March, 2022

• 18 March

  Brazil to slow rate hike pace

    Bloomberg Brazil’s central bank will likely slow the pace of interest rate increases as it calibrates one of the world’s most aggressive monetary tightening cycles despite a breakneck surge in local fuel prices. Policy makers will raise the benchmark Selic by 100 basis points to 11.75%, according to 38 of 44 economists in a Bloomberg survey. Four of them …

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• 18 March

  Big banks emerge as winners as Fed starts rate hike cycle

  

    Bloomberg America’s biggest lenders, including JPMorgan Chase & Co, Bank of America Corp and Citigroup, are emerging as major winners from the Federal Reserve’s most aggressive campaign to increase borrowing costs in years. Banks were among the best performing groups in the S&P 500 Index, as the sector rose 3.7% to the highest in two weeks. The KBW Bank …

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• 18 March

  Stocks jump on China shares; bonds flash post-Fed concern

  

  Bloomberg Stocks jumped on Thursday on a surge in Chinese technology shares and as traders digested the Federal Reserve’s view that a robust US economy can weather the campaign against high inflation now underway. An Asia-Pacific equity index rises about 3%, boosted by China’s effort to stabilize its markets, which was unveiled a day ago. US and European futures climbed …

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• 18 March

  Bitcoin mirrors stock rebound on Powell’s upbeat economic tone

  

  Bloomberg Bitcoin edged higher for a third day following reassurance from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell that the US economy was strong enough to weather tightening monetary policy. The largest cryptocurrency continued to mirror the US stock market, which swung between gains and losses in the wake of the Fed’s first interest rate increase since 2018. Investors have expressed concern …

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• 17 March

  Amazon slams India’s Future Retail ‘fraud’ as truce talks fail

  

    Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc told India’s top court that truce talks to bury the dispute with cash-strapped Future Retail Ltd had failed, hours after it published newspapers notices warning the local retailer and its founders that any transfer of assets to Reliance Industries Ltd would trigger civil and criminal legal action. “We made efforts but nothing is possible,” Amazon’s lawyer …

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• 17 March

  Mumbai airport delays proposed dollar bond

  

    Bloomberg Mumbai International Airport Ltd has delayed a proposed dollar bond offering, according to people familiar with the matter, as market volatility prompts borrowers around the world to adjust their funding plans. The operator of India’s second-largest airport had said in an exchange filing in late February that it would be meeting with investors for the proposed issuance. But …

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• 17 March

  Russian air travel may disappear as commercial jets not serviced

  

    Bloomberg Russia’s commercial aircraft fleet could falter within months and risks being largely grounded in a few years as sanctions block essential spare parts from Boeing Co and Airbus SE, according to Jefferies Group LLC. “They’ll be able to fly for the next six months to a year fairly well, then parts start breaking and you’ll need replacements,” Jefferies …

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• 17 March

  Shanghai to divert international flights as virus spreads

  

    Bloomberg More than 100 international flights will be diverted away from Shanghai to other cities to ease pressure on quarantine hotels and isolation facilities in the financial hub as China battles growing pockets of Covid-19. A total of 106 flights on 22 routes will be diverted between March 21 and May 1, state broadcaster CCTV reported, citing a statement …

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• 17 March

  Heathrow, Virgin, BA to ease mask rules as UK ends curbs

    Bloomberg London’s Heathrow Airport, British Airways (BA) and Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd are dropping mask requirements as the country scraps remaining Covid-19 travel curbs despite a new flareup in cases. Masks will no longer be needed in Heathrow terminals, rail stations or office buildings from Wednesday, the airport said in a statement. IAG SA-owned British Airways and Virgin will …

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• 17 March

  H&M growth accelerates over markdowns

    Bloomberg Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) AB said sales growth accelerated as the Swedish retailer reduced the level of markdowns on its garments. Revenue rose 23% excluding currency shifts in the three months through February. Sales amounted to 49.2 billion kronor ($5.1 billion). Analysts expected 49.1 billion. Like other retailers, H&M decided to temporarily pause sales in Russia, its sixth-biggest …

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