JEFFRY P. DOWNEY

Newmont/Newcrest: buffed-up offer may lead to golden handshake Premium

...Newcrest is headquartered there and has some $120mn in corporate costs, according to Jeffries. Gold is sometimes extracted using acid. That point will not be lost on anxious employees....

April 11, 2023

US politics & policy

US House passes debt ceiling bill in crucial step to avert historic default

...Hakeem Jeffries, the top Democrat in the House, said he supported the bill “without hesitation, reservation or trepidation”, adding: “Not because it’s perfect....

June 1, 2023

FT Live

Commodities Asia Summit

Enabling decarbonisation in a time of disrupted trade flows

US politics & policy

US government risks running out of cash as soon as June 1, Yellen warns

...The last time lawmakers approached a “fiscal cliff” in 2011, S&P downgraded the US’s triple-A credit rating....

May 1, 2023

US politics & policy

Debt ceiling diehard in rural Virginia vows to ‘call Democrats’ bluff’

...In 2011, the last time the US government careened towards a default, S&P downgraded America’s triple-A credit rating before an eleventh-hour deal was reached. “The markets will get jittery....

May 6, 2023

FirstFT

FirstFT: Historic deadlock

...Markets outlook Equity markets in Europe were flat ahead of the release of the jobs report while contracts tracking Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 dipped slightly....

January 6, 2023

The Week Ahead

Time to bundle up

...current economic conditions US, revised Q3 GDP figures Results: Hornby H1, LendInvest H1, Mulberry H1, Salesforce Q3, SAS Q4 Thursday Brazil, Q3 GDP figures EU, October unemployment rate India, S&P...

November 27, 2022

FT Live

Future of Asset Management Europe

New fund firm models for Europe's resurgence

Commodities

Rise in Russian grain exports spurs trading in new wheat contract

...Apart from allowing physical traders to hedge their Russian trades, the new cash-settled futures contract, based on Black Sea wheat prices from commodity pricing agency S&P Global Platts, has also attracted...

April 4, 2018

News in-depthFT Alphaville

Men of Steel, unburdened by experience

...However, Jeffries analyst Seth Rosenfeld has not forgotten....

March 6, 2018

FT Alphaville

FT Opening Quote – M&S sales fall, Tesco’s festive rise

...On equity markets, the S&P 500 closed down 0.12 per cent to 2.747.98, the first time this year it has closed with a loss....

January 11, 2018

FT AlphavilleSiona Jenkins

Opening Quote: Ill wind blows some good for Ashtead

...Beyond the Square Mile Asia shares climbed following another record closing high for the S&P 500 on Wall St. Sydney’s S&P/ASX 200 index was up 0.7 per cent and Tokyo’s Topix rose 1.1 per cent....

September 12, 2017

Investment Banking

Banks’ belt-tightening threatens to drive a terminals decline

...Challengers are gaining traction, such as FactSet and S&P Capital IQ....

June 3, 2016

US equities

Abercrombie & Fitch shares jump on hopes of turnround

...The S&P 500 fell 0.1 per cent to 2,120.80 while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2 per cent to 18,126.12....

May 28, 2015

News in-depthThe Big Read

Disney: Let it grow

...Disney’s Marvel purchase “would rank as one of the most transformational studio deals of all time, frankly,” says Tuna Amobi, an analyst with S&P Capital IQ....

May 22, 2015

FT AlphavilleUS downturn

A gratuitous Stick Internet chart (plus some GoPro news…)

...J.P....

October 2, 2014

FT AlphavilleAmie Tsang

FirstFT (the new 6am Cut)

...Businessweek examines how the it became overwhelmed by the stagecraft of ex-chief executive Michael Jeffries: “The shirtless models at the entrance were held to high standards … managers checked on each...

January 23, 2015

FT Live

Crypto and Digital Assets Summit Asia

Transforming mainstream finance

US & Canadian companies

A&F under siege from investors fighting for shareholder democracy

...The trio say they are angry at shareholder returns that have trailed the S&P 500 for five years, and at compensation policies that were twice previously rejected by shareholders in the annual say-on-pay...

April 10, 2014

US equities

Abercrombie in vogue with investors

...“We are in a different environment in terms of price resistance,” chief executive Michael Jeffries said on a call with analysts....

February 26, 2014

US equities

US bank shares under pressure as debt ceiling looms

...Tesla shares also bounced back from a sharp decline, up 1.2 per cent to $183.07 after investment bank Jeffries raised its price target on the company....

October 7, 2013

US & Canadian companies

Cruise lines struggle against strong tides

...Only 20 vessels have been ordered over the next three years, the latest being the Britannia, announced by Carnival’s P&O brand this week....

September 27, 2013

Retail & Consumer industry

Arnold Donald is new captain on Carnival bridge

...Arnold Donald looked relaxed sitting next to Micky Arison, the man he succeeded as Carnival chief executive in June, at the naming of Britannia, the new addition to its P&O fleet....

September 27, 2013

European equities

Paris makes largest weekly fall of the year

...Analysts at Jeffries said this would mean consensus expectations would have to follow suit....

September 28, 2012

FT AlphavillePrivate equity

The Closer

...Yields on Italian and Spanish bonds fell, and the FTSE 100 closed up 0.37 per cent; the S&P 500 closed up 0.23 per cent (Financial Times)....

August 6, 2012

European equities

Alcatel loss hits European telecoms

...Alcatel is “more exposed to fixed telecoms networks” where investment in fibre optic networks is offset by low expansion in traditional wire line systems, said James Crawshaw, telecoms analyst with S&P Capital...

July 17, 2012

UK companies

London joins global flight from risk

...Barclays was the worst performing bank, down 5.1 per cent to 218½p. On the FTSE 250, shares in IT consultant Logica took a hit after bearish broker comment from Jeffries....

April 4, 2012

Currencies

Currency movements hit Experian

...Justin Jordan, analyst at Jeffries, said: “Currency movements may result in top-end forecasts for 2013 being trimmed slightly . . ....

July 13, 2012

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