April, 2019

• 17 April

  Big US banks lean on main street for profit

  

  Bloomberg The biggest US banks have leaned on retail banking businesses to offset a prolonged slump in trading and drive record profits. Now comes the question of whether they can keep it up. The lenders, led by JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Bank of America Corp., are delivering on the promise that the stockpiles of deposits they spent years attracting ...

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• 17 April

  Citi, Goldman assure revamping units that dragged down results

  

  Bloomberg Citigroup Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. both delivered better-than-expected earnings. Instead of celebrating, executives were assuring investors they’ll make more progress on revamping units that are dragging down results. Growth stalled at Citigroup’s consumer unit, so executives pointed to green shoots in a digital bank effort. Goldman Sachs had the biggest first-quarter trading decline among banks that have ...

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• 17 April

  China’s PBOC trims liquidity supply in a sign of dialing back stimulus

  

  Bloomberg China’s central bank cut some of the long-term funding it supplies banks in a sign it may be dialing back its monetary stimulus as the economy strengthens. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) rolled over about half of the funds coming due via 1-year medium-term lending, and also offered to lend 160 billion yuan ($24 billion) for 7 days ...

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• 17 April

  Singapore’s OCBC seeks partner for China securities joint venture

  

  Bloomberg Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. (OCBC) is looking for a Chinese firm to team up with on a securities joint venture on the mainland, the latest foreign bank seeking to capitalsise on the nation’s financial-industry loosening. Obtaining a Chinese securities license would allow OCBC to do asset management, investment banking and fund management business in the nation, Chief Executive Officer Samuel Tsien ...

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• 17 April

  Commerzbank draws takeover interest from ING

  Bloomberg Commerzbank AG has been sounded out by ING Groep NV about a possible combination of the two lenders, according to a person familiar with the matter, as the German firm’s talks with domestic rival Deutsche Bank AG draw increasing criticism. Commerzbank shares extended gains after Manager Magazin first reported the talks, citing people it didn’t identify. ING Chief Executive ...

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• 17 April

  Brexit delay gives a small window for Czech rate hike

  Bloomberg The delay to Brexit has potentially given the Czech central bank a small window to raise borrowing costs this year as it tries to put a lid on price growth before the economy slows, board member Tomas Holub said. After leading Europe with five interest-rate hikes last year, policy makers in Prague will most likely deliver only one in ...

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• 17 April

  FAA sees no need for new 737 Max simulator training

  

  Bloomberg A board of pilot experts appointed by US aviation regulators has reviewed Boeing Co’s proposed software fix for the grounded 737 Max aircraft and concluded that pilots won’t need additional simulator training once the plane is returned to service. The report by a Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standardization Board is an important first step in reviewing the still-unfinished upgrade ...

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• 17 April

  Jet Airways halts flights after wrestling with debt

  

  Bloomberg Jet Airways India Ltd suspended operations after the cash-strapped carrier that once ranked as the nation’s biggest by market value failed to secure a bailout. The Mumbai-based company has taken a decision to halt flights on a “temporary” basis from Thursday, it said in a statement, when the last service was scheduled to take place. “Since no emergency funding ...

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• 17 April

  Cathay earmarks A321neo aircraft for China expansion

  Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd intends to deploy Airbus SE A321neo planes scheduled for delivery starting 2020 on Chinese routes, part of a plan that will help the carrier manage costs while expanding and upgrading its network. Through the use of data technology and more fuel-efficient aircraft, Cathay has managed to increase its revenue per seat mile by about 7 ...

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• 17 April

  L’Oreal Asian sales overtake Europe for first time

  

  Bloomberg L’Oreal SA got more revenue from Asia than from western Europe for the first time last quarter as the region’s surging demand for luxury products continued to resist the drag of a slower Chinese economy. The shift for the maker of products like Maybelline mascara and Acqua di Gio Armani cologne is the latest example of how French companies ...

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