While strong United States corporate bond issuance and demand show no signs of letting up, with calendar year-to-date issuance of around US$309 billion - up almost 30% on the same time last year – U.S. investment grade spreads have tightened to near record levels at 75 basis points (0.75%). New issue concessions, where additional spread is provided to make sure the raise is successful, have fal
Cloud startup Render has raised US$100 million at a $1.5 billion valuation. The company is benefitting from the people asking AI models to write software for them, and seeking advice on where to run new programs in a cloud computing world dominated by Amazon, OpenAI, Microsoft, Alphabet and Nvidia. Render’s co-founder and CEO, Anurag Goel, told CNBC that the company’s revenue growth is well
Kevin Warsh’s reported ambition to significantly shrink the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet is likely to encounter stiff resistance from the structural realities of the United States financial system, according to economists and market analysts. Warsh, nominated by the Trump administration to succeed current Fed Chair Jerome Powell when his leadership term ends in May, has long criticised the c
Netflix has granted a seven-day waiver permitting Warner Bros. Discovery to reopen talks with Paramount Skydance. Warner Bros. has a pending transaction with Netflix, but Paramount has launched a hostile bid of US$30 per share to Warner Bros shareholders after losing out to Netflix in the bidding war. “Netflix has provided WBD a limited waiver under the terms of WBD’s merger agreement with N
Best known in Australia as the backer of the Carmichael coal mine in Queensland's Galilee Basin, India’s Adani Group has announced plans invest US$100 billion by 2035 to build data centres in India powered by renewable energy and designed to run artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The company intends to create what it described as the world’s largest integrated data centre platform by expandi
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Regional dwellings have surpassed capital cities, with dwelling values growing 3.2% in the three months to January compared to a 2.1% rise across the combined capitals. The results mark a shift in market momentum as affordability, renewed internal migration and competitive conditions direct more buyers towards regional areas. According to Cotality, regional value growth has gathered pace sin
National Australia Bank (NAB) profits surged last quarter amid solid growth in both loans and deposits, with shares reaching record highs today. Unaudited cash earnings rose 16% year-over-year to A$2.02 billion in the December quarter. Underlying profit was up 11% to $3.1 billion, and statutory net profit spiked 30% to $2.2 billion. “We have started FY26 strongly. Underlying profit rose 12%
A massive clean up operation is underway in Gaza, of a huge waste dump in a historic market space. With waste collection stopped by Israel's war on Gaza, the garbage mound has taken over what was once home to the historic Firas market. The market space served as a cultural and economic hub for nearly 600,000 residents pre-war. Head of the UNDP Gaza Office, Alessandro Mrakic, said that the
Unemployment in the United Kingdom has reached its highest rate in around five years at the end of 2025. According to data from the Office for National Statistics, the unemployment rate rose to 5.2% in the three months to December from 5.1% in the three months to November. Young people are bearing the brunt, with unemployment among those aged 16 to 24 rising to 16.1%, the highest in 10 years
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