Foreigners shovel $43.4 billion into EM portfolios in November – IIF
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Emerging markets debt and stock portfolios drew in $43.4 billion from foreign investors in November, the largest net amount since January, even as China posted another month of…
Biden’s NSA nominee defends collecting data on foreigners and Americans alike
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration’s nominee to lead the National Security Agency (NSA) says he will champion the mass surveillance power that has been used to collect data…
Foreigners biggest buyers of Asian bonds in two years
By Gaurav Dogra and Patturaja Murugaboopathy (Reuters) – Asian bonds attracted their highest monthly foreign inflows in about two years in May, boosted by hopes of less aggressive monetary tightening measures from…
Foreigners pull more money out of China in May
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) – Foreign investors’ selling of Chinese shares gained some momentum in May, as flagging domestic demand and expectations for weak corporate earnings led to steep…
Biden Admin To Crack Down On Foreigners Attempting To Buy Land Near Military Bases
Biden Admin To Crack Down On Foreigners Attempting To Buy Land Near Military Bases Micaela Burrow on May 5, 2023 A rule change proposed by the Treasury Department Friday would create barriers…
US proposes new checks on land sales to foreigners near military bases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Buying land near eight U.S. military bases could become more difficult for foreign companies and citizens under a Treasury Department rule proposed by the Biden administration on Friday. The…
Putin indicates Russia could loosen restrictions on dividend payments to foreigners
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said he would consider a “more flexible” approach to restrictions on shareholders and parent companies in “unfriendly” countries receiving dividends from Russian firms.…
Investing in South Korean stocks to get easier for foreigners in 2023 – regulator
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea plans to scrap a number of regulations in the local stock market within this year to make investment easier for foreign investors, its financial regulator said on…
Peru’s defense minister says ‘separatist’ foreigners spurring protest violence
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s Defense Minister Jorge Chavez on Thursday accused foreigners of stirring up protests with a view to encouraging separatism in the country’s south, as tensions simmer after former President…
Foreigners turn net buyers of Japanese stocks last week
(Reuters) – Foreign investors were net buyers of Japanese stocks last week, as worries about the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes eased and sentiment improved after China eased its COVID-19 restrictions.…
Factbox-Recent attacks on foreigners in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – The Taliban took back control of Afghanistan last year as U.S. and foreign troops withdrew after 20 years of conflict following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United…
Iran arrests 14 foreigners, including U.S. citizens, over unrest -Fars
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian security forces have arrested 14 foreigners, including American, British and French citizens, for their involvement in anti-government protests, the semi-official Fars news agency said on Wednesday. Iranian officials…
S.Korea to scrap taxes for foreigners’ income from bonds – minister
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s finance minister said the government will scrap taxes on foreigners’ income from investments in treasury bonds and monetary stabilization bonds from Monday. Speaking to reporters late on…
Foreigners return to Indian equities on hopes over earnings
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Sethuraman N R (Reuters) – Foreigners are returning to Indian stocks after dumping them in the first half as they look for higher returns amid expectations that major…
Foreigners net buyers of Japanese stocks in the week to Aug 5 after a weekly sale
(Reuters) – Foreigners turned net buyers of Japanese stocks in the week ended Aug. 5 as a batch of upbeat corporate earnings reports boosted sentiment. Overseas investors bought Japanese stocks worth a…
Foreigners turn sellers of Chinese shares in July on COVID worries
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) – Overseas investors turned net sellers of Chinese stocks in July, as mainland stock prices tumbled on concerns that COVID-19 flare-ups and ensuing lockdowns would…
Foreigners cut China debt, dump equities in July – IIF
SHANGHAI – Foreign investors continued to cut holdings in Chinese bonds in July and dumped equities for the first time in four months, according to a report by the Institute of International…
Foreigners cut China debt, buy equities in June – IIF
SHANGHAI – Foreign investors continued to cut holdings in Chinese bonds in June but added positions in equities, bucking the trend in other emerging markets (EM), the Institute of International Finance (IIF)…
China takes fresh steps to open bond market to foreigners
SHANGHAI -China took fresh steps on Friday to facilitate foreign investment in its $20 trillion bond market, saying it would cut service fees, improve overseas access to foreign exchange hedging, and streamline…
Moscow mulling ways to help foreigners sell Russian stocks, bonds -finance ministry
(Reuters) – Russian authorities are discussing the idea of giving foreign investors who are willing to cut exposure to Russia a chance to ditch their Russian stocks and bonds later this year…
Foreigners pull out of Asian equities for fifth straight month in May
By Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) – Asian equities continued to witness foreign outflows for a fifth consecutive month in May, hit by concerns over monetary tightening measures by major central banks and supply…
With eye on China, and U.S. ties, Japan’s universities to screen foreigners
By Ju-min Park TOKYO – Japan is asking universities for greater scrutiny of foreign students and scholars to prevent technology leaks to places like China, partly for its own national security but…
Foreigners turn net buyers of Japanese stocks in week to May 6
(Reuters) – Foreign investors were net buyers of Japanese stocks in the week ended May 6 as some investors scooped up shares in banking and commodity-related sectors, despite a sell-off in broader…
Foreigners pull money out of EM portfolios for second month – IIF
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK – Emerging market debt and equity portfolios saw foreign investor outflows for a second straight month in April, data from the Institute of International Finance showed on…
Ukraine to let foreigners transfer bond income from April 2023
KYIV – Ukraine’s central bank will allow foreign investors in domestic bonds to transfer abroad their income received from the bonds after April 1 next year, the bank has said. Foreigners held…
Oman secures release of 14 foreigners held in Yemen -ministry
(Reuters) – Oman facilitated the release of 14 foreigners who were held in Yemen and transferred them from Houthi-controlled Sanaa to Muscat on Sunday, Oman’s foreign ministry said. The people freed included…
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