April, 2020

• 23 April

  European stocks see decline with US futures; oil advances

  

  Bloomberg European stocks dropped with US futures on Thursday as investors weighed the latest signs of the coronavirus’s impact on the global economy and a slew of corporate earnings. Crude oil rose to about $15 a barrel in New York. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index quickly erased its opening gain as an estimate of private-sector activity in the euro area ...

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• 23 April

  India stocks set for second day of gains

  

  Bloomberg Indian stocks rose, set for a second straight day of gains, as investors bought riskier assets amid a partial easing of the nationwide lockdown and signs of the coronavirus outbreak easing globally. The S&P BSE Sensex climbed 9% to 31,673.78 as of 1:19 pm in Mumbai, while the NSE Nifty 50 Index advanced by the same magnitude. Both measures ...

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• 23 April

  Credit Suisse takes $1b hit as it warns on pain ahead

  

  Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG is setting aside more than $1 billion to cover writedowns and provisions for bad loans, the biggest such hit in more than a decade as the coronavirus pummels economic activity across the globe. The bank is holding back 568 million Swiss francs ($585 million) for credit losses, almost triple what analysts had been expecting, and ...

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• 23 April

  Standard Bank’s Q1 profit drops by 27%

  

  Bloomberg Standard Bank Group Ltd. said first-quarter net income declined 27% after Africa’s largest lender prepared for a surge in loan defaults as measures to contain the coronavirus batter business and personal incomes alike. Credit-impairment charges for the three months through March were “significantly higher” than in the prior year, the Johannesburg-based company said in a statement. “The increase was ...

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• 23 April

  Ex-Deutsche veteran to start crypto startup

  

  Bloomberg A former Deutsche Bank AG veteran’s Japanese cryptocurrency exchange is poised to start trading services just as Bitcoin shows signs of a recovery from coronavirus-fuelled turmoil. More than two years after its foundation, FXcoin Ltd. plans to offer Bitcoin transactions on its platform from May, it said in a statement on Thursday. The firm has recently begun accepting applications ...

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• 23 April

  HSBC’s dividend shock leaves deep marks in HK

  

  Bloomberg Last month HSBC Holdings Plc shocked investors by announcing it would scrap its dividend. For the Hong Kong Medical Association, a group in charge of community public health programs instrumental in the fight against the coronavirus and a long-time investor in the city’s biggest bank, the news meant it would lose 7% of its annual spending budget. With more ...

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• 23 April

  ECB to shield weakest euro economies from rating cuts

  

  Bloomberg The European Central Bank (ECB) will accept some junk-rated debt as collateral for its loans to banks in a move that aims to shield the euro area’s most vulnerable economies as they face the risk of credit downgrades in the coronavirus. The ECB will accept bonds as long as they had at least the lowest investment grade on April ...

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• 23 April

  Korean banks offer bonds to combat Covid-19

  Bloomberg A South Korean bank is offering bonds to fund the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, joining issuers worldwide issuing such debt. Kookmin Bank is marketing five-year dollar notes whose proceeds will be used to support small and medium-sized firms and mom-and-pop businesses affected by the virus. Investor demand for debt to battle the coronavirus outbreak is expected to grow ...

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• 23 April

  Delta Air not to invest more money into Virgin Atlantic

  

  Bloomberg The co-owner of Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd said it’s unable to invest more in Richard Branson’s struggling UK airline, and raised the possibility it could face going through insolvency proceedings. Delta Air Lines Inc, which owns a 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic, can’t help out because it’s consumed with its own problems and has already bumped up against UK ...

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• 23 April

  Delta Air Lines seeks $3bn in bonds, loan amid air travel halt

  

  Bloomberg Delta Air Lines Inc is seeking to raise $3 billion from loans and bonds as it grapples with a global travel shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The company is offering a $1.5 billion first lien term loan due 2023 and the same amount in senior secured bonds maturing in 2025, it said in a statement. The debt, which ...

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