(This April 24 story has been corrected to fix the spelling of a name to Mahmood, not Mahmoud, in section 4) By Naomi Rovnick, Yoruk Bahceli and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – As calm returns to markets roiled by banking havoc in March, it’s time to reflect on the policy response. The International Monetary Fund…
By Chiara Elisei LONDON (Reuters) – Corporates’ access to capital deteriorated after turmoil in the banks sector in March while cash flow and earnings are under increasing pressure from potential recession, asset manager Janus Henderson Investors said in a report on Tuesday. Indicators such as debt loads, access to capital markets, cash flow and earnings…
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Banco Santander Brasil SA on Tuesday reported a first quarter net profit of 2.14 billion reais ($425.09 million), down 46.6% from a year earlier but still above analysts’ forecasts of 1.83 billion in a Refinitiv poll. The Brazilian unit of Spain’s Banco Santander SA has been trying to be more selective…
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Bombarded by incoming corporate earnings updates and increasingly wary of tense geopolitics, world markets appear to have turned sour again on financial stocks as the full extent of March bank stress unfolds. Shares in First Republic Bank, one of the most…
By Katherine Masters and Mimosa Spencer NEW YORK (Reuters) -The splashy reopening of Tiffany & Co’s flagship store on the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 57th Street is a renovation representing the billions of capital investment in one of New York City’s most iconic shopping districts. Real estate experts say the flow of cash…
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -ABB Ltd raised its full-year guidance for sales and profit on Tuesday, dispelling some of the recent gloom which has gathered around the industrial sector. The Swiss maker of factory robots and chargers for electric vehicles said it had seen a strong start to the year as it reported first-quarter…
By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Santander on Tuesday beat forecasts with a 1% rise in first-quarter net profit as a strong performance in Europe offset weaker trade in Brazil and the United States. Its net profit rose to 2.57 billion euros helped by higher lending income and despite a hit of 224 million…
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – The economies of the six countries of the Western Balkans show resilience despite economic growth estimated to moderate to 2.6% in 2023 and continued price rises, the World Bank said in its regular biannual economic report for the region on Tuesday. Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia have surpassed pre-pandemic…
By Chiara Elisei LONDON (Reuters) – Around one in five loans backing commercial real estate (CRE) in Britain, France and Germany that fall due between now and 2025 are likely to face refinancing challenges given higher interest rates, real estate management firm AEW said on Tuesday. AEW estimated the CRE sector, made up of multi-family…
(Reuters) -Sentiment among German exporters has rebounded to the highest point seen since the outbreak of war in Ukraine last year, according to a survey by the Ifo economic institute released on Tuesday. The institute’s export expectations indicator rose to 6.9 points in April, its highest level since February 2022 and up from 4.1 in…
