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Thyssenkrupp lowers profit outlook

  Bloomberg Thyssenkrupp AG lowered its full-year profit forecast after rising interest rates triggered a writedown at the German company’s steel division. The engineering giant said it now sees net income in the high triple-digit million-euro range for 2022, below its previous projection of at least 1 billion euros ($1.03 billion). Thyssenkrupp made some progress improving operating profitability. Adjusted earnings ...

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Bank of England takes a $100b leap into unknown

Central banks are about to start withdrawing the stimulus they’ve pumped into their economies by buying bonds. For the Bank of England (BOE) in particular, reducing its balance sheet while simultaneously raising interest rates takes monetary policy into uncharted territory. Policy makers could quickly find themselves in the crosshairs, blamed for exacerbating the economic slowdown they’ve forecast. The UK central ...

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Singapore’s next big challenge is here

To listen to Singapore’s leader, the Bank of England nailed it. The UK central bank’s warning of a tough new era that sent shockwaves through the world of monetary economics resonated in the city-state. The tiny republic that’s staked its survival on the ebbs and flows of global capitalism is girding for a protracted period of slacker growth and a ...

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