Brazilian state power company Eletrobras launched on Friday a bid to sell up to 30.69 billion reais ($6.45 billion) of mainly new shares, in what may be President Jair Bolsonaro's last chance for a major privatization before October elections.

Digital World Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company tied to former U.S. President Donald Trump, on Friday filed for a resale of up to 100 million shares by existing investors.

The Hungarian forint edged down while stocks extended losses on Friday as markets assessed the impact of new windfall taxes worth 800 billion forints ($2.19 billion) on "extra profits" earned by banks, energy companies and other firms. The taxes aim to help reduce the budget deficit this year and next, the Hungarian government said on Thursday. Some 60% of the deficit adjustment will come from spending cuts while the new taxes will make u

U.S. Treasury yields were little changed on Thursday after the benchmark 10-year note hit a fresh six-week low, with inflation fears continuing to dissipate as economic data and corporate announcements point to slower growth. The yield on 10-year Treasury notes rose 0.9 basis points to 2.756% after falling to 2.706% early in the session. Expectations were high a few weeks ago that the Federal Reserv

U.S. Treasury yields edged up on Thursday after the benchmark 10-year note hit a fresh six-week low, with inflation fears continuing to dissipate as macro data and corporate announcements point to slower economic growth. The yield on 10-year Treasury notes rose 2.3 basis points to 2.770% after falling to 2.706% early in the session. Expectations were high a few weeks ago that the Federal

U.S. Treasury yields were little changed on Thursday after the benchmark 10-year note slid to a fresh six-week low, with inflation fears continuing to dissipate as corporate announcements point to slowing economic growth. The yield on 10-year Treasury notes rose 0.3 basis point to 2.751% after earlier falling to 2.706%. The market had been waiting for data at the macro level to confirm slower e

Global high yield bond issuance has fallen this year to the lowest since the global financial crisis, with companies hesitant to borrow at lofty rates given concerns over economic growth and supply chain disruptions.

ECARX Holdings, a Chinese auto tech startup backed by Geely Holding Group's chairman, on Thursday said it would go public through a merger with a blank-check firm in a deal that values it at $3.82 billion.

ECARX Holdings Inc said on Thursday it is going public through a merger with a blank-check company in a deal that values the automobile technology company at $3.82 billion. (Reporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)

The Hungarian forint extended losses and stocks plummeted on Thursday, as investors awaited details of new windfall taxes on banks and large private companies, with the government aiming to rein in a ballooning budget deficit. Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced on Wednesday that banks and companies that make "extra profits" will have to contribute to the costs of strengthening the army and financing caps on households' energy bills.