October, 2022

• 28 October

  Yuan becomes 5th most traded currency in world

  

  The yuan leaped over the Australian, Canadian and Swiss currencies to become the fifth most traded currency in the world, according to the Bank for International Settlements’ Triennial Central Bank Survey. The Chinese currency was involved in 7% of all trades in 2022, compared with 4% three years ago, Basel-based BIS said in a report. Meanwhile, total daily trades rise ...

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• 28 October

  Lloyds Q3 profit slumps as bank gets gloomier on UK downturn

  

  Lloyds Banking Group Plc missed estimates in the third quarter after the lender took charges for bad loans as it warned of a darkening outlook for the UK economy. Pretax profit falls more than expected to £1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) after the bank took its biggest charge since the Covid-19 pandemic to cover loans that could default. The £668 million ...

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• 28 October

  Bank of Canada signals slower pace of rate hikes

  

  The Bank of Canada signalled it’s nearing the end of its interest-rate hiking campaign, potentially providing a model for counterparts elsewhere as recession risks mount. The central bank unexpectedly slowed its pace of rate increases, amid concern Canada’s economy is already flirting with a recession. Governor Tiff Macklem boosted the benchmark overnight lending rate by 50 basis points, instead of ...

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• 28 October

  Wall Street says too early to bet on king dollar’s demise

  

  It’s too soon to write off the dollar’s dominance as the US rate-hike cycle may not be near its peak. That’s the firm conviction of money managers at JPMorgan Asset Management and Fivestar Asset Management even after a gauge of the greenback touched a one-month low. Signs that aggressive Federal Reserve tightening is starting to take a toll are fuelling ...

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• 28 October

  Bond investors lose $106b in dismal year for credit

  

  It was supposed to be the silver lining to a year of brutal losses. As bond-fund managers watched the market value of their portfolio decline rate hike after rate hike, one thing was certain: companies would soon have to return to the market offering juicier yields. But for all the yield concessions companies have had to offer investors to raise ...

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• 28 October

  Too early for Fed pivot as investors flock to stocks, says BofA

  

  Investors are pouring large sums into equities but the rally has limited room to run as the Federal Reserve remains steadfast on hiking interest rates, according to Bank of America Corp (BofA) strategists. Global equity funds saw about $23 billion of inflows in the week through October 26, the largest amount since March, according to a note from the bank ...

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• 28 October

  We face an abyss of irreversible climate consequences: Irena DG

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM     The International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) kicked off its twenty-fourth Council meeting on Thursday in Abu Dhabi. The biannual two-day meeting, chaired this year by Uruguay, gathers more than 400 delegates from 108 countries to discuss the world’s energy transition ahead of the annual UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sham el-Sheikh, Egypt. “We are staring ...

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• 28 October

  UAE welcomes signing of deal between Egypt, IMF

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates welcomed joint cooperation between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in light of the agreement reached by the two parties. The UAE affirmed its support for efforts by the Arab Republic of Egypt to implement the necessary economic and structural reforms to ensure the preservation of strong, ...

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• 28 October

  UAE, Austria ink energy security, industrial partnership deal

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM  President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Karl Nehammer, Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria, have witnessed the signing of a Strategic Energy Security and Industrial Cooperation (Sesic) partnership between the UAE and Austria. The Sesic will focus on projects of mutual interest in refined products, liquefied natural gas (LNG), renewables, and ...

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• 28 October

  First Etihad flight using sustainable aviation fuel departs Tokyo

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The first Etihad Airways flight to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supplied by ITOCHU Corporation and Neste took off from Tokyo Narita airport on Thursday. The pioneering flight, EY871 departed Tokyo Narita, was the result of a partnership in which ITOCHU provided Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Etihad, the UAE national airline, making Etihad the ...

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