May, 2018

• 16 May

  Riksbank’s Skingsley says rate path open for October increase

  Bloomberg A Swedish interest rate increase as early as October is in line with the policy path laid out by the central bank, Riksbank Deputy Governor Cecilia Skingsley said. Policy makers last month again pushed back a plan to raise rates for the first time in seven years, saying they didn’t see a tightening until towards the end of the …

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• 16 May

  Thailand doesn’t feel pressure to join global tightening

  

  Bloomberg Thailand’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged near a record low, and said it doesn’t feel pressure to join a global wave of tightening that’s swept along some peers in Southeast Asia. Monetary policy committee members voted unanimously to hold the one-day bond repurchase rate at 1.5 percent, where it’s been since 2015, according to a Bank …

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• 16 May

  UBS head of European M&A Brizay joins BofA

  Bloomberg UBS Group AG’s head of mergers and acquisitions for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Severin Brizay, is planning to leave to join Bank of America Corp., according to people familiar with the matter. Brizay will become head of consumer and retail investment banking for EMEA at the US lender, the people said, asking not to be identified as …

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• 16 May

  Boeing trade-case win prompts new Trump threat of EU sanctions

  

  Bloomberg The US threatened to impose sanctions against the European Union after the World Trade Organization ruled that Airbus SE received illegal government funding to develop jetliners, costing Boeing Co. sales. The final decision affirmed a 2016 finding that the EU had failed to eliminate unfair subsidies for two Airbus twin-aisle models, ending a long-running trade case. The international court …

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• 16 May

  Customers persuade Walmart to shelve self-scanning service

  

  Bloomberg Walmart Inc. has ended a service where customers could ring up their own purchases, showing that old habits die hard even in the digital age. The retailer had offered its so-called “Mobile Scan & Go” technology in about 150 Walmart stores, after a successful rollout across its Sam’s Club warehouse chain. But while the service worked in Sam’s — …

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• 16 May

  EasyJet CEO puts stamp on airline, but rules out Norwegian bid

  

  Bloomberg EasyJet Plc said it wants to expand its holiday-tour unit and attract more business travelers as new Chief Executive Officer Johan Lundgren moves the airline beyond an increasingly competitive discount market. Lundgren named five top managers, led by the appointment of Garry Wilson from TUI AG to head the holiday arm, which will become a focus for investment along …

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• 16 May

  Cheapest airfare to New York from Delhi is via Iceland

  

  Bloomberg For millions of Indians flying West every year, there’s a new airline in town. And, it’s ultra-cheap. Iceland’s trans-Atlantic carrier Wow Air Ehf, which offers low-cost flights via its hub in Reykjavik, is entering India with tickets to the US at $199 starting from December 7. That would be the first no-frills option to passengers travelling from the South …

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• 16 May

  Drone takedown authority to be granted under Senate proposal

  Bloomberg Security and law enforcement agencies would be given new authority to monitor and take down threatening drones under bipartisan legislation proposed by a group of US Senators. A bill introduced by top members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee would also direct the Department of Homeland Security to study drone technology and the emerging threats it …

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• 15 May

  Europe awakens for LNG to rival China

  

  Bloomberg Europe is starting to steal some of the limelight from China’s booming liquefied natural gas demand as imports pick up after several lackluster years. Europe and China will be comparable in significance as importing regions in the coming years, Cheniere Energy Inc. said, citing data from Wood Mackenzie Ltd. That follows “absolutely phenomenal” growth in China last year, Andrew …

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• 15 May

  Gas giants swap roles as biggest buyer turns to Australia

  

  Bloomberg The gas market is being flipped upside down. Australia, soon to become the world’s biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas, is now turning to the largest buyer Japan as it seeks to import the fuel to ease a domestic supply crunch. In a scenario played out previously by LNG shippers including Indonesia and Malaysia, Australia is seeking to import …

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