Ukraine’s energy infrastructure has not been damaged, Naftogas says
MOSCOW – Ukrainian energy firm Naftogas said on Thursday that
Financial
Swedish Debt Office says bigger surplus reduces borrowing needs
STOCKHOLM – Sweden’s Debt Office said on Thursday that strong
Hungary central bank raises one-week deposit rate by 30 bps to 4.6%
BUDAPEST – Hungary’s central bank raised its one-week deposit rate
Adecco does not expect Ukraine invasion to derail economic upswing
ZURICH – Staffing group Adecco does not expect the Russian
Britain’s Lloyds profit recovery marred by fraud costs
By Iain Withers and Lawrence White LONDON -Britain’s largest high
France’s Bouygues sees 2022 growth after return to pre-pandemic profit
– Bouygues should grow its sales and core profit further
Explainer-Why Europe’s mobile telecom market is ripe for consolidation
By Supantha Mukherjee and Elvira Pollina STOCKHOLM/MILAN – Talk of
Vodafone under pressure to test Europe’s appetite for telecom takeovers
By Paul Sandle and Kate Holton LONDON – Vodafone boss
CNH does not plan to reduce operations in Italy – paper
MILAN – CNH Industrial does not plan to downsize operations
Thai fiscal, monetary policy to help ensure full recovery in 2024 -Finance Minister
BANGKOK – Thailand’s fiscal and monetary policy are still operating
Cash in hand, Getlink beats expectations but stays quiet on guidance
– Getlink’s annual revenues and core profit slightly beat market
‘Contrarian’ quant giant Dimensional focuses on U.S. curve short end, corporate debt
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK – Dimensional Fund Advisors, a
Kazakhstan central bank hikes policy rate amid Ukraine crisis
ALMATY – Kazakhstan’s central bank hiked its policy rate to
France’s Axa doubles 2021 profit, raises financial goals
PARIS -Axa reported a profit on Thursday that more than
Moscow Exchange suspends trading on all markets
MOSCOW – The Moscow Exchange said on Thursday morning it
Czech central bank vice-gov says Ukraine crisis will have inflationary effect
PRAGUE – The crisis around Ukraine will have an inflationary
Activision’s mobile gaming unit to see leadership changes ahead of Microsoft deal
– Video game maker Activision Blizzard Inc’s mobile gaming unit,
Cuba’s sugar industry headed toward worst season ever as production falters
By Marc Frank HAVANA – The Cuban sugar industry is
U.S., Meta spar over date of antitrust trial
WASHINGTON – U.S. regulators and Meta Platforms Inc are at
Mexico’s gas flaring soars, igniting fears for its climate goals
By Stefanie Eschenbacher PROCESADOR DE GAS CACTUS, Mexico – It
Bank of England reviews staff financial rules after Fed ethics scandal
LONDON – The Bank of England is conducting an internal
London’s Heathrow records lowest annual passenger numbers since 1972
By Paul Sandle LONDON -London’s Heathrow airport, Britain’s busiest, saw
U.S. mortgage applications tumble last week – MBA
WASHINGTON – U.S. mortgage applications plunged to their lowest level
Goldman Sachs seeks return of bonuses from bankers for jumping ship – Bloomberg News
-Goldman Sachs Group Inc is exploring measures such as seizing
Brazilian shoemaker Alpargatas raises $492 million in share sale
SAO PAULO – Brazilian shoemaker Alpargatas has raised 2.49 billion
First Abu Dhabi Bank set to sell $500 million sukuk
By Yousef Saba DUBAI -First Abu Dhabi Bank, the United
Factbox-China’s business and economic interests in Ukraine
BEIJING – Ukraine, which is locked in a security crisis
Localiza, Unidas close to assets sale to win merger approval -report
SAO PAULO -Brazilian rental car firms Localiza and Unidas, formally
Facebook did not label posts from top climate change deniers, report says
By Elizabeth Culliford – Facebook did not add labels to
Broker Peel Hunt flags profit miss on delay in investment banking deals
– British broker Peel Hunt said on Wednesday it expected
Insurer Phoenix Group appoints Alastair Barbour as interim chair
– British insurer Phoenix Group on Wednesday appointed senior independent
Column-Ukraine jolt sees more consensus trades hits the skids :Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON – The new year is proving
As sanctions start, Russia’s trade flow shifting towards China
By David Lawder and Jason Lange WASHINGTON – The United
U.S. banks do not expect major financial impact, risk contagion from Russia sanctions – sources
WASHINGTON – Banks in the United States do not expect
Blackrock increases its strategic overweight on equities
– Asset manager Blackrock said on Tuesday that it has
Airbus and engine maker CFM to test hydrogen plane propulsion
By Tim Hepher PARIS – Airbus said on Wednesday it
ADM sets record for single soybean shipment from northern Brazil
By Nayara Figueiredo SAO PAULO – U.S. grains merchant Archer-Daniels-Midland
JPMorgan cuts Russian equities to ‘neutral’ as Ukraine crisis worsens
-JPMorgan analysts downgraded Russian equities to “neutral” from “overweight” on
Factbox-How much does Germany need Russian gas?
By Vera Eckert and Kate Abnett FRANKFURT/BRUSSELS – German Chancellor
Oaktree hires Morgan Stanley to find investor in Italy’s Banca Progetto – sources
By Valentina Za, Pamela Barbaglia and Elisa Anzolin MILAN –
Trump’s Truth Social downloaded 170k times on Apple App Store – Apptopia
– Donald Trump’s Truth Social app was downloaded 170,000 times
Funds win again with U.S. curve flatteners: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Fla. -Another week, another big win
Analysis-I know what you’ll do next summer: bets grow that the BOJ buckles
By Tom Westbrook and Alun John SINGAPORE – Investors are
Airbus, Safran consortium to buy fighter jet parts maker A&D
By Gus Trompiz and Tim Hepher PARIS -A consortium backed
OECD expects Mexico economy to rebound by 3rd-qtr, growing in 2023
MEXICO CITY -Economic growth in Mexico is expected to return
China’s Zhenro Properties slumps after debt warning
By Clare Jim and Andrew Galbraith HONG KONG/SHANGHAI -Shares and
Greek December current account deficit widens, tourism revenues up
ATHENS -Greece’s current account balance showed a wider deficit in
Thai banks’ bad loans at 2.98% of lending at end-December
BANGKOK – Thai banks’ non-performing loans slightly dropped to 2.98%
Russia could lose financial markets access, advanced goods if it invades Ukraine – EU chief
BERLIN – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen disclosed
U.S. judge rules for Saba Capital in closed-end fund voting litigation
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON -A U.S. federal judge ruled that