A look at the day ahead from EMEA deputy markets editor Sujata Rao. The views expressed are her own. What more can policymakers do to stem the rot? Well, they could try not to make things worse. Trump did exactly that yesterday. Measures such as payroll tax cuts and paid sick leave for gig workers had been mooted, but the […]
Read more(Repeats to change story keyword used by media customers) LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) – Cinema operator Cineworld could breach the terms of its existing debt arrangements under a worst case scenario for the impact of the coronavirus over the next few months, the company said in its annual results release on Thursday. It said the downside scenario, in which it […]
Read moreSYDNEY, March 12 (Reuters) – Yields on most Japanese government bonds (JGB) gained on Thursday, in line with U.S. Treasuries overnight, despite steep losses in stocks after the United States suspended travel from virus-hit Europe and the WHO declared the virus a pandemic. Benchmark 10-year JGB futures dropped 0.40 point to 154.35, with a trading volume of 40,309 lots. The […]
Read moreSINGAPORE – Four sectors badly affected by the coronavirus outbreak will get more support in terms of skills training and redeployment for their workers. Workforce Singapore (WSG) is beefing up its reskilling programmes for workers in the tourism, aviation, retail and food services sectors, with enhancements ranging from extending the salary support period to making them available to more employees. […]
Read moreMEXICO CITY, March 11 (Reuters) – Global currency investors who piled into the peso through the “carry trade” strategy are nursing a bloody nose after the Mexican currency tanked 12% in three weeks, and analysts are asking if it spells the end of the popular investment tactic. In a carry trade strategy, an investor borrows money in the currency of […]
Read more(Adds background) WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said banking regulators are looking at various possible short-term regulatory actions in response to the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak, but he saw no need for intervention in financial markets. “We see no need for any intervention in the markets,” Mnuchin told reporters after a U.S. House Appropriations Committee hearing, […]
Read more* “Exceptional step” to deal with coronavirus * Tax cut, worth 1 bln stg, is for 2020-21 year * Launches fundamental review into future of business rates * Interest rates cut after sharp fall in trading conditions (Adds detail, reaction) By James Davey LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) – British finance minister Rishi Sunak scrapped business rates for small firms in […]
Read moreBRASILIA, March 11 (Reuters) – Economists at Bank of America Merrill Lynch have substantially lowered their 2020 economic growth forecast for Latin America, citing the hit to activity from the global coronavirus outbreak and the region’s exposure to lower oil prices. They now expect growth of just 0.7%, compared with 1.2% as recently as two weeks ago, and in the […]
Read moreNEW YORK, March 11 (LPC) – Private credit funds face a challenging fundraising environment, as investors grapple with a potential decline in portfolio values while the coronavirus outbreak tests the solidness of a market that has yet to experience a significant shakeup. Also known as non-bank lending, the private credit asset class has erupted since the financial crisis, boosted by […]
Read more(adds spending details) By William James LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) – British finance minister Rishi Sunak announced a spending splurge to ward off the economic effects of coronavirus in his maiden budget on Wednesday, ditching the taunting preferred by his predecessors in favour of an earnest tone more in tune with worrying times. Sunak, a 39-year old former Goldman Sachs […]
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