Kenya Kenya Central Bank Keeps Benchmark Interest Rate Unchanged at 9%Bloomberg - David Herbling Kenya’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a fifth consecutive meeting even after inflation surged to a 19-month high. The …
News Romania's Most Powerful Man Is Heading to Prison for GraftBloomberg - Irina Vilcu, Andra Timu Romania’s de facto leader was sent to prison for three-and-a-half years for corruption, shaking the Black Sea nation’s government as it clashes with …
Margrethe Vestager Vestager Has Good Chance of Being Commission President: ALDE's GaricanoBloomberg Luis Garicano, vice president of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, or ALDE, discusses the European elections and his view that …
Investing Casino CEO Might Seek New Partner to Keep Control, Garnier SaysBloomberg - Albertina Torsoli Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA Chief Executive Officer Jean-Charles Naouri is probably looking for a financial or industrial partner who can inject …
Ukraine Ukraine President's Ally Rejects Billionaire's Call for DefaultBloomberg - Daryna Krasnolutska, Marton Eder An ally of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy rejected an influential businessman’s call to default on the nation’s external debt, saying the …
Investing Why Stock Market May Be Wrong to Rely on Trump and Powell PutsBloomberg - Chris Anstey While the consensus of investors and stock strategists remains that the U.S. and China will reach a deal that ends the escalation in trade …
Israel Israel Agrees to U.S.-Mediated Maritime Talks With LebanonBloomberg - Alisa Odenheimer Israel is willing to enter U.S.-mediated talks with Lebanon on setting a maritime border, the Energy Ministry said today. Minister Yuval Steinitz …
Investing Lebanese Cabinet Backs 2019 Budget With Strong Dose of AusterityBloomberg - Dana Khraiche Lebanon’s government passed its 2019 draft budget after months of delays, the latest effort to get the nation’s fiscal house in order and threatening …
Tech Industry Telkom to Seek an Equity Partner to Help Boost Towers GrowthBloomberg - Loni Prinsloo Telkom SA SOC Ltd. is seeking an equity partner to help build more mobile-network towers as the former South African phone monopoly seeks new ways to …
Finland EU's Katainen Seeks to Become President of Finland's SitraBloomberg - Leo Laikola Jyrki Katainen, vice president of the European Commission, said he seeks a position as president of the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra. Speaking to …
Economics China Backs Yale Stance on Foreign Students, Rips U.S. ActionsBloomberg - Karen Leigh, Dandan Li China said it was “very regrettable” that the U.S. and some American institutions have imposed restrictions on humanities exchanges, after Yale …
Deutsche Bank AG Deutsche Bank Reviews Capital Raising as Option for OverhaulBloomberg - Steven Arons Deutsche Bank AG is considering options including a capital increase as part of a wider overhaul it plans to unveil in the next two months, people …
European Parliament Election Hangover May Delay ECB Pick as Leaders Turn Lame DucksBloomberg - Kati Pohjanpalo, Nikos Chrysoloras, Boris Groendahl The process of picking new heads for the European Union’s top institutions faces hurdles at a summit on Tuesday after regional and national elections …
Islamic State (ISIS) France Barely Protests as Iraq Sentences Three Jihadis to DeathBloomberg - Gregory Viscusi The French government stopped short of protesting after Iraq sentenced three French members of Islamic State to death. “The terrorists of Daesh must …
Investing Seadrill's Plunge Deepens After Analysts Slash Target by 88%Bloomberg - Mikael Holter Seadrill Ltd. plunged to the lowest since it emerged from bankruptcy less than year ago after Carnegie Investment Bank AB recommended selling the …
Ghana Ghana Central Bank Leaves Key Interest Rate Unchanged at 16%Bloomberg - Ekow Dontoh, Andre Janse Van Vuuren Ghana’s central bank held its benchmark interest rate even as inflation reached a six-month high in April The Bank of Ghana kept the key rate at 16%, …
Anil Ambani Anil Ambani in Talks to Sell Radio Unit for $173 MillionBloomberg - P R Sanjai Indian tycoon Anil Ambani will sell his FM radio broadcasting business to a local media conglomerate for at least 10.5 billion rupees ($151 million), …
Finland Google Invests $670 Million to Expand Its Data Center in FinlandBloomberg - Leo Laikola, Natalia Drozdiak Google will pay about 600 million euros ($670 million) to build a data center in Finland amid a push by its parent Alphabet Inc. to invest heavily in …
Opinion Europe’s Populists Don’t Look So Healthy Close-UpBloomberg - Leonid Bershidsky Now that it’s clear populists, nationalists and assorted euroskeptics will hold little real power in the incoming European parliament, it’s important …
Volkswagen VW to Rework $56 Billion Battery Push on Samsung Deal RiskBloomberg - Christoph Rauwald, Sohee Kim, Oliver Sachgau Volkswagen AG is making changes to its battery-purchasing plan worth about 50 billion euros ($56 billion) over concerns one if its supply deals, with …
Bank of Canada Traders Worry as Hopeful Bank of Canada Officials Meet This WeekBloomberg - Susanne Barton As the Bank of Canada meets this week amid trade-war chaos, a big unanswered question will loom over the gathering: Who’s right about the nation’s …
Opinion Italy’s Populist Victor Faces the CrunchBloomberg - Ferdinando Giugliano The European Parliament elections were hardly a triumph for the populist parties. But in Italy, the far-right nationalists were on a roll. The League …
Investing ECB Extends Application Deadline to Fill Banking Watchdog SeatsBloomberg - Zoe Schneeweiss The European Central Bank extended the deadline for applications for the three empty board seats at its supervisory arm. The deadline was extended to …
European Union The Populist Takeaways From Europe’s ElectionsBloomberg - Alan Crawford Want to receive this post in your inbox every day? Sign up for the Balance of Power newsletter, and follow Bloomberg Politics on Twitter and Facebook …
Europe Europe Is a `Fractured Picture' with a `Fractured Parliament': SchickBloomberg Political commentator Nina Schick discusses the European elections while Peter Garnry, head of equity strategy at Saxo Bank, discusses the impact of …
Automotive Industry KTM Hails ‘Sensational’ First Quarter Motorcycle Sales in EuropeBloomberg - Richard Weiss Sales of motorcycles across Europe continue to be strong despite challenges ranging from Brexit to trade tensions to political turmoil, the region’s …
Tech Industry Zara Owner Wins Moral Victory Over Cancer Donations as Critics CrashBloomberg - Charles Penty One winner from Spain’s “Super Sunday” of three-way elections was Amancio Ortega, the owner of the Inditex SA clothing empire and the world’s …
Investing Steady Currency, Rate Cap Mark Kenyan Bank Governor's TermBloomberg - David Herbling Patrick Njoroge will Monday make his final interest rate-setting announcement of his first four-year term as Kenya’s central bank governor. In that …
Hong Kong Global Switch Plans Hong Kong IPO Filing This WeekBloomberg - Crystal Tse Global Switch, the U.K. data center operator controlled by Chinese investors, is planning to file for a Hong Kong initial public offering as soon as …
Brexit Party Corbyn Moves Toward Backing a New Referendum: Brexit UpdateBloomberg - Emma Ross-Thomas, Robert Hutton Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn promised to give the public a vote on any Brexit deal before the U.K. leaves the European Union. His comments came after …
