Mexican auto parts lobby sees chip supply crunch over by December
Mexico’s main autopart association INA forecasts that the severe semiconductor chip shortage that has slammed the brakes on the global auto industry will subside in July and return to normal by the end of this year.
EXCLUSIVE Exxon losing veteran oil traders recruited to beef up profit -sources
Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) has lost two top crude oil traders from its U.S. energy trading group, according to people familiar with the matter, in a continued exodus from the group.
Wall Street flat with Fed meet in focus
U.S. stock indexeswere flat on Friday as focus turned to next week’s Federal Reserve meeting, while technology and growth- exposed sectors gained after inflation data calmed fears over a long-term spike in consumer prices.
Analysis: Push to end pandemic benefits may not be panacea for U.S. labor shortage
The 25 U.S. states calling an early halt to pandemic-related federal unemployment benefits have recovered more of the jobs lost during the crisis than other states, possibly limiting how much of a dent ending the weekly $300 payments will make in the national battle to fill record job vacancies.
Aon’s $30 bln Willis bid set for EU okay in late June, early July – sources
Insurance broker Aon’s (AON.N) $30 billion bid for Willis Towers Watson (WLTW.O), the biggest ever in the sector, is expected to get the EU antitrust green light later this month or in early July, people familiar with the matter said.
G7 eyes allocating $100 bln from IMF funds to COVID-ravaged nations-US
The United States and other Group of Seven nations are considering reallocating $100 billion from the International Monetary Fund’s warchest to help countries struggling most to cope with the COVID-19 crisis, the White House said.
Analysis: As EU preps debut recovery bond, a reality check for “safe asset” hopes
As the European Union readies bond sales for its pioneering COVID-19 recovery fund, the scale and duration of the borrowing programme may disappoint those who had visualised last year’s deal for pooled debt as Europe’s Hamiltonian moment.
UK recovery quickens in April as economy posts record annual jump
Britain’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic sped up in April as lockdown measures eased, with the fastest monthly growth since July leaving output a record 27.6% higher than a year earlier, when the virus was rampant and lockdown tightest.
SoftBank’s PayPay surges ahead in Japan’s digital payments race
For six decades, shoppers at Mikawaya, a rice dealer in eastern Tokyo, paid in cash – until sales staff from payments app PayPay swept through the low-lying district, persuading the store to give their product a try.
U.S. household wealth jumps to record $136.9 trillion, Fed says
U.S. household wealth jumped to a record $136.9 trillion at the end of March, a report from the Federal Reserve showed on Thursday, suggesting plenty of dry tinder for economic growth as the coronavirus pandemic recedes and the nation reopens.
