July 14, 2026

Anna Edwards, Tom Mackenzie and Mark Cudmore break down today’s key themes for analysts and investors on “Bloomberg: The Opening Trade.” (Source: Bloomberg)

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The World Bank and Deutsche Bank AG are starting a €1 billion trade finance platform for frontier and emerging markets.

The liquefied natural gas market will move into oversupply in 2028, a year later than previously forecast, as war in the Middle East and major project delays push back the emergence of a global glut, according to BloombergNEF.

Andy Burnham has yet to announce his choice for UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, but among the presumptive next prime minister’s leading candidates, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband is seen as the least market-friendly choice, according to the latest Bloomberg Markets Live Pulse survey.

China’s exports of green-tech products rose by more than a third in the first half of the year, driven by the accelerating global energy transition.

Indonesia expects S&P Global Ratings’ vote of confidence in its sovereign credit profile to help stabilize the domestic bond market after a selloff in June, according to a top finance ministry official.

China expelled former Politburo member Ma Xingrui from the ruling Communist Party, accusing him of a wide range of offenses including corruption, abuse of power and trading political favors for sex.

The South Korean won advanced to its strongest level since May on expectations that dollar inflows from SK Hynix Inc’s American depositary receipts will enter the local currency market.