July, 2020

• 12 July

  Riksbank governor sees QE more effective than rate cuts

  Bloomberg Stimulus measures like bond purchases are more effective than interest rate cuts to support the economy at this point in time, Riksbank Governor Stefan Ingves said. “Altogether, these measures entail a monetary policy that is aimed in full at attempting to alleviate the negative effects of the corona pandemic on the Swedish economy,” Ingves said, according to minutes of ...

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• 12 July

  Yes Bank sets 55% discount for $2 billion share offering

  Bloomberg Yes Bank Ltd. set a large discount in the price range for its $2 billion public offering scheduled for next week. The Mumbai-based lender plans to sell the shares at 12 rupees to 13 rupees apiece, a filing showed. That’s a discount of as much as 55%. Yes Bank, which was bailed out this year, is the latest Indian ...

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• 12 July

  Europe looks to ‘messy’ earnings that may test market’s optimism

  

  Bloomberg Investors are gearing up for a potentially tumultuous European earnings season that may offer clues on whether the stock market’s rapid rebound since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic has been wise or foolish. The second-quarter reporting season kicks off this week with the likes of Volvo AB, Electrolux AB and Nordea Bank set to shed light on the ...

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• 12 July

  How China’s stock market compares with 2014 melt-up

  

  Bloomberg Similarities between a speculative frenzy that this month added more than $1 trillion in value to China’s stock market and 2014’s debt-fuelled binge left investors wondering if a new bubble was in the making. Familiar signs of euphoria emerged before Beijing moved to cool the rally. Turnover soared, margin debt grew at the fastest pace since 2015 and a ...

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• 11 July

  Phase two US-China trade deal unlikely, says Trump

  

  Bloomberg President Donald Trump said a phase two trade deal with China isn’t under consideration, saying the relationship between Washington and Beijing has deteriorated too much. “I don’t think about that,” Trump said when asked about the possibility of a second round of trade agreements with China. “The relationship with China has been severely damaged.” Trump’s comments — made to ...

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• 11 July

  Ambani’s Jio receives $4b payment for stake sales

  

  Bloomberg Jio Platforms Ltd., the digital services business controlled by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, completed the sale of 6% of its shares for about $4 billion. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund closed a deal for a 2.3 percent stake for 113.7 billion rupees ($1.5 billion), according to an exchange filing from Jio’s parent, Reliance Industries Ltd. Silver Lake purchased 2.1% of ...

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• 11 July

  Crude oil pares weekly drop on optimism over virus treatment

  

  Bloomberg Oil rebounded as a new virus treatment showed promising results, but rising Covid-19 cases continued to weigh on the market. Oil gained 2.4% in New York, but is still down for the week. The market followed stocks higher after Gilead Sciences Inc. said its remdesivir treatment cut Covid-19 mortality risk by 62%. Still, the coronavirus pandemic is far from ...

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• 11 July

  Indian firm seeks investor for $5.3b solar plan

  

  Bloomberg India’s Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) is seeking a partner to expand its distributed solar power venture, Managing Director Saurabh Kumar said. EESL has chosen Investec Capital Services to advise on the deal and expects it to come up with a valuation for the project in three months, Kumar said. The project has 100 megawatts of operational solar generation ...

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• 11 July

  Virgin Atlantic nears deal for $504 million rescue

  

  Bloomberg Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd is closing in on a 400 million-pound ($504 million) rescue led by Davidson Kempner Capital Management after the US hedge fund offered more favorable terms than other potential backers, people familiar with the matter said. Davidson Kempner has offered funding conditions that an alliance of Elliott Management Corp and UK investment firm Greybull Capital declined ...

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• 11 July

  British Airways faces landing slots battle

  

  Bloomberg Boris Johnson is under pressure to strip IAG SA’s British Airways of valuable landing slots at UK airports amid concern about the airline’s plan to cut 12,000 jobs, according to a report in the Daily Mail. More than 100 British members of parliament from various political parties are asking the prime minister to reconsider BA’s right to slots at ...

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