Bloomberg JPMorgan Chase & Co. strategists said that while the dollar does face further downside, it isn’t caught in the kind of structural decline suggested by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. analysts last week. “We continue to push back on the idea of a much broader, secular downtrend in the dollar predicated on structural factors,” JPMorgan currency strategists Daniel Hui, Paul ...

Bloomberg The largest underwriter in the $3.9 trillion municipal-bond market says the rally is about to face a crucial hurdle. Bank of America Corp. (BofA) analysts Yingchen Li and Ian Rogow said they’re watching to see what happens if 10-year benchmark yields hit 0.5% — a threshold that may mark a test of whether investors continue stampeding into the market. ...

Bloomberg Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp.’s (OCBC) profit fell more than analysts anticipated in the second quarter as it joined its Singapore peers in setting aside higher provisions for loan losses during pandemic. Net income dropped 40% from a year earlier to $533 million in the three months ended June 30, Southeast Asia’s second-largest bank by assets said. That missed the S$930 ...

Bloomberg European stocks and US equity futures were little changed after China said it would sanction American officials in retaliation over Hong Kong. Stocks pulled back from earlier gains, but losses in the Stoxx Europe 600 Index were limited by rallies in Spanish bank shares. Oil advanced after Saudi Aramco said demand will continue to improve. Treasuries and the dollar ...

Bloomberg Tencent Holdings Ltd. added to Friday’s sharp decline to start the week, putting the stock’s two-day loss of market value at $66 billion following America’s move to ban residents from doing business with the company’s WeChat app. The stock falls 4.8% on Monday and nearly reached Friday’s low. The cumulative 9.6% drop, the worst two days since October 2011, ...

Bloomberg Equity mutual funds in India suffered their first monthly outflow in more than four years as retail investors cashed out to tide over the pandemic-related cash crunch even as stocks continued their ascent. Stock plans lost a net 24.8 billion rupees ($331 million) in July, compared with an inflow of 2.41 billion rupees in June, according to data from ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The new support initiatives launched by the Ministry of Economy, organised by a committee chaired by Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, with the participation of relevant authorities, are key additions to the series of incentives adopted by the UAE to support its economic sectors, and were recently described by the foreign media as ...

Bloomberg Saudi Arabia’s oil giant pressed ahead with a plan to pay $75 billion in dividends this year. Saudi Aramco said net income in the three months ending in June was $6.6 billion, according to a statement. Aramco will pay a dividend of $18.75 billion for the quarter. “Strong headwinds from reduced demand and lower oil prices are reflected in ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Trade DP World, UAE region’s single window platform for cross-border trade has announced the launch of Zadi, a unified food import platform aimed at facilitating the import and re-export of food shipments throughout Dubai ports. The first-of-its-kind platform in the Middle East is part of Dubai Trade’s plan to be the leading integrated platform in all ...

Sharjah / WAM Arada announced the launch of a new premium garden villa community at Aljada, the 24 million square foot mixed-use destination in the heart of New Sharjah. Featuring 114 villas and townhouses set in a landscaped and exclusive neighbourhood, homes in Sarab 2 will be available for sale from August 10 onwards. With a range of two-bedroom townhouses, ...