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...Tuesday’s figures strengthened hopes that the housing market may be recovering, after homebuilder sentiment turned positive in March....
...NATO investors were similarly well rewarded, chalking up a 37 per cent rise in the six months to the end of March....
...Bridgewater Associates’ new chief executive Nir Bar Dea said he had overhauled the hedge fund after just a year in charge, in a bid to restore the firm’s investment performance and mark a break from founder...
...The Insolvency Services said construction was the most affected sector, accounting for 18 per cent of insolvencies in the 12 months to February....
...“Hard lessons have not been learnt,” said Peter Mumo, associate professor of religion at the University of Nairobi....
...The Bureau of Labor Statistics will on Wednesday release consumer price inflation data for March, which could further sway investor expectations....
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...The EU Agency for Cybersecurity published its first report on threats to transport in March last year....
...Named after a father and son duo who began running the company in 2001, Shimao had outlined a restructuring proposal in late March that included short-term and long-term notes, as well as convertible bonds...
...Economic data: Data releases on Friday include February retail sales for the eurozone and March construction sector activity for the eurozone, Germany, France and Italy....
...According to official figures for March, there were 8.5mn job openings in the US but only 6.4mn unemployed workers....
...Construction materials group Breedon has had an eventful 12 months....
...The pace of new home construction in the US fell in March to its lowest level since August 2023, but low inventory of existing homes continued to underpin demand for new builds....
...At the 41-storey Cheung Kong Centre II, under construction a block away, agents say occupancy rates were stuck at about 10 per cent in March as negotiations with potential tenants dragged on....
...The gap between second-hand purchases and those for new homes widened even more in March, the FT analysis shows....
...“You have had gilts trading like Treasuries for the last six weeks or so when they should be more like euro [European government] bonds,” said William Vaughan, associate portfolio manager at Brandywine Global...
...Economic data: Thailand and Sri Lanka announce trade figures for March. Vietnam publishes its April consumer price index and trade balance. Singapore releases unemployment data....
...The NIESR forecast in March that GDP would grow by 0.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2024....
...Non-manufacturing PMI, which includes construction and services, was 51.2, lower than analysts’ median forecast of 52.3 and down from 53 in March....
...area and housing completion falling 20.7 per cent by construction area....
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