Bloomberg Nearly 2,500 members of a union that represents three Boeing Co defense locations in the St Louis area voted to reject the company’s contract offer and plan to strike starting on August 1. “We cannot accept a contract that is not fair and equitable, as this company continues to make billions of dollars each year off the backs …

Bloomberg Rising prices in the US are starting to weigh on consumer spending. Two-thirds of US consumers say they are planning to reduce spending over the next six months as a result of inflation, according to a recent survey of roughly 2,000 people conducted this month by Morgan Stanley. A similar percentage identify inflation as a top concern. The number …

  Bloomberg Hong Kong will require travellers to the city to fill out an electronic health declaration form before boarding a flight, no longer allowing them to do the paperwork after landing, in an effort to make the process more efficient. The new system will begin from July 28 on a trial basis, the government said in a statement. In …

  Bloomberg Investors looking to sell stakes in Shein are evaluating bids at discounts of about 30% to its $100 billion valuation in April, according to people familiar with the matter, amid concern about the Chinese fast-fashion giant’s slowing growth. While some current shareholders in the private company are considering cashing out ahead of a future initial public offering, the …

  Bloomberg Aldi is giving its UK staff a pay rise for the second time this year as the German discount supermarket attracts more shoppers seeking to cope with the higher cost of living. Starting in September, Aldi will pay store workers at least £10.50 ($12.59) an hour and £11.95 in London, the highest pay among supermarkets in Britain, according …

Bloomberg The surge in the dollar this month to its strongest levels in decades has won a tacit endorsement from Washington, offering little official restraint to the currency in a notable shift from past occasions. Congressional hearings with key policy makers including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell have seen barely a mention of the greenback’s …

Bloomberg India’s central bank may be pivoting to the spot market from forwards in its attempts to shield the rupee from fresh record lows — in order to minimise the knock-on effects of its intervention strategy. Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) foreign-exchange reserves have fallen by about $30 billion since the end of May to $573 billion, according to its …

  Bloomberg Julius Baer Group Ltd said the worst of the market selloff may be over for the Swiss wealth manager after a first half that was one of the most difficult in decades. Clients have started to come back and will probably look for ways to make money again in the second half, CEO Philipp Rickenbacher said. First-half profit …

  Bloomberg Stocks and US equity futures reversed earlier declines on Monday as earnings expectations outweighed concerns about a possible recession. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures rose, while European stocks extended gains after their best week since May. China’s property shares pushed higher amid a report that officials plan a fund to support struggling developers. Treasury yields advanced and …

  Bloomberg Chinese property stocks and dollar bonds rallied on Monday, as a reported move by Beijing to establish a fund to support developers fuelled optimism about a turnaround for the struggling sector. A Bloomberg Intelligence index of the country’s real estate firms jumped 1.7%, the most in a week. China’s high-yield dollar notes, predominately issued by developers, rose at …