Bloomberg Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said the worsening coronavirus outbreak represents a threat to the US economy, but not one that yet justifies any change in monetary policy. “At this point, it is difficult to assess the magnitude of the economic effects,” Mester said in the text of remarks she was scheduled to deliver in Washington. ...

Bloomberg European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde kicked off a public consultation on her strategy review with the first direct video address by the institution’s chief to euro-area citizens. Adopting a communication technique untested by her predecessors, the Frenchwoman spoke to camera to invite views on monetary policy in a broadcast on Twitter released in tandem with a press ...

Bloomberg Most of the Brexit uncertainty that has been overshadowing the UK economy has lifted, although it’s too early to say business investment is fully returning, according to Bank of England (BOE) Chief Economist Andy Haldane. A “big chunk, if not all” of the uncertainty has dissipated, Haldane said in answer to questions following a speech at Bloomberg’s European headquarters ...

Bloomberg State Bank of Vietnam orders commercial lenders to exempt, reduce or delay interest payments due January 23 to March 31 on loans to businesses facing losses from the novel coronavirus epidemic, according to a statement. The move comes as the nation’s fast-growing economy is at risk of slowing to below 6% for the first time in six years as ...

Bloomberg Mastercard Inc lowered its three-week-old forecast for quarterly revenue growth as the spreading coronavirus curbs international travel and even takes a bite out of e-commerce, a business executives had hoped would be immune. The credit-card network said it’s knocking 2 to 3 percentage points off the prediction it made on an earnings conference on call on January 29. That ...

Bloomberg Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the monetary policy authority will be “well-prepared” to act when needed to address the impact of the coronovirus on the economy. “We will monitor the impact of the coronavirus on the economy, inflation and financial markets with maximum attention,” Kuroda told reporters in Riyadh, where he was attending a Group of ...

Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc is taking aim at the urban grocery market with a larger version of its cashierless Go convenience store. The company on Tuesday was set to open the first Go Grocery, located in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighbourhood, not far from the online retailer’s headquarters. The store is about five times the size of a typical Amazon Go — ...

Bloomberg United Airlines Holdings Inc withdrew its 2020 profit forecast, citing the financial impact of the coronavirus outbreak in China. The uncertainty surrounding the virus means United can’t guarantee its earlier goal of earning $11 to $13 a share this year, according to a regulatory filing. The earnings target is still within reach if the outbreak runs its course by ...

Bloomberg Kobe Bryant’s widow sued the owner of the helicopter that crashed in California last month, killing the retired basketball legend, their 13-year-old daughter and seven others. Vanessa Bryant is seeking compensatory and punitive damages from Island Express Helicopter Inc for negligence, according to a complaint submitted in California Superior Court in Los Angeles. The lawsuit has yet to be ...

Bloomberg Boeing Co CEO Dave Calhoun stands to reap a $7 million bonus once the planemaker finally gets the grounded 737 Max jetliner back in the air. But there’s a catch, according to a company filing. To collect, the new CEO must also resolve lingering issues with the aerospace titan’s other problem-plagued programs. That means achieving the first human flight of ...