April, 2019

• 28 April

  Nasdaq Dubai lists $1.5bn IDB sukuk

  

  DUBAI / WAM Nasdaq Dubai on Sunday welcomed the listing of a $1.5 billion sukuk by Islamic Development Bank (IDB). The listing underlines Dubai’s role as the largest centre globally for sukuk listings by nominal value currently totalling $60.89 billion. IDB now has 10 sukuk listed on the Middle East’s international financial exchange with a total value of $12.54 billion. …

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• 28 April

  Exxon’s refining ‘shocker’ puts Rockefeller legacy in doubt

  

  Bloomberg Exxon Mobil Corp’s worst refining performance in almost two decades may revive questions about the so-called integrated model engineered by founder John D. Rockefeller and espoused by every CEO in the company’s 149-year history. A surprise loss in a business line Exxon typically relies on to prop up more volatile units eroded first-quarter profit and cast doubt on the …

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• 28 April

  Total’s cash flow up as record output offsets low oil prices

  

  Bloomberg Total SA boosted cash flow in the first quarter as record hydrocarbon output and so-aring sales of liquefied natural gas compensated for a drop in crude prices. The French energy giant’s earnings are the latest sign of the industry’s recovery from a deep downturn, with Total benefiting from the start of giant LNG projects from Australia to the Arctic …

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• 28 April

  Investors brace for big week of insights into world economy

  

  Bloomberg The world economy’s ability to rebound from its recent soft patch will be tested anew as data is released from Washington to Beijing. Federal Reserve officials conclude a meeting on Wednesday amid expectations they won’t change their monetary policy settings as counterparts elsewhere follow its dovish turn. A press conference by Chairman Jerome Powell will be eyed for insights …

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• 28 April

  Funds turn bullish on worst-performing New Zealand dollar

  

  Bloomberg These are troubling times for the New Zealand dollar but a whiff of optimism is in the air. The kiwi has been the worst-performing major currency over the past month, tumbling 3.6 percent, after the central bank said the next policy move was likely to be an interest-rate cut. Disappointing first-quarter inflation numbers helped speed its decline. The double …

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• 28 April

  Central banks’ club of caution grows as bad news piles up

  

  Bloomberg Three months since the Federal Reserve put US interest rates on a prolonged pause, more and more central bankers around the world are getting nervous about tightening monetary policy. Policy makers across Asia, Europe and North America shifted their tones, with Sweden and Canada among them. The caution came in a week of fresh pessimism on the global outlook …

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• 28 April

  Philippines rate cut a matter of timing as oil rises, says governor

  

  Bloomberg Philippines central bank Governor Benjamin Diokno said it is only a matter of timing as to when monetary policy is eased after last year’s series of interest-rate increases, even as authorities closely monitor oil prices. A rate cut at the May 9 policy meeting will depend on key data and the outlook on El Nino weather, Diokno said in …

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• 28 April

  RBS slides on Brexit impact warning

  

  Bloomberg Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group Plc tumbled after the state-backed lender said Britain’s slowing economy is likely to bite into income over the coming months. The bank’s shares fell as much as seven percent after it sounded the strongest warning yet on the impact of Brexit this year. The note of caution overshadowed the bank posting a better-than-expected …

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• 28 April

  RBI ordered to disclose critical reports on banks

  

  Bloomberg India’s top court directed the central bank to disclose its inspection reports on lend-ers to allow people to gauge their health. The order was the “last opportunity” to avoid initiation of contempt proceedings against Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice L.N. Rao ruled. The central bank will …

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• 28 April

  Danske crisis: The blowback from putting ‘$230b’ in headline

  

  Bloomberg The financial regulator at the epicenter of Europe’s vast dirty money scandal says a key part of what really happened has been misunderstood. Danske Bank A/S became the modern-day poster child for Russian money laundering after it published a report in September that revealed a shocking number: $230 billion. Jesper Berg, the director general of the Financial Supervisory Authority …

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