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.
Analysis: Europe’s banks dim lights as they brace for winter blackout
Some of Europe’s biggest banks are preparing back-up generators and to dim the lights as they brace for potential power cuts and energy rationing that threaten the money system underpinning the region’s economy.
Apple plans to cut iPhone 14 production lag between China, India – Bloomberg
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) plans to start making the iPhone 14 in India about two months after its release out of China, in a move that will narrow the gap from the typical six to nine months for previous launches, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.
Foxconn starts to feel sting of slowing smartphone sales
Apple (AAPL.O) iPhone assembler Foxconn (2317.TW) gave a cautious outlook for the current quarter after posting results that exceeded expectations, citing slowing smartphone demand after a pandemic-fuelled boom.
Oil drops as weak Chinese factory data heightens demand concerns
Oil prices dropped on Monday as weak manufacturing data from China and Japan weighed on the demand outlook while investors braced for this week’s meeting of officials from OPEC and other top crude producers on supply adjustments.
GLOBAL ECONOMY Global slowdown fears darken as cost of living bites
The global economy looks increasingly likely to be heading into a serious slowdown, just as central banks aggressively reverse ultra-loose monetary policy adopted during the pandemic to support growth, data showed on Friday.
Stocks make recovery bid, hemmed in by weakening world economy
World stocks attempted a move higher on Friday after four days of losses caused by mounting fears of economic downturn, even though the growth concerns were fanned further by data showing a sharp slowdown in China.
Analysis: Scalded by Russia, investment funds tread carefully in China
China, the only big economy promising a growth rebound this year, is again luring foreign investors. Yet the fear that Beijing may someday end up as ostracised from global markets as Russia is keeping a lid on demand.
Analysis: Investors say Asia a safe place as Fed hikes but premature to jump in
Asia’s emerging economies are better placed than most other regions to weather a bout of turbo-charged U.S. policy tightening, analysts say, but with a health warning that investors shouldn’t rush in.
Analysis: Market meltdown lays bare Europe’s divisions
A markets sell-off has brought back memories of the euro zone debt crisis more than a decade ago, highlighting divisions that have plagued the currency bloc’s efforts to forge a closer bond.
