May, 2019

• 1 May

  Souq becomes amazon.ae in the UAE

  Dubai / Emirates Business Amazon and Souq announced the launch of Amazon.ae, a new local shopping experience for customers in the UAE. Amazon.ae features over 30 million products from local and international businesses, including products previously available on Souq and five million products from Amazon US. Customers shopping on Amazon.ae will enjoy the same commitment to great prices as on …

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• 1 May

  US says ready to walk if no China trade deal soon

  

  Bloomberg The White House is ramping up pressure to reach a trade deal with China in the next two weeks, warning that the US is prepared to walk away from the negotiations. “It won’t go on forever,” Mick Mulvaney, President Donald Trump’s acting chief of staff, said at an event in Los Angeles. “At some point in any negotiation you …

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• 1 May

  US stocks increase amid tech gain as Fed looms; oil slumps

  

  Bloomberg US stocks edged higher as Apple Inc’s upbeat sales projection boosted technology shares, while Treasuries climbed before the Federal Reserve’s decision. The S&P 500 Index looked for a fourth day of gains and a fresh record and tech-heavy Nasdaq indexes outperformed as the iPhone maker again closed in on a $1 trillion market valuation. Advanced Micro Devices Inc’s outlook …

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• 1 May

  Asia’s best bond returns not enough to attract investors

  

  Bloomberg Even with Asia’s top performance, foreign investors are still not convinced to buy Philippine bonds. Local-currency notes in the Philippines have yielded almost 10 percent this year through April, compared with less than 2 percent for China and India, data compiled by Bloomberg show. High taxes, a less liquid market, and tedious documentary requirements are some of the gripes …

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• 1 May

  BP profit on target as cash flow grows

  

  Bloomberg BP Plc boosted cash flow and hit the target on profit estimates in the first quarter as rising oil and gas production and strong trading results offset the effect of lower prices. The company’s performance brightens a mixed picture for Big Oil earnings. While the industry has moved beyond the worst downturn in a generation it’s still enduring volatile …

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• 1 May

  ‘Mexican private oil output not yet enough to restart auctions’

  

  Bloomberg Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that oil output from private companies hasn’t risen to a level that would justify restarting auctions that his administration put on hold. Lopez Obrador said private companies are only producing 4,000 barrels of crude per day, based on the information he has from state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos. As of two weeks …

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• 1 May

  Sinopec Q1 profit declines 20%

  

  Bloomberg Sinopec said its first-quarter profit declined 20 percent amid lower crude prices and shrinking refining earnings. Net income dropped to 15.47 billion yuan ($2.3 billion) from 19.31 billion a year ago, the company said in a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange, using international accounting standards. A drop in oil prices typically drags down the value of the …

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• 1 May

  Singapore office market sees debt-laden Oxley make profit

  

  Bloomberg Singapore’s office market is running hot — so much so that debt-laden Oxley Holdings Ltd just sold a building for S$365 million ($268 million) more than it paid less than 18 months ago. Oxley agreed to sell Chevron House, a 32-story tower in the central business district, to Golden Compass (BVI) Ltd for S$1.025 billion in cash and assumed …

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• 1 May

  ECB wins respite as growth cheer cancels Draghi stimulus alarm

  

  Bloomberg European Central Bank policy makers who sounded the alarm about the region’s slowdown last month can now relax a bit as the stimulus they prepped becomes less urgent. It was during the first quarter that officials, led by President Mario Draghi, reactivated plans to aid growth in a moment of embarrassment so soon after concluding bond purchases last year. …

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• 1 May

  Goldman plans Mexico expansion with new stock-trading brokerage

  

  Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is planning to open a stock-trading brokerage in Mexico as it boosts its presence in Latin America’s second-largest economy. The move will allow the firm to buy and sell stocks locally on behalf of clients, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The new business line, still months away from being up and running, …

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