July, 2019

• 16 July

  ECB may mull bank-bond buying amid unappealing menu

  

  Bloomberg Europe’s bond investors are starting to ask whether the European Central Bank (ECB) will pair a potential interest rate cut with unprecedented purchases of senior bank debt. Policy makers have previously shied away from buying unsecured bank bonds, not least because of possible conflicts of interest stemming from the ECB’s role in regulating banks it would be purchasing notes …

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• 16 July

  Treasuries fall, dollar rises on economic data; stocks mixed

  

  Bloomberg Treasuries fell and the dollar rose after solid data from the world’s largest economy added to signs the expansion is holding up even as central bank officials indicated they’re ready to cut rates. Stocks were mixed. Benchmark 10-year yields halted a two-day slide, while the greenback climbed against most major currencies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced to a …

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• 16 July

  Philippine stock bulls unfazed amid drop in six weeks

  

  Bloomberg The bull run for Philippine stocks still has legs amid tailwinds of stronger corporate earnings, cooling inflation and continued monetary stimulus. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index entered the bull market after climbing more than 22 percent from a November low. The gauge is now the best performer in Southeast Asia and one of the top gainers in Asia …

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• 15 July

  Oil wavers near $60 as storm Barry hits crude production

  

  Bloomberg Oil traded close to $60 a barrel after a tropical storm shut almost three-fourths of US Gulf of Mexico crude production amid lingering concerns about demand growth. Futures were little changed on Monday in New York after advancing almost 5 percent last week. About 73 percent of Gulf crude output was offline after explorers evacuated platforms and rigs ahead …

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• 15 July

  Dubai’s Amlak close to restructuring $1.2b debt

  

  Bloomberg Amlak Finance PJSC is nearing a deal to restructure debt for a second time, according to two people with knowledge of the plan. The company is asking creditors to reschedule repayments on $1.2 billion of loans over the originally agreed period that ends in 2026, said the people, asking not to be identified because the information is private. Most …

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• 15 July

  Mena M&A deal value hits record high of $112b in H1

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The value of announced M&A transactions in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) reached an all-time high of $112 billion in the first half of 2019, according to a report from financial data provider Refinitiv. The increase of 231 percent compared to the value recorded during 2018, was driven by Saudi Aramco’s $69.1 billion …

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• 15 July

  London house prices fall less than usual, says Rightmove

  

  Bloomberg London house prices fell less than usual this month as sellers held back in a sign that the market may be stabilising, according to Rightmove. Home values in greater London slipped 0.2 percent, compared with an average 0.6 percent drop for July over the past five years, the property website said. From a year ago, prices slid 1.7 percent …

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• 15 July

  Bonds climb in busy week of Fedspeak; stocks mixed

  

  Bloomberg Treasuries climbed at the start of a busy week for economic data and Federal Reserve speakers. Stocks were mixed as traders assessed corporate earnings. After last week’s jump in yields, long-term Treasuries outperformed their shorter-tenor peers as investors bought bonds at cheaper prices. The S&P 500 Index fluctuated as banks fell after Citigroup Inc’s results, while Broadcom Inc rallied …

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• 15 July

  Australian exchange plans for negative interest-rate trading

  

  Bloomberg Australia’s ASX Ltd is testing its systems for the trading of negative interest-rate products, underscoring how markets are preparing for the potential introduction of quantitative easing in yet another Group-of-10 nation. The exchange has made available trial environments so market participants can test their processes for interest-rate futures prices that are greater than or equal to 100.00, according to …

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• 15 July

  Central bankers readying to fight another downturn

  

  Bloomberg Central bankers readying to fight another economic downturn are tossing hand grenades rather than firing bazookas. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and European Central Bank President Mario Draghi stand ready alongside many of their counterparts to cut interest rates to bolster the weakest growth in a decade and lackluster inflation. Yet they have little to work with and, perhaps …

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