September, 2022

• 21 September

  Are Hong Kong bankers quiet quitting now?

    Quiet quitting, where you don’t quit the job but no longer subscribe to the culture that work is your life, is alien to Hong Kong’s diligent finance worker bees. But conditions are ripe for them to stop hustling for a while. Say no to 12-hour days and late-night conference calls. This year, few are expecting blow-out bonuses that would ...

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• 21 September

  Rate-hike fears hitting people where they live

    Wednesday’s meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee is dominating all discussions. That’s inevitable. But if there’s one area where the Fed’s monetary policy could wreak changes, and where many Americans fear that it will, it is on housing. The latest diffusion index of homebuilders’ confidence produced by the National Association of Home Builders was published. It’s easy to ...

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• 21 September

  Companies choosing flights on price rather than loyalty plans

  

    Bloomberg Flying business class has always been beyond the means of most fliers. Now even companies can’t afford fares that have soared as the world tries to reconnect in the wake of Covid. A return business-class flight on the longest routes, between New York and Sydney, for example, can cost more than $20,000, about double the price from pre-pandemic ...

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• 21 September

  Boeing holds fresh talks with China regulator on 737 Max comeback

  

    Bloomberg Boeing Co and China’s aviation authority held a meeting to evaluate the 737 Max aircraft, which hasn’t been fully approved to return to commercial service in the country despite flying again in most other markets. The talks were held in Zhoushan in eastern China, according to CAAC News, the media arm of the Civil Aviation Administration of China. ...

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• 21 September

  Ralph Lauren sees faster growth on high pricing, new customers

  

  Bloomberg Ralph Lauren Corp is targeting sales growth over the next three years that’s faster than Wall Street’s estimates, with the fashion brand aiming to pick up new customers and continuing to raise prices. The New York-based apparel company is targeting revenue growth in the mid-to-high single digits in each of the next three fiscal years, including the current one, ...

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• 21 September

  Sports Direct owner loosens his grip on Frasers Group

  

    Bloomberg Mike Ashley is stepping down from the board of Frasers Group Plc four decades after he founded his retail business and just months after son-in-law Michael Murray became CEO of the Sports Direct-owner. The 58-year-old Ashley still holds an almost 70% stake in Frasers and said he remains “100% committed” to the business even though he won’t seek ...

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• 21 September

  US Halloween spending to hit $10.6b: NRF

    Bloomberg With the pandemic waning, the US is gearing up for pre-pandemic levels of trick-or-treating, despite inflation levels not seen for 40 years. Undeterred by soaring prices, 69% of consumers are planning to celebrate Halloween this year compared with 68% in 2019, the National Retail Federation (NRF) said. A survey commissioned by the trade group found that consumers plan ...

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• 21 September

  Russia’s Putin hurries to annex occupied Ukraine as Kyiv gains

  

  Bloomberg The Kremlin is moving hastily to stage sham votes on annexing the regions of Ukraine its forces still control, after Kyiv’s military drove Russian troops from large areas of territory taken in their seven-month-old invasion. The so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, as well as Kherson, may hold their votes as soon as this weekend, Interfax quoted officials as ...

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• 21 September

  Ukraine’s foreign minister urges West to send more weapons

  

  Bloomberg Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged western nations to supply more weapons so his government can press ahead with its counteroffensive against Russian forces. Kuleba said in an interview Monday with Bloomberg Television that Ukraine wants to add to its recent territorial gains and deny Russian President Vladimir Putin any strategic advantage gained since his army invaded on Feb. ...

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• 21 September

  Marcos embarks on US charm offensive in shift from Duterte

  

    Bloomberg Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he can’t envision his country without the US as a partner, marking his strongest statements yet on the longstanding alliance undermined by his predecessor. Marcos, who’s in New York for the UN General Assembly, said he sees a “further strengthening” of political and economic ties with the US. “It is very clear ...

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