HONG KONG (Reuters) – China could issue ultra-long-term treasury bonds within two years to generate at least 10 trillion yuan ($1.4 trillion) worth of stimulus to the economy, a former central bank adviser said on Saturday, according to state media. China should introduce a basket of measures, focusing on enhancing social protections, buying unsold apartments […]
SEC approves BlackRock’s spot bitcoin ETF options listing
(Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved listing and trading of options for asset manager BlackRock’s spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund on the Nasdaq. Options trading for BlackRock’s fund iShares Bitcoin Trust has been approved with ticker symbol “IBIT”, the regulator said in a notice on Friday. The index options – listed derivatives offering […]
Swiss regulator investigating Credit Suisse’s final months, report says
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss financial market regulator FINMA ordered an audit into Credit Suisse’s handling of events leading to its demise in 2023, when the bank was acquired by its longtime rival UBS, Swiss newspaper SonntagsZeitung reported on Sunday. According to the paper, FINMA is looking at the 15 months prior to the state-orchestrated merger […]
Exclusive-Iran withheld launchers for missiles sent to Russia, sources say
By Jonathan Landay, Phil Stewart and Anthony Deutsch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iran did not include mobile launchers with the close-range ballistic missiles that Washington last week accused Tehran of delivering to Russia for use against Ukraine, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter. The sources – a European diplomat, a European intelligence official […]