Developing nations began this year by selling almost $41 billion in bonds, with their equity markets riding the wave.
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INVESTMENT-GRADE BOND FUNDS GAIN RECORD VOLUME OF NEW INVESTMENTS THIS YEAR
Since 1 January, funds around the world investing in investment-grade corporate bonds—a category that excludes junk bonds—have taken in about $19 billion in new cash, the Financial Times reported, a record amount at this point in any year.
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MARKETS REVISE THEIR OUTLOOK ON INTEREST RATES
In recent weeks, markets had banked on the idea that the U.S. Federal Reserve would either continue to increase its key interest rate modestly, hold rates where they are, or even cut them.
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AS WE FORECAST, COVID WAR DESTROYED THE HUMAN SPIRIT
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced last week that American teens are more distressed than ever recorded after two years of COVID-19 lockdowns.
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ZIPPIDY DUDA: “FIGHT TO THE END.” BIDEN DISPARAGES PRESIDENT’S DAY
Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, said in an interview published Monday that the West should provide Ukraine with security guarantees from now until forever. In response to his dictate, the Kremlin laughed it off as a non-starter.
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MUCH OF THE WORLD REFUSES TO FOLLOW U.S./NATO INTO WWIII
The Trends Journal has reported since the start of the Ukraine War that any mention of peace has been banned in the U.S., and anyone who dares to question the wisdom of endless weapon transfers to Kyiv is an apologist for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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MIDDLE EAST MELTDOWN: ISRAEL LOOKS TO SAUDI ARABIA TO COUNTER IRAN
Israel is working to get closer with Saudi Arabia as the threat of an all-out war with Iran increases and the U.S. worked to play mediator during the Munich Security Conference.
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ISRAEL CONDUCTS ‘DEADLIEST’ ATTACK ON DAMASCUS AS SYRIA TRIES TO OVERCOME HISTORIC EARTHQUAKE
At least 15 people were killed in the Syrian capital of Damascus early Sunday in an Israeli airstrike, which was called the “deadliest” strike on the city since the start of the country’s civil war and the latest attack in Israel’s “shadow war” against Iran.
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WWIII TAKING SHAPE: NATO VS. CHINA, RUSSIA, IRAN
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to smooth over some tension between the two countries over what Tehran sees as a lack of interest from Beijing after the two countries signed a cooperation agreement in 2021 that extends for 25 years.
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NEW WORLD DISORDER: NIGERIANS FACE ‘CASH SCARCITY,’ PROTESTS OVER STRUGGLE TO GET HOLD OF NEW BANKNOTES
Violent protests broke out in Nigerian cities last week as residents struggled to get their hands on the country’s newly designed naira notes to replace the dirty cash that has been in circulation, get a hold of inflation, and protect the country against counterfeiting, according to the BBC.