China energy investment to hit $940 billion in 2026 as grid spending rises

Key takeaway: A number of proposed changes to bank capital rules could result in a deepening of financial ties between banks and the burgeoning private credit marketplace. Expert quote: “One of the issues with both the opacity and the complexity of private credit lending is getting a full sense of the financing chain, which is…

An emergency expense doesn’t need to overwhelm a household budget to create a credit problem. For subprime consumers, a medical bill, car repair or veterinary expense can redirect enough cash to jeopardize a payment, putting hard-won credit progress at risk. Credit issuers are, in those cases, trying to understand a customer population too often reduced…

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26) closed down -0.17 (-0.96%) on Thursday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26) closed up +3.90 (+0.77%). Sugar prices settled mixed on Thursday.  Demand concerns undercut NY sugar prices on Thursday.  According to McDougall Global Views, current open interest in the October NY sugar contract, which expires next…

Key Points President Trump’s imposition of new tariffs has sent the market into a tailspin on numerous occasions. Most of the tariffs have not been implemented as they were first proposed. Expect more of the same moving forward. 10 stocks we like better than S&P 500 Index › President Donald Trump is proving to be…

Builders and new-build brokers have reacted to the Your First Home price caps with frustration and disappointment, criticising the criteria for not “reflecting realities” in the market. Meanwhile, industry body the Home Builders Federation (HBF) said the methodology behind the price caps had created some “quirks”. As soon as the price caps, which are…