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...Colin Luther Powell, who died on Monday at the age of 84 from complications related to Covid-19, was a trailblazing US military leader and national security official who served as America’s first black secretary...
...Jonathan Eley in London 84....
...However, broken down by party, 84 per cent of Republicans approve of his efforts, compared to only 13 per cent of Democrats....
...It is not immediately obvious that there will be closer economic ties with the United States, although Trump may well aim for that....
...Markit iTraxx Xover -6.03bps at 347.95bp Markit CDX IG +2.29bps at 88.36bp Sources: FT, Bloomberg, Markit...
...“That would not be good for either the US or China.”...
...(-0.62%) at 1,586 FTSE100 down -101.73 (-1.50%) at 6,667 CAC 40 down -24.00 (-0.47%) at 5,083 Dax down -84.13 (-0.72%) at 11,521 Currencies €/$ 1.09 (1.09) $/¥ 124.00 (124.06) £/$ 1.56 (1.56) €/£ 0.7003...
...corruption at state oil company Petrobras....
...(-0.98%) at 5,034 Dax down -119.84 (-0.99%) at 11,966 Currencies €/$ 1.08 (1.07) $/¥ 119.55 (120.12) £/$ 1.49 (1.48) €/£ 0.7252 (0.724) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) down -0.09 at 55.02 Light Crude...
...“King Bibi” ended his campaign lobbying heavily for rightwing votes, saying he would not allow a Palestinian state to be established if he were elected....
...(Financial Times) Sprint, the US mobile phone operator, has abandoned its takeover pursuit of rival carrier T-Mobile US, bringing to an end a long-running attempt to create a new force in America’s highly...
...(+0.44%) at 6,808 CAC 40 up +32.67 (+0.72%) at 4,563 Dax up +73.67 (+0.74%) at 10,004 Currencies €/$ 1.36 (1.36) $/¥ 101.84 (101.90) £/$ 1.70 (1.70) €/£ 0.7988 (0.7985) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE...
...(ICE) down -1.43 at 88.78 Light Crude (Nymex) down -1.36 at 84.46 100 Oz Gold (Comex) up +7.70 at 1,229 Copper (Comex) at 3.03 10-year government bond yields (%) US 2.29% UK 2.22% Germany 0.89% CDS (closing...
...In June, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency noted that the average amount of an auto loan was greater than the value of the car during the fourth quarter of 2013, as lenders bundled the costs...
...(Financial Times) “FedEx was indicted on Thursday for shipping packages from illegal online pharmacies despite repeated warnings from U.S. drug enforcement officials, according to a court filing....
...A reading of New York state manufacturing conditions also disappointed....
...will test investor hopes for a pick-up in the U.S. and global economies… Bulls are hoping to see evidence of an economic rebound in the United States in this week’s busy calendar of data that includes the...
...The sale to a consortium led by MMG, a subsidiary of state-owned Minmetals, is one of the largest acquisitions of mining assets by China....
...Univar’s preparations for a possible public offering highlight the resurgence of the U.S. chemicals sector, which has benefited from cheap feedstock on the back of low natural gas prices.”...
...reports that Malaysia Airlines 777 could have flown for hours adds to days of apparent false leads and U-turns on information * China concerns undermine global stocks | Worries over a growth slowdown in...
...Europe FTSE down +0.88% at 6,750 RTS down -0.57% at 1,381 Warsaw Wig down -0.53% at 49,490 FTSE 300 Eurotop up +0.77% at 1,326 Americas DJIA down -0.11% at 16,445 S&P 500 up +0.03% at 1,838 Bovespa down...
...(WSJ) Bitcoin as property, not currency: “Wading into a murky tax question for the digital age, the U.S....
...The figures should cast light on the state of the economy before and during the fiscal crisis that gripped Washington for 16 days, threatening the recovery’s momentum....
...(Financial Times) “Bank of America said it does not owe the U.S. government the $2.1 billion it is seeking in penalties after a jury found the bank liable for fraud over defective mortgages sold by its...
...(Financial Times) Currency manipulation should be part of trade talks, Senators say: “A bipartisan majority of the US Senate demanded that US President Barack Obama address “currency manipulation” in trade...
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