April, 2018

• 28 April

  BOE rate-hike forecasts dumped as growth shock proves last straw

  

  Bloomberg Economists abandoned predictions that the Bank of England (BoE) will increase interest rates next month after two weeks of disappointing data and the public doubts of Mark Carney. The shock near-stagnation of the economy proved the final straw after the BOE governor raised questions about such a move last week. Firms including NatWest Markets, SEB, Berenberg and ING have …

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• 28 April

  Japan bank draws scrutiny for switch to Trump regulator

  

  Bloomberg Japan’s biggest bank has been accused by New York officials of dodging tough oversight by swapping its state license for a federal one, putting itself under a US agency on the front lines of President Donald Trump’s push to ease financial rules. The November move by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. (MUFG) is now drawing scrutiny from a key …

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• 28 April

  Central banks take it easy to give global growth second look

  

  Bloomberg Central banks from Frankfurt to Ottawa appear to be taking a lower gear on the road away from easy monetary policy amid signs some key economies are slowing. The European Central Bank avoided any discussion of its next steps toward ending bond buying and Sweden’s Riksbank pushed back a plan to raise interest rates for the first time in …

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• 28 April

  Draghi: Eurozone economic outlook is solid

  

  Bloomberg Mario Draghi said European Central Bank policy makers refrained from discussing the end of asset purchases or even the stronger euro as they focussed on gauging the health of the region’s economy. The Governing Council spent its two-day meeting assessing a raft of weaker economic data, the ECB president said at a news conference in Frankfurt. While acknowledging that …

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• 28 April

  Latvia wants clampdown on banks to reopen US dollar system

  

  Bloomberg Latvia’s prime minister says his nation is cracking down on shady dealings in the financial sector to help local banks regain access to directly transact in dollars. Doing so is vital for boosting trade and investment, according to Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis, whose government has sought to tighten banking supervision after the demise of the Baltic nation’s No. 3 …

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• 28 April

  Hong Kong digs deep underground to free up land for new housing

  

  Bloomberg Hong Kong may dig deep to reverse the city’s chronic shortage of land for building, adding underground caverns to the mix of options aimed at creating more housing in the world’s most expensive property market. It’s an option, according to a government body trying to come up with more land for development. Facilities such as sewage plants and reservoirs …

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• 28 April

  Bombardier C Series set to become just another Airbus plane after deal

  

  Bloomberg Airbus SE plans to cap its takeover of the Bombardier Inc. C Series jetliner by scrapping the Canadian plane’s 14-year-old branding, people familiar with the plan said. Among the names under consideration for a plane in which Bombardier invested more than $6 billion is “A200,” according to the people, who asked not to be identified as no decision has …

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• 28 April

  JetBlue trims Long Beach after int’l service nixed

  

  Bloomberg JetBlue Airways Corp. will reduce flights out of Long Beach by more than a third, after the California city blocked the carrier’s plans to add international flights, leaving a hole in its network from southern California. Daily departures from Long Beach will drop to 23 from 35 starting from September 5, JetBlue said in a statement. The move is …

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• 28 April

  Steinhoff ex-chief Christo Wiese sues firm for $4.8bn

  

  Bloomberg Steinhoff International Holdings NV ex-Chairman Christo Wiese is suing the scandal-hit retailer for $4.8 billion as the South African billionaire seeks to recoup investments he made in the company in 2015 and 2016. The retail tycoon was the biggest shareholder in the owner of Conforama in France and Mattress Firm in the US when the company reported a hole …

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• 28 April

  Founder steps in as India’s InterGlobe head exits

  

  Bloomberg InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.’s billionaire director Rahul Bhatia has taken over as interim chief executive officer after its president and director Aditya Ghosh unexpectedly resigned before a board meeting, the operator of India’s biggest airline said in an exchange filing. Ghosh is leaving at a time when the airline is changing some of its most successful policies such as moving …

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