July, 2018

• 31 July

  BP makes tiny oil trading loss as Permian bottlenecks bite

  

  Bloomberg BP Plc reported a small and unusual loss from oil trading after being caught on the wrong side of Permian basin pipeline bottlenecks that prompted wild gyrations in US crude prices this year. “A lot of people got a little bit caught up in the bottlenecks in the Permian, we had some of that,” BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley …

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• 31 July

  Crude swings lower amid demand worries

  

  Bloomberg Crude dipped this month as a slew of factors from threats of weaker demand to key OPEC producers boosting output has weighed on the market. Futures in New York have lost almost 7 percent in July as some of the largest producers are seen raising supply levels. On Tuesday, prices also declined amid low-volume trading and a strengthening dollar. …

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• 31 July

  CN Rail CEO vows loyalty to grain farmers as oil shipments climb

  

  Bloomberg Crude oil demand may be on the rise again, but Canadian National (CN) Railway Co.’s new leader insists energy shipments won’t displace longtime railroad staples such as grain and lumber. Grain farmers in the western Prairie provinces saw exports slow to a crawl when Canadian National proved unable to cope with a surge in demand starting in the second …

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• 31 July

  Stocks rise as US, China seek to avoid trade war

  

  Bloomberg US stocks climbed as industrial shares rallied after Bloomberg reported that the Trump administration is seeking to ease trade tensions with China. Most sovereign bond yields edged lower after the Bank of Japan pledged to keep its monetary policy ultra loose. The S&P 500 Index halted a three-day slide as Boeing Co, Caterpillar Inc and 3M Co all added …

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• 31 July

  Triple-leveraged ETFs store up trouble for $8.5 billion fund

  

  Bloomberg Trouble in the leveraged ETF complex could spark a fresh volatility explosion that hits commodity investors in its wake, according to Macro Risk Advisors. The New York-based firm warns the VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF, ticker GDX, is vulnerable to outsized price swings if its tracked basket of stocks drops by 5 percent or more in a single day. …

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• 31 July

  IndiGo Q1 profit dips 97%

  

  Bloomberg IndiGo, India’s biggest airline, fell to the lowest in 16 months as rising fuel prices and a weaker rupee led to its worst-ever quarterly profit in a fiercely-competitive market. The carrier, operated by InterGlobe Aviation Ltd., said net income dropped 97 percent to 278 million rupees ($4 million) in the three months through June, its worst quarterly result since …

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• 31 July

  Ryanair strike woes worsen as German pilots vote for walkout

  

  Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc’s labour crisis deepened as pilots in Germany voted to strike in a dispute over pay and conditions. Crews could walk out at 24 hours’ notice after more than 96 percent of respondents backed industrial action in a poll, the Vereinigung Cockpit union said. It set an August 6 deadline for the discount carrier to avoid disruption …

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• 31 July

  Lotte mulls selling China malls amid anti-Korean sentiment

  

  Bloomberg Lotte Group, reeling from a wave of anti-Korean sentiment in China for more than a year, is considering selling some of its department stores in the country, a move that would accelerate the conglomerate’s withdrawal from the world’s second-largest economy. The sale of some of Lotte Shopping Co.’s five malls is among options being reviewed in the country, a …

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• 31 July

  Cathay plans job cuts overseas amid competition from China

  

  Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. offered a voluntary early retirement package to employees in Japan as part of a three-year restructuring effort to revive earnings growth. Cathay is undergoing a “comprehensive review” of regional organisation including Northeast Asia, which consists of Japan, Taiwan and Korea, the airline’s Japan office said in emailed comments. Employees in Japan were briefed on the …

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• 30 July

  Oil hits one-month high amid global supply risks

  

  Bloomberg Crude rose by the most in a month as traders focus on supply risks from Canada to the Middle East. Futures in New York advanced as much as 2.5 percent on Monday amid speculation that a Canadian oil-sands facility that supplies US refineries won’t return to full production as quickly as expected. Threats elsewhere included an imminent labour strike …

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