The market is getting nervous about Powell’s testimony this week
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks twice to Congress this week as part of mandated semiannual testimony.Normally nonevents for the market, the central bank leader’s comments will be viewed closely this week for how he views this year’s run-up in bond yields.Investors worry that too quick of a rise might force the Fed to tighten policy too quickly, while a complacent Fed also would pose overheating risks.Rising bond yields and accompanying inflation fears are adding a level of drama to
Ant-backed MYbank joins China's digital yuan pilot
The online bank backed by Alibaba’s fintech giant Ant Group has joined China’s digital yuan pilot programme, it said on Monday, as the Beijing’s expands trials aimed at eventually rolling out the electronic currency for mass use.Ant-backed MYBank said it was one of the parties participating in the research and development on China’s e-currency. It plans to “advance the trial pursuant to the overall arrangement of the People’s Bank of China,” said a bank’s spokesperson.China’s central bank’s digi