Tech Giants Propel Nasdaq Higher as Dow Jones and S&P 500 Also See Gains

Tech stocks led by Apple and Tesla drove Nasdaq up 0.8%, while Dow Jones and S&P 500 also gained, as investors await key labor market data for interest rate clues
CIC Sells Winchester House in London for $316 Million

China’s sovereign wealth fund – China Investment Corporation (CIC) – has sold Winchester House in the City of London – its first direct investment in the UK real estate market – at a loss, indicating it could be ditching assets amid rising geopolitical risks.
Exclusive: Morgan Stanley to slash 2022 banker bonuses in Asia by up to half

Morgan Stanley plans to slash investment bankers’ annual bonuses by as much as 50% in Asia, said two people with direct knowledge of the matter, as the Wall Street firm reins in costs to tackle tough market conditions that have hit its revenue.
Spain’s Iberdrola to invest $47 bln in energy transition in 2023-25

Spain’s Iberdrola will invest 47 billion euros ($47 billion) in electricity networks, renewable energy production and customer businesses over the next two years but protecting its balance sheet is a key focus, its chairman said on Wednesday.
Analysis: Cracks appear in Credit Suisse comeback plans

After months of reflecting, Credit Suisse’s chairman Axel Lehmann revealed an overhaul “to rebuild Credit Suisse as a strong … bank with a firm foundation, rock-solid like our Swiss mountains”. It did not take long for the first cracks to appear.
Goldman plans major overhaul to combine key units – source

Goldman Sachs is planning a major reorganization to combine its biggest businesses into three divisions with its storied investment banking and trading businesses being merged into a single unit, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Analysis: Sterling returns to the 1980s, and it may get cheaper still

Sterling’s slide against the dollar to a rate last seen in 1985 has sparked talk of a dramatic spiral downwards that ends in a collapse in confidence in British assets and a balance of payments crisis.
FOREX Euro holds above 2-decade low before ECB decision

The euro was hovering above Tuesday’s two-decade low on Thursday as investors awaited a policy decision from the European Central Bank (ECB) and comments from the head of the Federal Reserve for insight on the path for global monetary tightening.
Morning Bid: The 75bp club

Most of world’s major central banks are now going up a gear with historically sweeping interest rate rises to cool their economies and drag down inflation – and there are some signs it’s already working.
EXCLUSIVE Allianz in talks with banks for China asset management venture -sources

Allianz SE (ALVG.DE) is in talks with Chinese banks to set up a majority-owned asset management venture in the world’s second-largest economy, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said, aiming to tap a $4.3 trillion market for wealth products.