Bloomberg New Zealand is set to raise interest rates this week, the first advanced economy in the Asia-Pacific to begin normalizing policy, as a powerful recovery unhindered by delta outbreaks shows signs of overheating. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will lift the official cash rate by a quarter percentage point to 0.5% at its review Wednesday in Wellington, ...

Bloomberg Bank of America Corp (BofA) is boosting base salaries for junior bankers, joining firms including Perella Weinberg Partners and Evercore Inc in lifting pay to lure young talent on Wall Street. At Bank of America, first-year analysts across the global corporate and investment banking, markets, and research divisions will receive $100,000, up from $95,000, according to a person with ...

Bloomberg Bank of England (BOE) policy makers are being overly-alarmist on their outlook for inflation, economists’ forecasts suggest, casting doubt on the need for a significant tightening in policy in the years ahead. While the central bank expects inflation to hit 4% this year and slightly exceed that level in early 2022, economists surveyed by Bloomberg only see it rising ...

Bloomberg HSBC Holdings Plc agreed to buy AXA Singapore for $575 million in a push to build a global wealth hub in Singapore and fuel its expansion across Southeast Asia amid rising tension in China. The acquisition will give HSBC the eighth largest life insurer in Singapore, as well as a leading group health insurance firm, with assets of $474 ...

Bloomberg Slowing economic recovery amid a resurgent pandemic is leaving emerging-market currencies vulnerable to a selloff if Treasury yields rise again. While the influence of US borrowing costs on developing-nation currencies has waned in recent months, it may return to prominence for riskier assets as the cushioning effects from China’s growth rebound and low inflation weaken, according to money managers ...

Bloomberg The recent slump in video streaming giant Kuaishou Technology’s shares has awoken investors to the risk of expiring lockups for Hong Kong’s newly-listed stocks. More than $6 billion worth of cornerstone investment lockups are due to expire within the next five months for this year’s IPOs, according to Bloomberg calculation based on stock exchange filings. The companies that face ...

UMM AL QAIWAIN / WAM The UAE has built a wide reputation as a leading regional hub for local and foreign investment through its futuristic and transparent vision that continues to enable its drive towards achieving growth and economic diversification. In an exclusive interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM), German investor and businessman Klaus Genssler, Founder, Chairman and CEO ...

Bloomberg India aims to invest 100 trillion rupees ($1.35 trillion) in infrastructure to boost economic growth and create jobs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, laying out national priorities on the country’s 75th Independence Day. The investments will be made in India’s logistics sector to help integrate the country’s varied modes of transport, Modi said in a national address ...

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, said the UAE is a “global host and an efficient platform for the entire media sector because of its integrated digital infrastructure.” Sheikh Mansour announced launch of the first edition of Global Media Congress, to be held in Abu Dhabi from ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates, renowned for its world-leading air transport services, has also been recognised for its outstanding ground transport services with three gold citations from the RoSPA Health & Safety Awards. The only airline to have received an award two years in a row, the Emirates team took gold awards in three categories: Fleet Safety Award, Health & Safety ...