- US retail sales, CPI and PPI came in softer, reducing Fed hike expectations.
- Five reasons for the steeper UST yield curve.
- Geopolitics remains key risk to low volatility.
- Chinese economic data continues to soften.
- Korean government announced its first deregulation package to boost investment.
- Fitch reaffirmed Vietnam’s ‘BB+’ rating with a stable outlook.
- Argentina’s YPF submitted a USD 51bn capex plan alongside other oil majors.
- Colombia declared a national disaster after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake.
- Nigeria approved a new framework seeking up to USD 50bn of investment into oil and gas.
- Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan sign a Joint Defence Agreement.