European Real Estate Deals Slump to Lowest Level in 13 Years
The deep freeze that’s gripped Europe’s real estate markets since borrowing costs jumped worsened at the start of the year as deals plunged to their lowest levels since 2011.
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The deep freeze that’s gripped Europe’s real estate markets since borrowing costs jumped worsened at the start of the year as deals plunged to their lowest levels since 2011.
Investors are looking for the next policy domino to fall in Asia amid an escalating campaign against a resurgent dollar, after Indonesia used a surprise interest rate hike to defend the rupiah.
Vietnamese billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong pledged to invest at least another $1 billion of his personal wealth into VinFast Auto Ltd., providing the capital needed for expansion of the struggling electric vehicle maker.
Macrotech Developers Ltd., a real estate firm that operates under the brand name Lodha, expects pre-sales to grow about 20% in the year to March after reporting its highest ever quarterly revenue.
Distressed Indonesian property developer PT Agung Podomoro Land has hired financial advisory firm Kroll Inc. to advise on an exchange of $132 million of bonds due in June, according to people familiar with the plan.
Oct 22, 2019
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Trudeau wins second term, Brexit rumbles on, and a big day for corporate news. Here are some of the things people in markets are talking about today.
Just enough
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has won a second term, securing enough seats to form a stable government with support from smaller parties. His Liberal Party’s progressive policies will likely continue with the backing of the New Democratic Party, giving the coalition an 11-seat majority in Parliament. Initial market reaction to the result has been relatively muted as the country’s economy performed strongly under the first Trudeau administration.
This again
A vote in Parliament today will let Prime Minister Boris Johnson know if he has any chance of getting his Brexit deal secured, and if it can be achieved ahead of the Oct. 31 deadline. The vote to allow the legislation for the country’s exit from the European Union to proceed is scheduled for 7 p.m. London time, and should that pass, Johnson has until Thursday to secure final approval in the House of Commons before it goes to the Lords. That progress is far from certain, so as usual with Brexit, there may be some volatility over the coming days.
Corporate news
It is a mammoth day for earnings. UBS Group AG saw shares rise more than 2% after the bank reported a stronger-than-expected performance from its wealth management unit. Coming up later (deep breath), UPS Inc., McDonald’s Corp., Procter & Gamble Co., Kimberly-Clark Corp., Whirlpool Corp., Lockheed Martin Corp., Harley-Davidson Inc., Snap Inc., Texas Instruments Inc. and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. are among the many, many companies announcing results.
Markets rise
Overnight the MSCI Asia Pacific Excluding Japan Index gained 0.4% as trade deal optimism was maintained by President Donald Trump’s comments that talks remain on track. Japanese markets were closed for a holiday. In Europe, the Stoxx 600 Index was 0.1% higher by 5:50 a.m. Eastern Time as investors digested earnings in the region. S&P 500 futures pointed to a flat open, the 10-year Treasury yield was at 1.780% and gold a little higher.
Coming up…
Existing U.S. home sales data for September is published at 10:00 a.m., with the Richmond Fed manufacturing index released at the same time. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan meet in Sochi today, with the fate of Syria’s Kurds possibly decided by the talks. The top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine, William Taylor, will testify today in the House, and his text message exchanges with Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, will form a crucial part of the inquiry.
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