The Czech Republic may raise interest rates as many as two times this year, central bank Governor Jiri Rusnok said, departing from the global trend of pursuing ultra-loose monetary policy against the Covid-19 crisis.
The International Monetary Fund raised its growth forecast for Turkey’s economy amid the coronavirus vaccine rollout, while warning the pandemic response worsened pre-existing financial risks.
What appears to be a downward trend in the number of new coronavirus infections in Japan could become another reason to buy Japanese shares, according to analysts.
South Africa’s main stocks index declined 1% by 9:53 a.m. in Johannesburg, the biggest intraday decline in 2021, after a slump in Tencent Holdings Ltd. in Hong Kong pulled benchmark giant Naspers Ltd. and its subsidiary, Prosus NV, lower.
A German hedge-fund manager who fended off U.S. extradition over an alleged $200-million fraud is finding legal troubles closer to home.
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