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(Bloomberg) -- New Zealand’s economy contracted less than economists expected in the third quarter after a nationwide lockdown was imposed to combat a community outbreak of Covid-19. Gross domestic product fell 3.7% from the second quarter, when it jumped a revised 2.

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(Bloomberg) -- Embattled commodity trader Noble Group Holdings Ltd. is seeking to start discussions about a new debt restructuring, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

(Bloomberg) -- Inflation has Kenneth Rogoff worrying that quicker Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes could spell trouble for emerging markets.

The biggest owner of stocks in the world tends not to look at the headline numbers provided by ESG ratings firms, and says only by digging into the underlying data does it find the information needed to guide portfolio decisions.

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. junk bond investors are dialing up their risk taking, snatching up the lowest-rated securities and pouring money back into high-yield funds.

(Bloomberg) -- Chile’s central bank whacked up its key interest rate by 125 basis points for the second straight meeting as policy makers seek to rein in a consumer spending boom and the fastest inflation in more than a decade.

(Bloomberg) -- Quant powerhouse AQR Capital Management LLC is planning a new ESG-focused mutual fund that will not only favor the best-behaved companies, but also punish the worst by betting against them.

(Bloomberg) -- Argentina’s central bank is weighing its first interest rate increase in over a year as it seeks to bring borrowing costs closer to inflation amid talks with the International Monetary Fund over a new financial program.

(Bloomberg) -- Ghana’s inflation rate increased to the highest in more than four years in November, exceeding the central bank’s target band for a third straight month as food and transport costs climbed.  Annual inflation accelerated to 12.