February, 2023

• 27 February

  Bets on ECB hikes in 2024 send German yields to 11-year high

  

  BLOOMBERG Traders are betting for the first time that the European Central Bank (ECB) will extend its rate-hiking cycle into 2024, leading to a selloff in German debt that took yields to the highest in more than 11 years. Swap-market pricing shows they briefly wagered the ECB will raise its deposit rate to as much as 3.9% in February 2024. ...

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• 27 February

  Japan Post plans to sell $9.5b of shares in its banking unit

  

  BLOOMBERG Japan Post Holdings Co plans to sell 1.3 trillion yen ($9.5 billion) of shares in its banking unit, the latest step in the postal group’s privatisation. The former state-run mail and financial services giant is seeking to sell about 975 million shares in Japan Post Bank Co, a Ministry of Finance filing showed. The offer to domestic and international ...

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• 27 February

  Goldman turns to ‘make-or-break’ unit as its CEO put to test

  

  BLOOMBERG Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s leaders take the stage hoping to turn the page on a forgettable 2022, lay out new reasons for investors to rally around the stock and quell dissatisfaction within the firm’s ranks. After a year in which profits slumped by half and a consumer-banking strategy unraveled, executives plan to offer a more forceful case for shareholders ...

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• 27 February

  Books ‘through the prism of mindfulness’ launched

  

  DUBAI / GULF TIME The Retreat Palm Dubai hosted an exclusive private event for two friends and authors, Abhi Indrarajan and Naseema Taleb, who collaborated and launched their respective books combined with a photo exhibition. The bustling art and creative hub that Dubai is fast becoming, played a big role in bringing these two friends together, both with common roots ...

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• 27 February

  Primark raises forecast on demand for cut-price fashion

  

  BLOOMBERG Primark’s outlook is improving as cash-strapped shoppers seek inexpensive fashion at the UK budget clothing chain, boosting its market share. The retailer’s adjusted operating profit margin should exceed 8% this year, ahead of former guidance, owner Associated British (AB) Foods Plc said. The stock rose as much as 1.6% in morning trading. Primark stores are attracting clients with items ...

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• 27 February

  Airbus sees Pacific nations buying 920 planes in 20 years

  

  BLOOMBERG Airbus SE expects the Pacific region — Australia, New Zealand and neighbouring nations — to take delivery of 920 planes in the next 20 years, underscoring a fast revival in travel following the pandemic. The demand includes about 750 single-aisle jets, like the best-selling A320 family of aircraft, and about 170 bigger planes, Airbus said in a statement. More ...

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• 27 February

  Rationing alone may not solve UK grocers’ salad shortages

  

  BLOOMBERG Britain’s supermarkets are hoping common courtesy can help them avoid free-for-alls in the fresh fruit and vegetable aisles. Moves by Tesco Plc, Asda, Aldi and Morrisons to limit purchases of tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers showed that the grocers are willing to invoke the spirit of the pandemic and ration goods if necessary to protect supplies. Grocers want to be ...

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• 27 February

  Adani stocks fall as firm starts tour to win back investors

  

  BLOOMBERG Most Adani group stocks fell as the embattled Indian conglomerate kicked off a charm offensive with fixed-income investors in Asia, its latest effort to stem the fallout from a short-seller’s attack. All of the group’s 10 stocks dropped, led by a 10% plunge in flagship Adani Enterprises Ltd., taking its market value wipeout to about $154 billion since Hindenburg ...

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• 27 February

  Europe, US stocks push higher after Wall Street’s dismal week

  

  BLOOMBERG European stocks and US equity futures markets pushed higher early on Monday, following Wall Street’s worst week since December that saw traders come to terms with central bank policy that may remain restrictive for longer than thought on both sides of the Atlantic. The Stoxx 600 Index rose more than 1%, with technology firms and retailers pacing gains and ...

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• 27 February

  Sharjah issues, renews 64,089 licences in 2022

  

  SHARJAH / WAM  Sharjah Economic Development Department (Sedd) released the results of Sharjah’s commercial and economic activities report during 2022, where 64,089 licences were issued and renewed in the past year, with a growth rate of six percent over 2021. This report included 7,615 new licences issued and 56,474 renewed. The department reviewed the results and the main developments and ...

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