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Bloomberg The Bank of Japan left monetary policy unchanged as it cut its inflation outlook once again, underscoring how far away its price target is and how few options the central bank has for drawing closer. The BOJ maintained its yield curve-control program and asset purchases, it said in a statement on Wednesday, a result predicted by all but one ...

Bloomberg South Africa’s inflation rate reached the mid-point of the central bank’s target range of 3 percent to 6 percent in December — something the Reserve Bank says would allow for flexibility in dealing with price shocks. Consumer-price growth slowed to 4.5 percent from a year earlier compared with 5.2 percent in November, the Pretoria-based Statistics South Africa said in ...

Bloomberg Just when the Federal Reserve most needs fresh data to keep its policy in sync with the US economy, the government shutdown is getting in the way. Timely information on economic growth, jobs, consumer spending and inflation is always crucial to monetary policy making. Now, the longest shutdown on record is blocking the collection and reporting of many of ...

Bloomberg Boeing Co’s first aerial refuelling tanker in a $44 billion programme is scheduled to land on Friday at an Air Force base in Kansas for a celebration tempered by what now may become a delay of at least three years in meeting its most important milestone. A ceremony is planned for the arrival of the KC-46 at McConnell Air ...

Bloomberg Philippine Airlines Inc’s largest shareholder jumped the most in more than five years after the Nikkei reported ANA Holdings Inc is considering investing in the Southeast Asian carrier. ANA, Japan’s biggest airline, is considering purchasing 10 percent of Philippine Airlines for 10 billion yen ($91 million), the Nikkei reported. PAL Holdings Inc, which owns most of Philippine Airlines, closed ...

Bloomberg Spirit Airlines Inc is targeting a decision by the middle of the year on its next order of single-aisle jets as the carrier prepares its expansion plans over the next five years. The heavy discounter is talking to each of the major manufacturers, Airbus SE, Boeing Co and Embraer SA, Chief Financial Officer Scott Haralson said on the sidelines ...

Bloomberg Lowe’s Cos, looking to gain an edge on Home Depot Inc, is teaming up with the National Football League (NFL) in a sponsorship deal that kicks off in its competitor’s hometown. The chain is now the league’s official home-improvement retail sponsor, capitalising on the run-up to next month’s Super Bowl in Atlanta. Lowe’s will place billboards along the city’s ...

Bloomberg Patek Philippe, the closely held maker of $10,000-plus Calatrava watches, may be coming up for sale, according to analysts at Berenberg who cited industry talk. The 180-year-old Swiss watchmaker could fetch 7 billion to 9 billion euros ($8 billion to $10 billion), analysts led by Zuzanna Pusz wrote in a note. Patek Philippe has been owned by the Stern ...

Bloomberg Flights at Newark Liberty International Airport were briefly halted after a drone was spotted flying nearby in an episode reminiscent of the ones that disrupted traffic at London’s major facilities in recent months. The device was spotted over nearby Teterboro Airport north of Newark at an altitude of 3,500 feet, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokesman Greg Martin said. The ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) has been named the most valuable brand in the Middle East, by Brand Finance, the world’s leading brand valuation and strategy consultancy. Adnoc is the first regional oil and gas company to be featured in the annual Brand Finance Global 500 report with a brand valuation of $8.9 billion ...