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Bloomberg Swedish confidence indicators rise for a fifth consecutive month in September, to levels not seen since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. The overall economic tendency survey rise to 94.5, from a revised 87.6 in August, the National Institute of Economic Research said on Tuesday. That is the highest level since February, before the pandemic sent sentiment plunging to ...

Bloomberg UK mortgage approvals hit a 13-year high in August as the housing market extended its tax-cut fuelled mini boom. Lenders signed 84,700 home-loan agreements, the most since October 2007, the Bank of England said on Tuesday. Demand for unsecured credit slowed from July. The surge in approvals reflects homebuyers seeking to tie up deals after Chancellor Rishi Sunak waived ...

Bloomberg Economic confidence in the euro area continued to improve in September, albeit at a slower pace as resurgent virus infections cast uncertainty over the outlook. A European Commission sentiment index rises for a fifth month to 91.1, exceeding economists’ median estimate. Yet confidence remains more than 30% below its pre-crisis level and evidence is building that the steep rebound ...

Bloomberg Argentina’s economic recovery lost steam in July after the government re-imposed stricter quarantine measures in a failed bid to contain the pandemic. Economic activity rise 1.1% in July from a month earlier, after two months of stronger gains as the economy rebounded from a historic drop in April. Activity falls 13.2% from a year earlier, worse than economists’ expectation ...

Bloomberg Germany may join other European nations in limiting the number of people at private and public gatherings in areas with high coronavirus infection rates, as officials across the continent labor to reverse a recent uptick in cases. Chancellor Angela Merkel will recommend restricting private meetings to 25 people and public gatherings to 50 people when she holds talks with ...

Bloomberg The end-of-month rebound in global equities faded as investors assessed a scaled-back fiscal stimulus proposal in the US against the rising toll of the coronavirus pandemic. European share declines were led by banks and other cyclical stocks. The pound added to gains amid speculation that successful Brexit trade talks could help shield Britain from a messy rupture with the ...

Bloomberg A meteoric rally in an Australian penny stock is fast unravelling after confounding not just market watchers but also the company’s CEO. BrainChip Holdings Ltd., an artificial intelligence-focused startup whose flagship product is yet to be made widely available for commercial use, saw its 2020 gains propel to 1,500% earlier this month. While concerns about overheating have seen the ...

Bloomberg India’s benchmark equity index swung between gains and losses as banks and telecom stocks offset the boost provided by software exporters. The S&P BSE sensex was little changed at 37,976.18 after swinging between gains of as much as 0.7% and a decline of 0.3%, as of 10:56 am in Mumbai. The NSE Nifty 50 Index was also steady. The ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched ‘Designing the Next 50’ project to involve the public in shaping the future of the UAE. The project will bring together all members of the society to establish the pillars and components of the UAE Centennial ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Sanad, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala) announced today a new AED1 billion deal with Pratt & Whitney and International Aero Engines (IAE). The new agreement will see Sanad Aerotech providing IAE with expanded maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for its V2500 engines, which powers the Airbus A320 family of aircraft. The announcement ...