Brussels will consider Britain’s request only after the transition period which ends at the end of 2020. As per a senior official from Germany’s finance ministry, the European Union is unlikely to widen the access to its financial markets after… Read More ›
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Oxford Properties Group offers $2.4 billion for Australian office landlord Investa Office Fund
By pitching its $2.4 billion offer for Australian office landlord Investa Office Fund, Oxford Properties Group has bested Blackstone’s A$90 million offer. On Wednesday, Investa Office Fund, an office landlord in Australia stated, it is adjourning a planned shareholder… Read More ›
Refinitiv launches $8 billion buyout – the largest since the 2007-2009 financial crisis
Refinitiv is essentially Thomson Reuters’ F&R unit, which acquired a 55% majority stake by Blackstone on January 30 2018. Thomson Reuters’ Financial and Risk (F&R) division – Refinitiv has has launched a price guidance on its term loan B, equivalent… Read More ›
SUV & pickup trucks drive U.S. auto sales in August
Ford and Toyota, the second and the third largest automaker in the U.S. have reported a surge in SUV and pickup truck sales. Ford Motor Co, the second biggest automaker in the United States, has reported an almost 4.1% rise… Read More ›
How 5 Emerging Economies Are Being Affected By Recent Rumbles In Emerging Market
The currencies of the emerging economies are being battered – from Argentina’s peso to Turkey’s lira. This year however the emerging economies have been sent into a turmoil and a number of global issues including increasing US Fed rates, political… Read More ›
Reuters poll place chances of hard Brexit at 25%
The poll makes an interesting read on the possibilities facing Britain after March 2019. According to the results of a Reuters poll, there is a 25% chance that Britain will leave the European Union in March 2019 without a Brexit… Read More ›
Britain has a backup plan for a Cliffhanger Brexit
As per Philip Rycroft, Permanent Secretary at the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) Britain’s has provided for such a possibility. On Tuesday, as per the senior most official in Britain’s Brexit ministry, he is confident that plans are… Read More ›
Strike by Air France-KLM’s Dutch pilots averted
Air France-KLM’s management has successfully negotiated longer rests for pilots between flights with union bosses and have averted a strike. On Tuesday, in a development that marks the the overcoming of a strike that could have caused mayhem later this… Read More ›
Venezuela begins pilot initiative for subsidized gasoline for border areas
The initiative is aimed at curbing rampant smuggling of gasoline, which are the lowest in the world. On Tuesday, Venezuela is set to start the implementation of a new payment system for its heavily subsidized gasoline in border areas as… Read More ›
Trump Tariffs Force Ford To Cancel Import Of China-Made Vehicle Into US
The 25 per cent tariff on Chinese vehicle imports implemented by the Trump administration has forced U.S. automaker Ford Motor to cancel its plan of importing the new Focus Active crossover model being manufactured in its Chinese plants. “We have… Read More ›