January, 2020

• 25 January

  American Air targets higher growth in 2020

  Bloomberg American Airlines Group Inc forecast a big increase in capacity this year and said costs will rise, risking pressure to fares and a squeeze on profit. The amount of available flights and seats will rise as much as 5%, American said, following a 1.1% gain last year. Growth will focus on hubs such as Dallas and Charlotte, North Carolina. …

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• 25 January

  Asos rebounds with Black Friday sales

  

  Bloomberg Asos Plc bounced back from a poor Christmas a year earlier with strong growth over the holidays driven by Black Friday sales. The UK online fashion retailer said its group retail sales grew 20% on a constant-currency basis in the last four months of 2019, better than analysts expected. The shares rose as much as 12%. The better showing …

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• 22 January

  UAE remains world’s number one ‘mover’ for second year in a row

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has once again proved itself a resilient business hub, as its been named the world’s number one “mover” by US News 2020 Best Countries Rankings, for the second year in a row. According to the report, which is compiled in partnership with Bav Group and Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, “The World …

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• 22 January

  Opec says global oil demand to rise 100.98 mbpd in 2020

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), has projected an increase in the global demand for oil to 100.98 million barrels per day (mbpd) during 2020, an increase of 1.22 mbpd compared to the average production of 99.77 mbpd for 2019, according to the Organisation’s Monthly Oil Market Report for January. World oil production includes all …

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• 22 January

  Trump announces new push for WTO reform

  

  Bloomberg President Donald Trump said he’s begun talks with World Trade Organisation (WTO) director-general Roberto Azevedo on changing the structure of the body, which he complained has been unfair to the US. Azevedo will travel to the US for negotiations, Trump said on Wednesday at a news conference to close his visit to the World Economic Forum annual conference in …

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• 22 January

  Temasek, EQT form $500mn India renewable energy venture

  

  Bloomberg Singapore’s Temasek Holdings Pte and Swedish private equity firm EQT AB have formed a $500 million venture that will invest in solar and wind power generators across India. The O2 Power renewable energy platform, first reported by The Economic Times in November, will draw down on the funds over several years as it finds suitable deals, Temasek and EQT …

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• 22 January

  US futures gain as China moves to contain virus

  

  Bloomberg US equity-index futures gained on Wednesday as China took steps to contain the spread of a deadly virus that had rattled international markets. Treasuries and the dollar were steady. Contracts on the three main American equity indexes all rose, with Netflix Inc and International Business Machines Corp climbing in the premarket as traders digested their earnings. The Stoxx Europe …

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• 22 January

  Southeast Asian IPOs lose their shine in HK

  

  Bloomberg Southeast Asian companies seeking to list in Hong Kong may be better off staying at home as investors in the financial hub continue to avoid small-cap stocks. Initial public offerings from Southeast Asian companies in Hong Kong are generally tiny. The average deal size of such IPOs last year stood at just $15.3 million, according to data compiled by …

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• 22 January

  While virus whacked stocks, bulls showed up in China

  Bloomberg Some investors may have been taking advantage of the sell-off in Asian stocks to position for a rebound. While the iShares China Large-Cap ETF tumbled the most in two years on news that the coronavirus out of China has spread, Susquehanna Financial Group spotted buyers of bullish options. Four of the five most-traded contracts on US-listed exchange-traded fund were …

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• 22 January

  Central banks unite to study case for digital currencies

  

  Bloomberg Some of the world’s major central banks are teaming up to assess potentially developing their own digital currencies, acknowledging that their role is being challenged by new technologies and private sector initiatives such as Facebook Inc’s Libra. A group has been formed in order to “share experience as they assess the potential cases for central bank digital currency (CBDC) …

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