Category: PMN Business

Mar 24

Looser Wetherspoon Supply Chain Lifts Earnings: The London Rush

Article content (Bloomberg) — Higher than expected retail sales this morning indicates the consumer still has some extra flexibility in their wallets, despite rapidly rising prices. That ties up with Wetherspoon’s better than expected first half earnings, showing some of the pub chain’s supply difficulties are starting to ease. On both counts the prospect of […]
Mar 23

Asia regulators calm nerves on AT1 bonds as banks reassess new issuance

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Economy PMN Business Author of the article: Reuters Scott Murdoch and Makiko Yamazaki Published Mar 23, 2023  •  2 minute read Join the conversation Article content SYDNEY/TOKYO — Asian policymakers are scrambling to calm investor nerves about Additional Tier-1 (AT1) bonds after holdings of such Credit Suisse bonds were written down […]
Mar 23

Food security, ammunition in focus as EU leaders discuss Ukraine war with UN chief

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Reuters Andrew Gray and Gabriela Baczynska Published Mar 23, 2023  •  3 minute read Join the conversation Article content BRUSSELS — European Union leaders will discuss the war in Ukraine with U.N. chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday, including food security and sanctions, and also endorse a […]
Mar 22

London stocks fall as hot UK inflation data spurs rate-hike fears; Fed in focus

Article content London’s exporter-heavy FTSE 100 fell on Wednesday, with real estate stocks leading the retreat, as hotter-than-expected UK inflation data raised fears of more interest rate hikes and boosted the pound. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index fell 0.2% after a near 2% bounce on Tuesday, with investors also waiting for the U.S. Federal Reserve’s […]