European natural gas prices jumped after the US vowed to blockade all vessels passing through the […]
- Oil Rallies as US Blockade of Iran Spells ‘Dangerous’ Escalation
Oil surged with natural gas as the US vowed to blockade all vessels passing through the Strait of […]
- Stocks and Bonds Fall With Brent Back Above $100: Markets Wrap
Oil surged back above $100 a barrel while stocks and bonds fell after President Donald Trump […]
political news
- Hungary Sweeps Away Orban Era With Election Landslide
on April 13, 2026 at 8:33 amViktor Orban's 16-year hold on Hungary has come to an end following a landslide election win for opposition leader Peter Magyar. Oliver Crook explains. (Source: Bloomberg)
- China Urges Restraint as Trump Threatens to Blockade Hormuz
by Lucille Liu, Jing Li on April 13, 2026 at 7:54 amChina warned that a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz threatens global trade, calling for an immediate ceasefire to the conflict with Iran.
- EU to Recommend Lower Energy Taxes to Offset Surging Oil and Gas
by Ewa Krukowska on April 13, 2026 at 7:42 amThe European Commission is set to recommend lowering energy taxes and power grid charges to boost the uptake of clean technologies while softening the blow from surging oil and gas prices.
- India Voter Roll Purge Sparks Protests Before Key State Election
by Swati Gupta on April 13, 2026 at 7:42 amMore than nine million people have been struck off the voter rolls in an eastern Indian state governed by a regional rival of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, triggering protests and allegations of electoral malpractice days before the voting begins.
- The Hormuz Blockade Is a Throwdown the US Can't Win
by Marc Champion on April 13, 2026 at 7:35 amFor a man who understands the power of leverage, Donald Trump is being remarkably slow to recognize the influence Iran has gained in the Strait of Hormuz. The US president’s threat to complete its closure by blocking Iranian exports through it, too, is far more likely to drag him deeper into a politically damaging war than to force Tehran’s capitulation.
- China Offers Taiwan Incentives After Talks With Opposition
China announced a series of policy incentives for Taiwan, following a landmark meeting between […]
- Peru Voters Frustrated as Lima Polling Sites Fail to Open
Peru’s nationwide elections suffered severe delays at some polling stations, especially in the […]
- Trump Vows to Blockade Hormuz After US-Iran Peace Talks Fail
President Donald Trump said the US will begin a full naval blockade of the strategic Strait of […]
- Hungarians Sweep Away Orban After 16 Years in Seismic Vote
An upstart opposition party in Hungary ousted Prime Minister Viktor Orban after 16 years in a […]
- Hungarian Assets Surge as Orban Loss Starts New Era for EU Ties
Hungary’s forint surged to a four-year high and local stocks hit a record high after Prime […]
Wealth
- Asia’s 20 Richest Families Ride AI Boom to Record Wealth
by Anders Melin, Pui Gwen Yeung on April 12, 2026 at 11:00 pmFamilies behind companies from Samsung to Reliance are riding demand for chips, metals and infrastructure, lifting their combined wealth to a record $647 billion.
- Anti-Wall Street Trading Apps Now Offer Rich Traders Big Bank Perks
by Charlie Wells, Paulina Cachero on April 12, 2026 at 9:00 pmMeme stock apps are piling on luxury offerings from F1 access to premium credit cards to keep wealthy clients from leaving
Tech & Innovation
- Hexagon to Buy Baker Hughes’ Waygate For $1.45 Billion
by Amy Thomson on April 13, 2026 at 6:27 amHexagon AB, a Swedish company that makes sensors and measurement technology, agreed to buy Waygate Technologies for about $1.45 billion in cash from Baker Hughes Co.
- Taiwan Leader to Visit Eswatini in First Foreign Trip Since 2024
by Yian Lee on April 13, 2026 at 4:04 amTaiwan’s President Lai Ching-te plans to visit the island’s last remaining diplomatic ally in Africa, in his first trip abroad since December 2024.
- Why You Should Wait Out AI’s Super-Spending False Start
on April 13, 2026 at 4:00 amMerryn Somerset Webb sits down with Janusz Marecki, CEO and founder of Fractal Brain and AI partner at Ahren Innovation Capital, for an insider perspective on artificial intelligence hype versus reality and what may come next. The focus is on large language models (LLMs) and whether they are hitting their fundamental limits. Marecki discusses the data ceiling, diminishing returns from scaling compute and persistent issues like hallucinations and probabilistic errors. (Source: Bloomberg)
- Covid Virus May Spread More Widely by Turning Lung Cells Into Targets, Study Finds
by Jason Gale on April 13, 2026 at 3:57 amThe coronavirus that causes Covid-19 may spread through the lungs by turning previously resistant cells into targets for infection, a finding that helps explain the widespread inflammation and organ damage seen in severe cases and points to a potential new treatment.
- The Federal Government’s Case Against the NFL
by Hannah Miller, Lucas Shaw on April 13, 2026 at 12:00 amThe NFL is the most popular sport in the US. The government says it’s hurting fans.
