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Bloomberg The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is sending a small mission to Ukraine for talks on economic expansion as the government struggles to finalize a $5.5 billion loan. The team will visit Ukraine “for technical discussions on policies to achieve stronger growth and safeguard stability,” IMF resident representative in Ukraine Goesta Ljungman said. No time frame for the visit was ...

Bloomberg The Federal Reserve’s mass purchases of Treasury bills is creating distortions in money markets and that may make it harder for Eurodollar traders who bet on the interest-rate outlook. What started as an attempt by the Fed to relieve strains in money markets is having an unintended impact on some of the world’s most important borrowing benchmarks. As the ...

Bloomberg First it was the Federal Reserve. Then the European Central Bank (ECB). Now, India’s monetary authority may look to the Bank of England (OBOE)for ideas to revive growth, economists say. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) could possibly draw inspiration from BOE’s Funding for Lending Scheme to jump start loan growth in the economy that’s set for its weakest ...

Bloomberg European equities are trading at fresh record highs, and JPMorgan Chase & Co strategists say the rally can go on and even expand to markets that have been left behind. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index closed at a historical peak last week after earnings optimism outweighed spreading coronavirus fears. To JPMorgan strategists, the fact that the European benchmark has ...

Bloomberg Reliance Industries Ltd, controlled by Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, is merging its media and distribution businesses spread across multiple entities into Network18 Media & Investments Ltd to help simplify the structure of the assets. The broadcasting business, TV18 Broadcast Ltd, will be housed in Network18, while the cable and internet services will be folded under two separate wholly owned ...

Bloomberg India is open to greater market access for American farm and dairy products and lower duties on Harley-Davidson Inc motorcycles as it seeks to conclude a trade deal with the US in time for President Donald Trump’s scheduled visit next week, according to people with knowledge of the matter. New Delhi is willing to allow market access for US-produced ...

Bloomberg As Nissan Motor Co’s shareholders met on Tuesday to place new management on the board, the backdrop was grim. Sales and profitability are declining, a turnaround plan isn’t due for another three months and the stock is hovering near decade lows. Chief Executive Officer Makoto Uchida, Chief Operating Officer Ashwani Gupta, Executive Vice President Hideyuki Sakamoto and Renault SA ...

Bloomberg Singapore unveiled a series of support packages in its budget on Tuesday to help cushion the economy against the coronavirus outbreak and job risks. Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said he will set aside S$800 million ($575 million) to fight the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, and provide two economic support packages totalling S$5.6 billion to support businesses and ...

Bloomberg China will start accepting applications for tariff waivers on a wide range of American commodities as it seeks to show commitment to keeping its side of the trade deal with the Trump administration. China’s Ministry of Finance on Tuesday published a list of 696 American products including soybeans, beef, corn, wheat, crude oil and liquefied natural gas that will ...

Bloomberg European carmakers started off the year with their first sales decline in five months after changes to emission rules and consumer incentives crimped demand for some models. January passenger-car registrations declined 7.4% to 1.1 million vehicles in the EU, EFTA and the UK, according to a statement on Tuesday from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association. Some sales that would ...