May, 2021

• 23 May

  US banks could shed 200,000 jobs in decade

  Bloomberg US banks could cut as many as 200,000 jobs in the next decade as they try to boost efficiency to compete with fintech and other upstarts encroaching on their territory, according to Wells Fargo & Co. The eliminations are likely to accelerate as the economy reopens following the Covid-19 pandemic and conditions normalise, Wells Fargo analysts led by Mike …

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• 23 May

  BOE to green its corporate bond-buying program

  

  Bloomberg The Bank of England (BOE) signalled it will take account of the government’s environmental goals in buying assets in financial markets, saying it will shift purchases toward companies doing the most to fight climate change. The move is part of a global effort by central banks to push the financial services industry towards greener finance. The BOE stopped short …

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• 23 May

  Apple readies MacBook Pro, MacBook Air revamps

  

  Bloomberg Apple Inc is preparing to release several new Mac laptops and desktops with faster processors, new designs and improved connectivity to external devices, accelerating the company’s effort to replace Intel Corp chips and leapfrog rival PC makers. The overhaul encompasses a broad range of Macs, including Apple’s higher-end laptop, the MacBook Pro; the laptop aimed at the mass market, …

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• 23 May

  Flying taxis may take off in Europe by ’24

  

  Bloomberg Electric flying taxis may be cleared for takeoff in European skies by 2024 or 2025, according to the region’s top air-safety regulator. Piloted craft that take off vertically could see commercial use carrying packages before passengers, Patrick Ky, executive director of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), said in an online event. Autonomous drones will take at least …

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• 23 May

  BMW to get $1.2bn boost from milder antitrust fine

  

  Bloomberg BMW AG will raise its earnings forecast for the year because it expects an antitrust fine from European Union will be much smaller than anticipated two years ago. The automaker said it will get a roughly $1.2 billion boost to earnings this quarter from revaluing a provision for an EU fine over allegations that it colluded with its German …

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• 23 May

  Chip crisis in ‘danger zone’ as wait times reach new record

  

  Bloomberg Shortages in the semiconductor industry, which have already slammed automakers and consumer electronics companies, are getting even worse, complicating the global economy’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Chip lead times, the gap between ordering a chip and taking delivery, increased to 17 weeks in April, indicating users are getting more desperate to secure supply, according to research by Susquehanna …

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• 23 May

  JLR owner swings to profit as China sales rise

  Bloomberg Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) Indian owner reported a pretax profit in three months through March as a recovery in Chinese demand lifted sales of the automaker’s luxury sports cars and SUVs. Tata Motors Ltd posted fourth-quarter earnings of 57 billion rupees before tax and one-time items, rebounding from a loss of 65 billion rupees a year earlier. Revenue soared …

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• 20 May

  Crypto tumble wipes $600b off digital tokens in a week

  

  Bloomberg Virtual currencies are retreating so broadly and sharply, it’s testing the durability of the cryptocurrency boom. The value of more than 7,000 tokens tracked by CoinGecko has shrunk more than $600 billion in the past week to $1.9 trillion. Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency, slid some 11% on Wednesday to break below $40,000 and is now about $25,000 off its …

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• 19 May

  Global banks lose share in China’s $186b loan market

  

  Bloomberg Global banks are losing share in the $186 billion lending market for Chinese borrowers offshore, falling behind local rivals boosting their presence just as the nation’s corporate sector recovers from the pandemic. Their portion of such lending has steadily dropped over the past decade, hitting 37% so far this year to May 17, well below the 11-year average of …

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• 19 May

  Wells Fargo launches initiative to increase services to unbanked

  

  Bloomberg Wells Fargo & Co, the fourth-largest US bank, is rolling out an initiative to bring more people into the banking system. The firm said it will increase access to affordable products, expand financial-education offerings and launch a National Unbanked Advisory Task Force. Wells Fargo also will set a 10-year goal for reducing the number of people who are unbanked, …

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