Bloomberg France’s new government reaffirmed the country’s pledge to lower debt after the Covid-19 pandemic forced President Emmanuel Macron to carry out an unprecedented spending splurge to prevent economy from crashing. “I will be a relentless craftsman in keeping our public accounts in a context that we know is difficult,” Gabriel Attal, France’s new budget minister, said in a ...

  Bloomberg Europe’s two largest economies kept growing in May as they benefited from a sustained rebound in services that offset fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The loosening of Covid-19 restrictions in Germany and France supported activity in both countries while factories suffered from surging prices and strained supply chains, according to business surveys by S&P Global. “A post-lockdown ...

  Bloomberg Justin Trudeau’s government has issued a new policy that tries to make internet access less expensive in Canada by changing the rules for companies that own large communications networks. The government has asked the country’s telecommunications regulator to craft new regulations that would force major providers such as BCE Inc and Rogers Communications Inc to sell access to ...

  Bloomberg More Americans are quitting their jobs than ever in the US, and fewer are sticking around in their new positions. Among workers who took a new job in 2021, the share who had been in their previous position for less than 12 months rose by 6.5% compared with a year earlier, data compiled by LinkedIn show. This job-jumping ...

  Bloomberg European stocks rise, heading for their best weekly advance since mid-March as investors returned to risk assets, lured by cheaper valuations. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index added 0.6% by 9:57 am in London. Consumer and tech sectors outperformed, while utilities and energy shares lagged after the UK government announced windfall tax plans on oil and gas companies. While ...

  Bloomberg JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s hedge fund clients have returned to buying Hong Kong stocks since mid-March after continuous selling for more than a year, the Wall Street bank said in a note. In China, flows have stabilized as purchases to cover short positions were offset by a reduction in bullish wagers in the last few weeks, the US ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Thursday announced a collaboration with the American University of Sharjah’ (AUS) College of Engineering to research the economic and environmental benefits of re-using food waste to enrich manufactured soils made from bauxite residue, and further applications in waste-to-energy. The AED1.6 million three-year research project is the second phase of EGA’s ...

  Bloomberg Oil, bolstered by a broad-based market rally, rose for a second day as US crude and gasoline stockpiles showed signs of continuing decline ahead of the summer driving season. West Texas Intermediate futures rise more than 3% alongside a rebounding equity market, while the dollar falls, which makes commodities priced in the currency cheaper. Global crude markets continue ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE strongly condemned the terrorist bombing that targeted a mosque in the Afghan capital, Kabul, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) affirmed that the UAE expresses its strong condemnation of these criminal acts and its permanent rejection of all forms of violence ...

  Berlin / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has met with Christian Lindner, German Minister of Finance, in Berlin, during his official visit to Germany. During the meeting, HH Sheikh Abdullah and minister Linder discussed the UAE-German strategic relations and means to develop them in the financial, investment and ...