Bloomberg Mexico’s central bank will probably raise the key interest rate this month, and then follow inflation data and US Federal Reserve decisions closely to decide its next moves, Banxico board member Jonathan Heath said. The debate for February’s decision will be whether to increase borrowing costs by a quarter point or half a point, he noted in a ...

  Bloomberg Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA said it will review the position of its chief executive next week, signalling a response to government pressure to replace him amid talks with the European Union (EU) over the nationalised bank’s future. The bank announced that “an item of corporate governance” concerning Chief Executive Officer Guido Bastianini had been added ...

  Bloomberg Citigroup created a new team inside its trading division that will focus on working more closely with minority depository institutions and diverse broker dealers and asset managers. The firm’s new diverse financial institutions group team will be led by Harold Butler, a senior banker who spent 16 years covering the US Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve System ...

  Bloomberg Thailand is preparing rules for the setting up of virtual banks, set to join peers including Singapore and Malaysia in promoting financial technology to spur competition and wider access to banking services. The Bank of Thailand (BOT) plans to issue guidelines for digital banks by June and may allow existing lender and new applicants to seek licenses, Assistant Governor ...

  Bloomberg The rally in global stocks faltered following disappointing earnings from technology bellwethers and as traders await more clues on how quickly key central banks will tighten the monetary policy. US equity futures dropped, with contracts on the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 losing 1.8%, after Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc and streaming service Spotify Technology SA plunged in late trading ...

  Bloomberg Warren Buffett’s surprise bet on Japan’s trading houses is paying off as the companies expect a record-breaking rebound in profits. The trading companies, known as “sogo shosha” in Japan, boosted their net income outlook after the rebound in prices of everything from crude oil to iron ore. Buffett shocked the world in 2020 when Berkshire Hathaway Inc announced ...

  Bloomberg Oil retreated from a fresh seven-year high as Opec+ agreed to another modest hike in output and Iran said its ready to supply markets quickly if sanctions are removed. West Texas Intermediate edged lower 0.2% after hitting its highest level since 2014 earlier in the session. Global benchmark Brent traded near $89 a barrel, with prices steeply backwardated ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE has welcomed the apology made by Mohamed Hussein Roble, Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, for the incident that took place at Mogadishu Airport in April 2018, involving seizure of funds and aid sent to support the people of Somalia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said in a ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Mohamed Ali Al Shorafa, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (Added), urged Japanese investors and entrepreneurs to benefit from investments opportunities in Abu Dhabi and the suitable business environment to thrive and enhance relations. Bilateral trade between the UAE and Japan reached $30.5 billion last year; UAE exports to Japan rose to ...

  DUBAI / WAM DP World, the leading provider of smart logistics solutions, and the Government of Angola, on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the aim of cooperating to further develop the country’s trade and logistics sector. The MoU was signed in Luanda by Eugenio de Lima Fernandes, National Director for Concession Economics, and Suhail Al Banna, ...