Bloomberg Boris Johnson said it would not be “responsible” to resign over the so-called partygate scandal, even as a growing number of Conservative MPs call for a change of leader. “I just cannot see actually it would be responsible right now, given everything that’s going on,” the British premier said in a Mumsnet interview broadcast, referring to economic pressures and ...

Bloomberg Malaysian PM Ismail Sabri Yaakob said he would not delay the dissolution of parliament, amid continued pressure from his party to hold a general election as soon as possible. “To face the 15th general election, Barisan Nasional must be prepared,” Ismail said, referring to the ruling coalition. “I say that once we are prepared, I won’t delay for even ...

Bloomberg German inflation hit another all-time high, adding urgency to the European Central Bank’s exit from crisis-era stimulus after numbers from Spain also topped economists’ estimates. Driven by soaring energy and food costs, data showed consumer prices in the continent’s biggest economy jumped as much as 8.7% from a year ago in May. Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg predicted an 8.1% ...

  Bloomberg The US merchandise-trade deficit shrank in April by the most since 2009 as imports fell amid lockdowns in China while exports increased to a record. The shortfall narrowed by 15.9% to $105.9 billion last month, following a record level in March, Commerce Department data showed. The figures, which aren’t adjusted for inflation, compared with a median estimate for ...

  Bloomberg Sweden’s economy shrank more than initially reported in the first quarter, partly as a result of sluggish levels of exports and upward revisions to statistics in previous years. Gross domestic product contracted 0.8% in the three months through March from the prior quarter, the first decline since the fourth quarter of 2020, Statistics Sweden said. That compares with ...

  Bloomberg Denmark’s unemployment rate fell to the lowest level in almost 14 years in a signal the Nordic nation’s labor market remains resilient to surging inflation and the fallout from the war in Ukraine. The gross unemployment rate dropped to 2.4% in April, the lowest since June 2008, according to Statistics Denmark. The latest drop means only 70,000 people ...

  Bloomberg Stocks in Europe and the US equity futures struggled for direction amid a debate over the scale of central bank monetary policy tightening needed to fight the inflation. Europe’s Stoxx 600 Index surrendered early gains as investors assessed cheaper valuations against the record jump in euro-zone consumer prices. Among individual moves, bootmaker Dr Martens Plc surged after its ...

  Bloomberg Some shares that are part of billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate took a beating as investors adjusted their holdings to reflect changes in the composition and weighings in the MSCI India Index, according to an analyst who publishes at Smartkarma. Adani Green Energy Ltd., the group’s biggest firm by market value, led the rout, plunging a record 12% in ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abdulla Bin Touq, Minister of Economy of the United Arab Emirates, and Major General (Retd) Orna Barbivay, Minister of Economy and Industry for the State of Israel, signed the UAE-Israel Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (UAE-Israel CEPA) in Dubai, beginning a new era of cooperation between the two nations that established diplomatic ties in September 2020. ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec) group participated in Imex Frankfurt ‘The heartbeat of the global business events community’, which will be held until June 2, to showcase the group’s outstanding facilities, and highlight Abu Dhabi’s position as the capital of the business and leisure tourism sector in the region. Imex in Frankfurt is the ...