November, 2018

• 4 November

  China’s yuan rallies, hits biggest gain in10 years

  

  Bloomberg From the lowest in a decade to the biggest two-day gain — in the same timespan. It’s been a wild ride this week for China’s yuan, whipsawed as concern about a slowdown in the world’s second-biggest economy gave way to optimism that trade tension with the US may ease. The onshore currency closed last week at 6.8870 per dollar, ...

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• 4 November

  UK, EU officials play down Brexit bank deal report

  

  Bloomberg British and European officials are playing down reports that a Brexit deal has been reached for banks that would provide access to the single market after the UK leaves the bloc. The pound pared gains. The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said in a tweet that the bloc was “ready” to have “close regulatory dialogue” with the ...

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• 4 November

  JPMorgan sees first geopolitical risk victims in gold, yen

  

  Bloomberg If they really want to steer clear of geopolitical flare-ups, investors should set up bigger positions in the dollar and volatility indexes — and abandon favorite hideaways in the yen and gold, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. Assets long thought to be havens don’t necessarily hold up as the safest stores of value amid newer threats shaking markets ...

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• 4 November

  Barclays posts lowest capital ratio

  

  Bloomberg Barclays Plc saw its key measure of financial health sink to the lowest level among 48 banks in a European stress test, which gauged how well lenders could withstand heavy credit losses and other Brexit-related fallout. Barclays’s fully loaded common equity Tier 1 ratio, a measure of its highest-quality capital, shrank to 6.37 percent in a so-called adverse scenario. ...

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• 4 November

  ING’s third quarter profit beats estimates

  

  Bloomberg ING Group NV put a run of bad news behind it, with a third quarter profit that beat estimates and progress towards its cost targets. The shares jumped the most in 18 months. While net income plunged because of a 775 million-euro ($879 million) settlement for failing to monitor and prevent money laundering, the hit was less severe than ...

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• 4 November

  Credit Suisse turnaround runs out of steam with markets loss

  

  Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG’s turnaround is running out of steam just as the bank enters the final stretch of its overhaul. Revenue and net income missed estimates in the third quarter, and the Global Markets business — one of the most difficult challenges of Chief Executive Officer Tidjane Thiam’s three-year tenure — posted an unexpected loss. The bank is ...

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• 4 November

  Alitalia attracts EasyJet, Delta bids in new attempt at sale

  

  Bloomberg Italy’s Alitalia SpA attracted bids from European discounter EasyJet Plc and US giant Delta Air Lines Inc., as the government renews attempts to sell the bankrupt flag-carrier. UK-based EasyJet said in a statement that it submitted a revised expression of interest in Alitalia, while Delta also presented a proposal. Italian state railway company Ferrovie dello Stato said it also ...

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• 4 November

  Coty cuts deal with Alibaba to court Chinese shoppers

  

  Bloomberg Coty Inc. wants to get closer to valuable Chinese consumers of cosmetics, hair care and fragrances, and will do so through a partnership with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. The beauty company and online giant are teaming up on interactive vending machines in malls of major Chinese cities, as well as on initiatives with beauty and hair salons, and lets ...

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• 4 November

  Southwest offers free in-flight movies

  Bloomberg Southwest Airlines Co. is giving up on charging for in-flight movies, bowing to feedback from passengers accustomed to not paying on rival carriers. Free flicks will be available on some Wi-Fi-enabled jets and will be rolled out to most customers by the end of the week, Southwest said in a statement. That makes the Dallas-based discounter the last of ...

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• 4 November

  Amazon executive rips news leaks about 2nd headquarters

  

  Bloomberg An economic development director at Amazon.com Inc. isn’t happy about a Washington Post report that the e-commerce giant is in advanced talks with a Washington suburb about being the location for its second headquarters. In a recent tweet, Amazon’s Mike Grella addressed “the genius leaking info,” saying: “You’re not doing Crystal City, VA any favours. And stop treating the ...

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