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China has made ‘huge progress’ on reforms

Bloomberg JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said China has made “huge progress” on market reforms and he would like to increase his firm’s businesses in the nation. The New York-based JPMorgan is hoping to get a corporate bond license in China and would consider another joint venture in Asia’s biggest economy, Dimon said in an interview ...

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PBOC surprises many with its tolerance for ‘market pain’

Bloomberg The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has surprised many with its tolerance for market pain as it squeezes leverage in parts of the financial system. But rest assured, China won’t clamp down so hard it endangers President Xi Jinping’s goal to keep growth above 6.5 per cent, according to economists from Morgan Stanley, Mizuho Securities and Oxford Economics. “Some ...

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RBA becomes lonely rate-cut candidate on Aussie growth doubts

Bloomberg A month can be a long time in economics. Since the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) last policy decision on May 2, market bets on an interest-rate cut by the end of this year have doubled. While that chance is still only about 20 percent, swaps traders see Australia as one of just two developed economies where cuts are ...

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Japan’s second-largest bank has to run just to stand still

Bloomberg In the era of negative interest rates, Japan’s second-largest bank finds itself having to run just to stand still. Takeshi Kunibe, who took over as chief executive officer at Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. (SMFG) in April, has set a new net-income target of about 700 billion yen ($6.3 billion) in the year ending March 2020. That’s roughly the ...

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Gulf carriers suspend all flights to and from Qatar

WAM/ Reuters Etihad Airways announced that it will suspend all flights to and from Qatar until further notice, joining other regional carriers in a similar move amid a diplomatic spat between Qatar and some of its Gulf neigbhours. The move came after Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed their ties with Qatar on Monday, accusing it ...

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Jet Airways in talks to buy 50 single-aisle jets worth $5.6 billion

Bloomberg Jet Airways India Ltd., the country’s biggest full-service carrier, is in talks to buy 50 narrowbody jets worth at least $5.6 billion on top of a pending order for Boeing Co. 737 Max aircraft, a person with direct knowledge of the plan said. The most likely model the airline is considering is the 737 Max, though it is also ...

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Telkom raises dividend by 56% as carrier enters next growth phase

Bloomberg Telkom SA SOC Ltd. said full-year earnings and the dividend both rose as South Africa’s biggest landline provider enters a new phase of growth by giving more autonomy to its four business units. Earnings per share excluding one-time items increased by 12 percent 7.31 rand in the year through March, the Pretoria-based company said in a statement on Monday. ...

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Delta poised to regain power over airfares

Bloomberg Delta Air Lines Inc. is finally showing a return to pricing power after a two-year slump, leading stocks to climb across the industry. Passenger revenue for each seat flown a mile rose 3.5 percent in May, the second-biggest US carrier said. The increase showed that Delta is on track for a 3 percent gain this quarter in the benchmark ...

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Lululemon gains most in 6 months as sales begin to recover

Bloomberg Lululemon Athletica Inc. kicked off its biggest rally in almost six months after pulling out of a slump and announcing plans to revamp its line of girls’ apparel. After slow sales spooked investors earlier this year — a problem that Chief Executive Officer Laurent Potdevin blamed on poor web traffic and a dull product assortment — the company posted ...

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Canada Goose defies brick-and-mortar gloom

Bloomberg Canada Goose Holdings Inc., making a retail push during a shaky time for the industry, said its first two brick-and-mortar stores have “far surpassed” expectations, contributing to stronger results in its inaugural quarter as a public company. Sales gained 22 percent last quarter, the maker of down parkas and other luxury goods said. While the Toronto-based company posted a ...

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