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Powell has the bond market exactly where he wants it: lacking conviction as to the Federal Reserve’s next steps. It’s a scenario — evident in part through split futures positioning — that gives the Fed chair and his colleagues leeway to quickly adjust policy in the coming months as economic data unfolds, without having to fret about potentially roiling the world’s biggest fixed-income market. Powell said in a Friday speech in Wyoming that the central bank is ready to tighten again if needed to tame inflation. For investors, it means that reports like the monthly jobs data out next week will be crucial, and that it will be tough to crown a winner in the battle between the bond bulls and bears any time soon, even with Treasuries poised for four straight months of losses. Powell has “retained maximum policy optionality,” Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic adviser at Allianz SE and a Bloomberg Opinion columnist, told Bloomberg Television. The 10-year yield ended the week a bit above 4.2%, after touching 4.36% during the week, the highest since 2007. US Treasuries have lost 1.3% this month through Thursday, leaving them down slightly for 2023, according to a Bloomberg index.

Convinced a recession in the US was near, some of the world’s most prominent money managers loaded up on government bonds this year in a bold bet that would atone for the punishing losses suffered in 2022. 

By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro

insurance sector, the focus is to make variable pay simpler and achievable. “We have recalibrated the key performance indicator to remove the organization metric from variable pay for our junior workforce . Their quarterly incentives now depend on their own performance as well as the department’s performance," said Santanu Banerjee, chief human resources officer at Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance.

Global investors including BlackRock Inc. and Allianz SE may be key stakeholders to watch in Country Garden Holdings Co.’s debt crisis given their recent exposure to the embattled Chinese property developer’s dollar bonds.

It’s a question that has become more common as the FIFA Women’s World Cup rolls on – what’s the plan for the next Matildas match?

Financial Awareness Day, observed annually on Aug. 14, promotes financial literacy and encourages individuals to take steps to improve their financial well-being.

Bankers, money managers and other financial market participants are starting to loathe the label “ESG” — but they’re also sticking with the strategy, according to a Bloomberg survey.

Allianz SE, the German owner of bond giant Pacific Investment Management Co., said its second-quarter profit jumped from a year earlier as stronger earnings from its insurance business offset weaknesses in its asset management units.

Bayern Munich faces off against Ligue 1 contender AS Monaco. With the 2023-24 season around the corner, this match promises a tantalizing preview of what's to come on the football field.

Foreign buying of Japanese equities has exceeded that of Chinese peers for the first time since 2017, according to a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. report, which cited data for the first six months of the year. Long-only managers continued to sell stocks in China and Hong Kong on a net basis in July despite a sharp rally, while buying shares in Japan, strategists at Morgan Stanley wrote in a report last week.

No two ways about it, the retirement crisis is coming. And while lifetime income solutions like annuities may not solve the entire problem, they certainly won’t hurt.

Road tax or motor vehicle tax or VAHAN tax, or Parivahan tax, is an essential aspect of vehicle ownership in India. Under Section 39 of the Motor Vehicle Taxation Act 1988, every vehicle owner is mandated to pay a specific amount as road tax at the time of purchase of a new vehicle. This fund is used by the government to expand and maintain the infrastructure of the vast network of roads and provide basic amenities like streetlights and road signs. Funds collected are also spent on providing safety measures and emergency first aid in case a driver cannot evade on-road mishaps.

In August 2003, I purchased a home jointly with my wife. However, I am the sole contributor to the amount paid for the flat. Additionally, I have taken a home insurance policy from Bajaj Allianz, where I am the proposer, providing coverage for the market value of the home in case of complete destruction due to a natural calamity. In the event of such a tragedy, will the insurance claim amount be paid entirely to me, the proposer, or will it be split equally between me and my wife? —Name withheld on request An important insurance principle is that only those that have an insurable interest in the property can be paid an insurance claim.

By Ludwig Burger and Maggie Fick

England women's national football team, known as the Lionesses, will face their toughest challenge in Group D as they continue their 2023 World Cup campaign against Denmark. In their tournament opener, England secured a narrow victory against debutants Haiti, with Georgia Stanway's first-half penalty securing the win. The Danish team also tasted success in their first match of the competition held in Australia and New Zealand, as they managed to score an 89th-minute winner against China, securing a 1-0 victory. The Lionesses come into the World Cup as the defending European champions, having won all six of their games in the tournament they hosted last summer. However, in the 2019 World Cup, they were eliminated in the semi-final by the eventual champions, the United States, in a match held in Lyon.

₹1,942.63 crore. The company’s net profit in the same quarter last year was ₹1,309 crore. The company’s revenue from operations in Q1FY24 increased 46.5% to ₹23,280 crore from ₹15,888.3 crore, YoY.

Bajaj Finserv Ltd reported a 48.4% year-on-year (YoY) rise in consolidated net profit for the quarter ended June 2023 to Rs 1,942.63 crore. Revenue from operations rose nearly 47% YoY to Rs 23,280 crore.

By Rae Wee

Morgan Stanley chief James Gorman has been tapping his Australian roots to access one of the world’s fastest-growing corners of global capital.

By Nell Mackenzie