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Wm Morrison warns war, inflation may hurt sales

Bloomberg WM Morrison Supermarkets warned that a deterioration in the geopolitical environment in Europe, rising inflation and waning consumer sentiment could hurt its sales and profit this year. Britain’s fourth largest grocer, recently acquired by US private equity group Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC, said “increasing inflationary pressure” has affected the wider grocery market and its own performance since February, ...

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Airbus weighs more delay in A350 ramp-up

  Bloomberg Airbus SE is weighing a further delay in its production plan for A350 widebody jets after sanctions on Russia weakened the outlook for deliveries, according to people familiar with the matter. A goal of building six A350s a month by early 2023, which had been reiterated as recently as February, may now slide to the end of that ...

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RBA faces hawkish heat as strong economy raises risk of inflation

  Bloomberg The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is under pressure to begin tightening monetary policy in as little as two months as a strengthening economy together with pre-election budget spending fuels inflation concerns. A number of economists have either brought forward their call for the first interest-rate rise or are highlighting risks from Governor Philip Lowe turning hawkish following ...

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