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Japanese investors turn to selling foreign stocks amid rising energy costs

Japan’s investors became net sellers of foreign stocks in April, marking the first monthly decline in four months as rising energy costs and inflation concerns weighed on global market sentiment. The shift in investment behavior reflects growing caution among Japanese market participants amid......

Intertek moves closer to major takeover deal with EQT

Intertek Group is moving closer to accepting a takeover proposal from Swedish private equity firm EQT in a deal valued at approximately 12.7 billion dollars. The British product testing and certification company announced that it is currently giving EQT access to additional financial and operational......

KBC reports lower-than-expected profit amid geopolitical uncertainty

KBC Group reported first-quarter earnings below market expectations as the Belgian financial institution increased its reserves to protect against growing geopolitical risks linked to tensions in the Middle East. The banking group announced a quarterly net profit of 557 million euros, a figure slightly......

BlackRock reduces private credit fund valuation by 5% in first quarter

Global asset manager BlackRock reported a decline in the valuation of its private credit portfolio, the BlackRock TCP Capital Corp, during the first quarter of 2026, reflecting ongoing pressures in parts of the credit market. According to its latest financial disclosure, the fund’s net asset value......

India's new 10-year bond likely to be issued at above 7% coupon, analysts say

India is preparing to issue a new 10-year government bond that is expected to carry a coupon rate above 7%, according to market analysts. This would mark the first time in two years that such a level has been reached, reflecting growing pressure on borrowing costs. The government plans to raise around......

Tokyo intervenes with over $30 billion to support weakening yen

Japan is reported to have intervened heavily in the foreign exchange market, spending more than 30 billion dollars to support the yen as it weakened against the US dollar, according to local media reports. The intervention, estimated at around 5,000 to 6,000 billion yen (approximately 32 to 38 billion......

Bank of Portugal governor sells shares after ECB ethics review

The Governor of the Bank of Portugal, Alvaro Santos Pereira, was required to divest personal shareholdings following a review by the European Central Bank, according to official statements released by the central bank. Shortly after assuming office, Santos Pereira had purchased shares in major Portuguese-listed......

Short sellers increase bets on life insurance stocks amid private credit concerns

Short sellers have significantly increased their bearish positions on U.S. life insurance companies, reflecting growing concerns about exposure to the private credit market, according to recent market analysis. United States life insurance stocks have seen short positions more than double over the past......

UK stocks set for weekly losses amid rising geopolitical uncertainty

UK stock markets are heading toward weekly losses as investor sentiment weakens amid growing geopolitical tensions and fading hopes of a rapid ceasefire in the Middle East. The FTSE 100 index fell by 0.6% in Friday morning trading, while the FTSE 250 declined by 1.1%, marking a broad downturn across......