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Four new tax laws took effect in January and one of them reaches offshore share sales. The market is up 56 percent and the currency has strengthened. The post Investing in Nigeria 2026: What Changed, What It Pays and What to Watch appeared first on The Rio Times.
LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide — Sunday, September 13, 2026 The Short Version In short: Your LatAm expat and nomad daily guide for Sunday, September 13. Colombia’s weekend TRM is 3,072.27 pesos per dollar — the firmest fixing since 25 August — and it stays valid through Monday. Chile’s UF climbed to a fresh […] The post LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide for Sunday, September 13, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Investors may start shifting focus to domestic demand-reliant stocks that are poised to benefit from a strong currency after a surge in the yen took the currency past forecasts made by listed Japanese companies to calculate their corporate earning projections.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent challenged traders to counter his efforts to strengthen Japan’s currency, touting that when he makes market calls nowadays he’s effectively doing so with inside information. Bloomberg's Sunny Bangia breaks down the news. (Source: Bloomberg)
Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Adam Linton break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade." (Source: Bloomberg)
There is room for a "lot of movement" for the yen, according to Trinh Nguyen, senior economist for emerging Asia at Natixis. "The reshoring of not just Japanese investors, the hiking of interest rates, and also on top of that, the fact that JGB yields are very, very attractive and the yen is undervalued," Nguyen explains. "All these factors I think means that this time it really is different." (Source: Bloomberg)
Sudan’s deepening economic crisis is putting basic necessities increasingly out of reach for families, as the country’s currency continues to lose value and prices surge across markets.
The central bank's own spreadsheet shows the circulating note family 40 percent larger than in January - while the dollar value of Venezuela's entire cash stock fell 16 percent. The post Venezuela Is Printing Cash Again, and It Still Adds Up to US$4.47 a Head appeared first on The Rio Times.
A further unwind of sizable short positions could accelerate the yen’s gains if it strengthens past 155 per dollar, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. strategists.
Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Paul Dobson break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade." (Source: Bloomberg)
China has fired back at critics of its trade imbalances at a Group of 20 gathering, with the central bank firmly denying that Beijing deliberately pursues trade surpluses, while also vowing that it would not weaponise the yuan to boost exports. In the face of concerns over export reliance, People’s Bank of China governor Pan Gongsheng said the country remained committed to expanding domestic demand, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Wednesday. “Addressing global imbalances requires all...
The Philippines is rethinking a plan to sell five-year jumbo bonds later this month as a falling peso and rising interest rates make borrowings more expensive.
The US Mint special edition is stamped with a portrait of Trump alongside the words "LIBERTY" and "IN GOD WE TRUST"