July, 2021

• 25 July

  China’s power crunches may worsen further

  

  Bloomberg China needs to accelerate its build-out of energy sources such as nuclear and pumped-hydro to stave off worsening power crunches in its industrial centres, according to a government-backed think tank. Some of the big cities that have recently suffered power outages when summer demand for air-conditioning peaks are likely to see widening shortfalls in energy supply, according to the …

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• 25 July

  Dreamliner deliveries to be 7 months late: Vistara

  

  Bloomberg Singapore Airlines Ltd’s Indian joint venture expects the last four Dreamliners from its Boeing order to arrive by October 2022, a delay of up to seven months as the US planemaker addresses flaws with the jet and the pandemic weighs on air travel. Vistara, which Singapore Airlines jointly owns with conglomerate Tata Group, has received two Boeing 787 Dreamliners …

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• 25 July

  UK retail sales surged unexpectedly in June

  

  Bloomberg UK retail sales surged unexpectedly in June as consumers spent more in grocery stores to celebrate European championship soccer, adding momentum to the economic recovery. The volume of goods sold in shops and online rose 0.5% from the month before, the Office for National Statistics said. Economists had expected a 0.1% drop. The figures followed an unprecedented jump in …

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• 25 July

  HK to delay plan for antibody test at airport to cut quarantine

  

  Bloomberg Hong Kong will postpone for at least two weeks a plan to start antibody testing at the airport for fully vaccinated people arriving from some areas, people familiar with the matter said, a setback in easing one of the strictest quarantine restrictions in the world. The delay in the second phase of its antibody-testing plan was a result of …

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• 25 July

  Athens’ old airport is rivaling New York in property prices

  

  Bloomberg The redevelopment of Athens’ old airport offered a unique chance to secure pristine sea-side homes close to a major city, and even before bulldozers start to roll, it may already be too late to buy one. Demand has been so strong that all of the apartments in the project’s 45-floor marina tower as well as the 27 beach-front villas …

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• 25 July

  United sees profit on horizon despite renewed virus fear

  Bloomberg United Airlines Holdings Inc. is confident that a domestic travel resurgence will continue despite rising coronavirus infections, leading the carrier to forecast profits for the rest of this year “We don’t just see the light at the end of the tunnel, we’re exiting the tunnel,” Chief Executive Officer Scott Kirby said on an earnings call, citing robust demand. “It’s …

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• 25 July

  Uber ramps up on-demand grocery in US 

  Bloomberg Uber Technologies, Inc is accelerating its on-demand grocery delivery service in the US, more than doubling the cities where it’s available and partnering with a major grocer as the pandemic-fueled delivery competition heats up. After launching its grocery delivery service last July, Uber said on Monday that it can now be used in more than 400 locations in the …

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• 25 July

  ECB to lift ban on eurozone banks’ dividends as economy rebounds

  

  Bloomberg The European Central Bank (ECB) said it will lift a cap on how much lenders can return to shareholders with dividends and share buybacks, while urging them to remain cautious given uncertainty in pandemic. The ECB “decided not to extend beyond September 2021 its recommendation that all banks limit dividends,” the central bank said in a statement. “Instead, supervisors …

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• 25 July

  AmEx revenue surges in Q2 as fight for card customers pays off

  

  Bloomberg The battle to win affluent customers is paying off for American Express Co. The credit-card giant added a record number of new customers to its tony Platinum card in the period. That helped revenue surge 33% to $10.2 billion in second quarter, topping the $9.6 billion average estimate of analysts in a Bloomberg survey. Shares soared to a record. …

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• 25 July

  Bank of Canada to bring back staff, allow 50% remote work

  

  Bloomberg The Bank of Canada will allow most of its employees to work remotely as much as 50% of the time once public health guidelines allow it to fully reopen its offices. A limited number of staff are currently working in the central bank’s offices in Ottawa. The coronavirus pandemic has eased in Canada, with vaccinations rising and cases dropping, …

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