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...“Prices are a function of supply and demand,” said Bank of America analyst John Murphy. “A weaker demand picture could offset the supply-side shock.”...
...But Gautam Puntambekar, country executive for Bank of America, says that “when you talk about semiconductors, Malaysia is invariably part of the conversation”....
...economist at Cox Automotive....
...Some asylum seekers are staying in a squat on Brussels’ Rue de la Loi, just next to the headquarters of De Moor’s party, CD&V....
...More loans were allegedly given by Cox & Kings to V Hotels, a struggling beachfront property bought by Peter and Urrshila’s father, Ajit, in 2001....
...One grandfather had been governor of the central bank, his signature appearing on Iraq’s banknotes. Aged nine, he watched his father Hareth flee Baghdad....
...His gamble on growth, which allies believe may still pay off, fits his boisterous character....
...Staff at the bank will miss a certain line item on someone’s bank statement or a certain form of income . . ....
...It says it had helped fund the development of the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine....
...Let us know at Imani.Moise@ft.com or Sid.V@ft.com. Is crypto a risk to sanction enforcement?...
...The average price of a home sold by E&V last year was up 29 per cent on the year before. New buyers and existing owners are using their homes for longer....
...That image could also be helpfully exportable when Britain desperately needed allies....
...There is no sign that Beijing or Moscow are giving preferential treatment to their socialist ally....
...Inflation also exceeded the Bank of England’s target last month....
...Chart du jour: Deutsche Back Deutsche Bank, once the “sick bank of Europe”, is outstripping European rivals in the equity market (see share price chart via FT)....
...Erin Nealy Cox, former US Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, has joined Kirkland & Ellis as a partner in its government, regulatory and internal investigations group....
...And he’s got allies in high places....
...The vaccine was named Sputnik V in a nod to the Soviet satellite that sparked the cold war-era space race....
...The EU drug regulator will launch an investigation next week into whether clinical trials of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine contravened ethical and scientific standards....
...He will replace Eddie Lister, Mr Johnson’s long-serving ally from his London City Hall days....
...This is a striking comment because if you define “online-only bank” only to include actual banks, Ally, the former captive finance division of GM, is arguably the most successful....
...There has been a recent and probably temporary outbreak of prudence by the US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England....
...It gave the global oil market hope that a V-shaped demand recovery was under way. But OilX’s data suggest the teapots’ appetite has waned....
...There is growing optimism that a “V-shaped” rebound — which had been widely dismissed only a month ago — could be on the horizon....
...Mr Rohner has also been seeking to win support from other top-10 shareholders including Dodge and Cox, Capital Group and Norges Bank, the people said....
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