Bloomberg New Zealand’s central bank (RBNZ) said it’s prepared to further tighten mortgage lending restrictions if needed to rein in the country’s red-hot housing market. The Reserve Bank would use loan-to-value ratios or new tools currently under consideration to restrict the amount of money banks can lend for house purchases, the RBNZ said in its semi-annual Financial Stability Report on …

Bloomberg European stocks and US futures rebounded from the sell-off in technology shares as focus turned to positive earnings and signs of economic recovery from the pandemic. The Stoxx 600 Index jumped more than 1%, with miners and travel shares among the benchmark’s biggest gainers. Tech stocks bounced back from Tuesday’s rout sparked by fears of quickening inflation. Shares of …

Bloomberg India stocks rise after the central bank unveiled measures to further support the economy as coronavirus cases continue to surge. The S&P BSE Sensex gained 0.4% to 48,452.56, as of 11:33 am in Mumbai, while the NSE Nifty 50 Index advanced by the same magnitude. Thirteen of the 19 sector sub-indexes compiled by BSE Ltd climbed, led by a …

Bloomberg Saudi Aramco’s profit soared in the first quarter following a recovery in global oil and gas markets, though free cash flow remained too low to fully cover dividend payments. The world’s biggest energy firm kept its quarterly payout at $18.75 billion. The money is a vital source of cash for the kingdom. The bumper results follow those last week …

Bloomberg The cost of pollution in the European Union exceeded 50 euros ($60) per metric ton for the first time in the market underpinning the region’s energy transition. Carbon’s run of records in the past year has mirrored the EU’s resolve to ramp up its climate ambition. The bloc’s cap and trade system is a key tool to enact its …

Bloomberg Peabody Energy Corp, the biggest US coal producer, named James Grech to be its next chief executive officer as the industry faces a long-term decline in demand for the fuel. Grech, the CEO of the Utah-based coal company Wolverine Fuels, will take over at Peabody from June 1, according to a statement. Peabody said in March that its current …

Bloomberg BP Plc set out to win back shareholders after a difficult year, saying it will begin share buybacks after “exceptional” natural gas trading buoyed earnings. The gesture is aimed at investors who have shown little love for the company since it cut its dividend by half last year. After lagging its European peers for much of 2020, BP re-jigged …

Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG asked shareholders for permission to raise 5.5 billion euros ($6.6. billion) in fresh capital, calling it a necessary step to repair the stricken carrier’s balance sheet after the coronavirus pandemic punctured a decades-long boom in air travel. At the airline’s annual meeting on Tuesday, Chief Executive Officer Carsten Spohr implored investors to back the motion, which …

Bloomberg Estee Lauder Cos reported quarterly sales that came in short of analysts’ estimates despite early signs of travel bouncing back. Sales rose in every region but didn’t meet expectations, with demand for makeup still stifled as customers don’t see many occasions to wear cosmetics like lipstick. Global net sales for the fiscal third quarter ended March 31 rose 16% …

Bloomberg Pandora A/S, which makes more pieces of jewellery than any other company in the world, will stop using mined diamonds as part of a broader strategy to drop raw materials associated with unethical production methods. Despite decades of reform, the global jewellery market remains tainted by reports of human rights abuses at mines and factories. To address such concerns, …