December, 2022

• 9 December

  India proposes curbing import of private jets, copters to plug deficit

  

    Bloomberg India has proposed curbing the import of private jets and helicopters as the South Asian nation seeks to plug a widening trade deficit, according to a document from the country’s aviation ministry seen by Bloomberg. Any import of planes weighing more than 15,000 kilograms (33,100 pounds) unladen as well as turbo jets are also “non-essential” and shouldn’t be …

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• 9 December

  Fragrance industry remains luxury standout over demand

  

    Bloomberg Glassmaker Pochet du Courval SAS has been making perfume bottles for the world’s top beauty brands since before the telephone was invented, through countless consumer booms and busts. Executives at the French company say they have never been busier than they are right now. “The demand is just so strong that we can’t keep up,” said Yves Bouquier, …

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• 9 December

  Steinhoff ex-CEO’s insider trading fine cut to $1.2m

    Bloomberg A fine against former Steinhoff International Holdings CEO  Markus Jooste for insider trading has been cut by almost 90% after a local tribunal set aside the original penalty. The Financial Sector Conduct Authority has issued a revised penalty of 20 million rand ($1.2 million) against Jooste, down from the 162 million rand announced in October 2020, it said …

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• 9 December

  ‘Air France, Airbus not liable for Rio crash’

    Bloomberg French prosecutors won’t seek convictions of Airbus SE and Air France-KLM’s French unit over the deadly crash of a plane in the Atlantic en route from Brazil to Paris more than a decade ago. Both the planemaker and airline are standing trial for involuntary manslaughter, but the prosecutor’s office said it’s “not in a position” to request conviction, …

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• 9 December

  Oil rallies as major US pipeline shuts because of a leak

  

    Bloomberg Oil snapped a four-day drop amid an outage on a major US pipeline and optimism over China’s reopening. West Texas Intermediate climbed as much as 4.8% in New York, surpassing $75. The Keystone oil pipeline, which can haul more than 600,000 barrels a day of crude from Canada into the US, was halted after spillage into a creek. …

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• 8 December

  US likely to enter recession next year, warns Citi’s CEO

  

  Bloomberg Citigroup Inc is seeing countries around the world roll into recessionary environments, with the US economy on track to follow them in the second half of next year, said Chief Executive Officer Jane Fraser. The New York-based bank is worried in particular about Europe, which Fraser said has already entered a recession. It may take years for countries across …

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• 8 December

  Yuan faces reality check on China reopening rally

  

    Bloomberg The yuan rally spurred by China’s reopening optimism is set to face a reality check as doubts grow on whether any economic rebound will match the currency’s rapid gains. The yuan wiped out nearly a third of its yearly loss last month before surging past the key 7 per dollar level. Its appreciation beyond 6.95 would suggest the …

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• 8 December

  RBA keeps open mind on digital currency

    Bloomberg Australia is keeping an open mind on a central bank digital currency, a senior Reserve Bank official said, while adding it remains to be convinced there’s a case for one in a country with easy financial and cash access. RBA Assistant Governor Brad Jones laid out the pros and cons of a CBDC in a speech in Sydney, …

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• 8 December

  European stocks extend 4-day slide on economic headwinds

  

    Bloomberg European equities extended a four-day slide as optimism over a potential downshift in the Federal Reserve rates hikes deflates in the face of economic headwinds. The Stoxx Europe 600 slipped 0.2%, with property firms and banks pacing declines. Contracts on the S&P 500 steadied to trade little changed after the underlying benchmark posted the longest stretch of down …

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• 8 December

  Japanese green-tech firm drive 268% stock surge, luring short bets

  

  Bloomberg Shares of a small Japanese green-technology firm have more than tripled in less than half a year on investor bets that microwaves will play a major role helping manufacturers reduce carbon emissions. Microwave Chemical Co. has jumped 268% since it listed in June, with its market value touching a high of about $300 million. Most of the gains have …

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