June, 2016

• 27 June

  Pound slumps, banks tumble on Brexit fallout; bonds extend gains

  

    BLOOMBERG The aftershocks of the U.K.’s vote to leave the European Union reverberated across financial markets after a weekend of political turmoil, with the pound extending its record selloff and European equities dropping to levels last seen in February. Sterling fell below Friday’s lows with a 3.7 percent slide to the weakest since 1985 and the FTSE 100 Index ...

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• 27 June

  Gold rises for second day as investors seek havens after UK’s exit

  

    Bloomberg Gold rose a second day as financial markets continued a selloff following the U.K.’s vote to exit the European Union, with inflows into bullion-backed funds surging the most by value since 2012. Bullion for immediate delivery advanced as much as 1.5 percent to $1,335.55 an ounce before trading at $1,326.50 at 2:27 p.m. in Singapore, according to Bloomberg ...

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• 27 June

  To buy or not to buy Europe stocks is value hunters’ dilemma

  

    Bloomberg Europe’s largest money managers are divided on whether to venture near the region’s stocks after the biggest-ever slump made them a steal, going by history. Amid concern that U.K. secession threatens Europe’s political and economic stability, the Euro Stoxx 50 Index dropped 8.6 percent on Friday, led by a record selloff in bank shares, while volatility jumped. That ...

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• 27 June

  Singapore realty gets a prop with a whiff of Brexit

  

    Bloomberg For all the damage it’s doing to a fragile global economy, Brexit might have some unintended positive consequences. Among them, perhaps, a soft landing for Singapore’s wobbly property market. With hindsight, the seemingly excessive S$3.4 billion ($2.5 billion) that Qatar Investment Authority paid BlackRock this month to buy an office tower amid a glut of commercial space could ...

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• 27 June

  Brexit unlikely to curtail Gulf appetite for UK property

    DUBAI / AFP Harrods, the Savoy, the Shard — London property has long been a magnet for Gulf investors and Britain’s vote to leave the European Union is unlikely to dampen their interest, analysts say. In fact, the Brexit vote could even see a surge in activity as wealthy Gulf buyers look to take advantage of the dramatic fall in ...

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• 27 June

  EU exit to prolong London’s housing woes, says Foxtons

  

    Bloomberg Foxtons Group Plc forecast lower 2016 revenue and profit as the U.K.’s decision to leave the European Union prolongs uncertainty in London’s residential property market. The shares fell to the lowest since the company’s stock-market debut. Earnings will fall significantly from a year earlier as “challenging conditions” hurt sales volumes, the London-based property broker said in a statement ...

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• 27 June

  Crystal Lagoons tech usage soars past $20bn in MENASA

  

    EMIRATES BUSINESS Crystal Lagoons, the multinational innovation company and developer of patented technology that makes giant crystalline lagoons a reality, has tallied up its current activity in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) projects, revealing a presence in real estate developments worth a staggering US$20 billion. “We have developed our patented technology and proven business model ...

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• 27 June

  China eyes steel merger to create rival to ArcelorMittal

  

    Beijing / Bloomberg China’s second- and sixth-largest steelmakers by output have entered restructuring talks, which analysts say could presage a merger that would create the nation’s biggest mill, and a company with the scale to rival the likes of ArcelorMittal SA. Trading was suspended in the listed units of state-run Shanghai Baosteel Group Corp. and Wuhan Iron & Steel ...

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• 27 June

  Asean to press RCEP to cut tariffs on 92% of goods

  

    New Delhi / Tribune News Service Asean countries will propose to the 16 member states of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to eliminate tariffs on 92 percent of trade in goods to promote economic integration of the grouping soon. Sirinart Chaimun, director-general to the Trade Negotiations Department, said although Asean countries wanted the agreement to be finalised by ...

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• 27 June

  Nissan to drag S Korea to court over emission claims

  

    Tokyo / AFP Japanese automaker Nissan said on Monday it is taking South Korea to court in response to Seoul’s claims that it manipulated emissions data on a popular sports utility vehicle. Nissan noted that it has invested heavily in green car technology — particularly electric vehicles — and would continue to “strongly deny” South Korea’s claims. Nissan paid a ...

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