June, 2020

• 2 June

  Stocks in Europe, Asia rise as futures edge higher; oil gains

  

  Bloomberg Stocks rose in Europe and Asia and US equity futures edged higher as investors weighed positive signs on stimulus and the global economy against worsening social unrest in America. Oil advanced. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index opened in the green, with the DAX pacing gains as German Chancellor Angela Merkel seeks to thrash out a deal on a second …

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• 2 June

  India stocks set for best run in 7 months on lockdown exit

  

  Bloomberg Indian stocks are poised for their longest winning run since November amid optimism that easing of the nationwide lockdown will reboot economic growth. The S&P BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty 50 Index each rose 0.9% as of 12:11 pm in Mumbai. Both gauges are set for their fifth day of gains and longest winning streak since November 4. …

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• 2 June

  Activist fund sees developed Asia stocks catching up to rally

  Bloomberg Things will get better for most of Asia’s developed stock markets, according to Quarz Capital Management Ltd. “All developed Asian countries, especially Japan, Singapore and Australia, have started to stimulate their economies massively,” said Jan Moermann, founder and chief investment officer of the activist fund that holds Asian stocks. “We expect a potential catch up of these markets to …

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• 1 June

  Saudi-led coalition shoots down two Houthi drones

  RIYADH / WAM Forces of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen on Monday intercepted and destroyed two Saudi-bound drones launched by the Houthi militia in Yemen, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). In a statement, the coalition’s official spokesperson, Colonel Turki Al Malki said, “Coalition forces have successfully intercepted and destroyed on Monday two UAVs launched by the terrorist …

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• 1 June

  China’s solar giants slash prices as coronavirus curbs demand

  

  Bloomberg Chinese manufacturers that dominate nearly every step in the global solar power supply chain are being forced to slash prices as the coronavirus disrupts projects around the world. Costs for components like wafers and cells have fallen by as much as 20% since the start of the year. They likely haven’t bottomed out yet, either, as the outlook for …

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• 1 June

  India starts power trade to help discoms

  

  Bloomberg India’s two main power exchanges started real-time electricity trading on Monday, a bid to allow buyers greater flexibility in balancing supply and demand. Auctions will be conducted every 30 minutes and deliveries will be made within an hour of the session end, Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) Ltd, the country’s largest power trading platform, said. Day-ahead transactions currently account for …

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• 1 June

  Europeans need to increase solar power

  

  Bloomberg Europeans need to urgently increase the solar power that their economies generate or face a reckoning with climate change they could regret. Those are the stark choices outlined by top European Union scientists whose advice will be published by Elsevier BV. They see massive new solar investments not only for the bloc to meet its 2030 climate goals, but …

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• 1 June

  JinkoSolar doubles its capacity with new plant

  Bloomberg JinkoSolar Holding Co, the world’s biggest solar panel maker, started operations at the first phase of a massive 11 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) factory in China’s eastern Zhejiang province that will eventually double its manufacturing capacity. When finished, the entire plant is designed to produce 16 gigawatts of panels a year in Yiwu city, a division of the local …

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• 1 June

  Lufthansa bailout to trigger turf war from low-cost rivals

  

  Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG may have won its battle for state aid, but its surrender of airport slots to appease regulators heralds heightened conflict between European aviation’s old guard and low-cost challengers. A rivalry that’s been simmering for years has been given fresh impetus by the coronavirus crisis, with former flag carriers falling back on government support as discounters including …

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• 1 June

  S Africa agrees to $1.2b national airline bailout

  

  Bloomberg South Africa’s government provisionally agreed to allocate at least 21 billion rand ($1.2 billion) to the country’s embattled national airline to help repay debt and resume operations after the lifting of Covid-19 travel bans. The proposed package includes about 17 billion rand that will go towards repaying South African Airways (SAA) creditors, according to a draft copy of a …

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