Bloomberg Jaguar Land Rover said a withdrawal by the U.K. from the European Union could mean new trade deals will have to be negotiated both within the region and beyond, resulting in uncertainty. Leaving the EU would be “highly damaging†and make the U.K.’s biggest carmaker’s products less competitive in Europe, JLR Chief Executive Officer Ralf Speth said in ...
Read More »Spain joins forces with India’s Bollywood to boost tourism
Madrid, Spain / AP Spain is coaxing Indian moviemakers to use its colourful fiestas and historic monuments as settings for their films, in a move to grab a bigger share of India’s fast-growing overseas tourism market. As part of its bid to lure visitors from the world’s second most populous country, Madrid will host next weekend the annual International Indian ...
Read More »Oil rally out of steam as Canada’s wildfire threat fades
Bloomberg Here comes Canadian oil to douse the hottest rally since 2009. Money managers reduced bets on rising oil prices by the most in 11 months as Canadian output continued to ramp up after Alberta’s wildfires. The recovery in oil prices remains “fragile†as disrupted supplies return to the market and prolong a global surplus, according to Goldman Sachs ...
Read More »Morgan Stanley says bet on bonds ahead of vote; treasuries fall
Bloomberg Morgan Stanley says investors should bet on longer-term bonds ahead of the U.K. vote on whether to leave the European Union. “We suggest investors remain long duration across developed rate markets into the EU referendum,†Morgan Stanley analysts including Matthew Hornbach, the head of global interest-rate strategy in New York, wrote in a June 17 report. “Rates would ...
Read More »Crude prices at $50 enough to avoid Venezuela’s PDVSA default: Del Pino
Bloomberg Crude prices around $50 a barrel are enough for Venezuela’s state oil producer to avoid a default on its debt, company president and national oil minister Eulogio Del Pino said in an interview. “$50 is enough,†he said on Bloomberg Television. The company’s average production cost is around $12 a barrel, he said. Petroleos de Venezuela SA will ...
Read More »Oil advances for 2nd day above $48 as dollar extends decline
Bloomberg Oil gained for a second day above $48 a barrel as the dollar retreated, boosting the appeal of commodities priced in the U.S. currency. Futures rose as much as 1.3 percent in New York after climbing 3.8 percent. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell for a fourth day after closing at the lowest since June 9. Russian President ...
Read More »Colombia peso falls most in a month
Bloomberg The Colombian peso led losses among emerging-market currencies amid concern the U.K. will vote to leave the European Union and after the Latin American nation increased its fiscal deficit target. The currency pared its drop as bets on a so-called Brexit decreased. The peso retreated 1.3 percent to 3,015.95 per dollar in Bogota, after slumping as much as ...
Read More »Japan’s ‘new approach’ to Russia
James D.J. Brown SPECIAL TO EMIRATES BUSINESS On May 6, 2016, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe travelled to Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin in Sochi. This was a bold move by the Japanese leader, as it was seen as breaking ranks with the G7’s policy of isolating Russia in response to the 2014 annexation of Crimea. U.S. President ...
Read More »Trump gives Clinton her cause
The political context around Hillary Clinton has changed. Until now, complaints about her have pervaded public commentary, usually with a predictable refrain. In a May podcast, former Daily Show host Jon Stewart couldn’t find much good to say about the next leader of the Democratic Party. He imagined Hillary Clinton, he said, “to be a very bright woman without ...
Read More »Whatever the reasons, ‘Rexit’ is bad news for India
Mihir Sharma All too often, the stewards of India’s economy have been short of credibility. Politicians’ promises of economic reform are rarely fulfilled, bureaucrats’ assurances are widely disbelieved, and even India’s growth numbers have become objects of suspicion. Of late, one institution and its leader had proven exceptions to this rule: the Reserve Bank of India and its governor, Raghuram ...
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