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☆ Porsche shares fall 5% after automaker cuts 2024 outlook on aluminium alloy shortage
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Shares in automaker Porsche fell on Tuesday after the company cut its 2024 outlook, saying various suppliers were affected by a shortage of special aluminium alloys. Holding company Porsche SE was last down over 3%. Porsche said that a series of its suppliers were impacted by a "significant supply shortage with regard to special aluminium alloys." The shortage is linked to flooding in a production facility of a key European aluminium supplier, Porsche explained. "Despite immediate countermeasures, it is becoming apparent that the impending supply shortage will lead to impairments in production," Porsche said.

Persons: Porsche Organizations: Volkswagen, Porsche, UBS Locations: Stuttgart, Swiss, Zrich, Switzerland, London

☆ Germany's struggling construction sector is showing no signs of a recovery
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The German construction sector is showing no signs of recovering, even after being in a crisis for months and despite pledges of support and investment from the government. Recent economic data shows the industry is still in a "dismal situation," Carsten Brzeski, global head of macro research and chief economist for Germany at ING, told CNBC. The data shows that between January and May of this year, permits for single-family homes fell over 31%, and those for multi-family houses declined over 21% compared to the same time period last year. Felix Pakleppa, head of the Central Association of the German Construction Industry, noted the bleak outlook for the sector. "Building permits in Germany continue to only know one direction: downwards," he said, pointing to the data, which has not reflected growth since April 2022.

Persons: Carsten Brzeski, Felix Pakleppa, Housebuilding, Pakleppa Organizations: ING, CNBC, Central Association of, German Construction Industry Locations: Germany

☆ 10-year Treasury yield falls as investors look to key data in week ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

ET, the yield on the 10-year Treasury was down by over three basis points to 4.2077%. The 2-year Treasury yield was last less than one basis point lower to 4.5043%. U.S. Treasury yields were lower on Monday as investors awaited key economic data slated for the week and markets considered the latest U.S. political developments. Investors looked ahead to key data due this week that is set to provide fresh hints about the state of the economy and could inform the Federal Reserve's decision-making when it comes to monetary policy. According to CME Group's FedWatch tool, traders were last pricing in an around 96% chance of a September rate cut.

Persons: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris Organizations: Treasury, U.S, Federal, White, Democratic

☆ Ryanair shares tumble 12% as budget airline reports 46% fall in quarterly profit, sees lower fares
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ryanair shares fell on Monday after the company said its quarterly profit after tax had fallen 46% and fares will be lower than expected in the summer months. Ryanair cited weaker-than-anticipated fares and the Easter season falling into the previous quarter as reasons for the drop in profit. It also comes despite a 10% increase in passenger traffic to 55.5 million during the quarter, Ryanair said Monday. However, Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary said in a statement that fares were expected to be lower than expected over the next three months. Other European airlines followed Ryanair lower on Monday, with fellow low-cost airline EasyJet shedding over 6%, while Jet2 fell 4% and Hungarian airline Wizz Air slid over 6%.

Persons: — Ryanair's, Michael O'Leary, O'Leary, Jet2 Organizations: Ryanair, Wizz Air Locations: London

☆ European markets open lower as investors digest ECB decision
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON — European markets opened lower on Friday as investors considered the latest ECB interest rate decision. All sectors were lower, with travel and leisure stocks tumbling 2.66%, and mining stocks declining 1.93%. European markets have retreated throughout the week with the Stoxx 600 closing lower for the last four consecutive days. The picture was similar across the world, with Asia-Pacific markets declining on Friday as they followed Wall Street lower. U.S. markets closed lower on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average snapping a six-day winning streak.

Organizations: Bank of England, LONDON, Dow Jones, European Central Bank, ECB Locations: City of London, London, United Kingdom, Asia, Pacific, U.S

☆ Treasury yields rise as investors weigh rate outlook
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

ET, the yield on the 10-year Treasury was up by over one basis point to 4.2000%. The 2-year Treasury yield was last less than one basis point higher to 4.4706%. U.S. Treasury yields were higher on Friday as investors considered the path ahead for interest rates after the latest comments from Federal Reserve officials. Investors digested remarks from Fed policymakers made throughout the week as they weighed the potential path ahead for interest rates. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell also this week said that rate cuts would begin before inflation reaches the 2% target.

Persons: Mary Daly, we're, Daly, Christopher Waller, Jerome Powell Organizations: Treasury, U.S, Federal Reserve, San Francisco Fed, Fed

☆ Volvo Cars jumps 7% after reporting a record core operating profit
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Shares of Volvo Cars rose sharply on Thursday after the company reported a jump in annual operating profit for the second quarter. Core operating profit for the quarter came in at 8.2 billion Swedish kronor ($776 million), 28% higher than in the same quarter a year earlier, the company said in a statement. Volvo Cars' revenue dipped slightly in the second quarter, coming in at 101.5 billion Swedish kronor from 102.2 billion Swedish kronor over the same period of last year. In the first quarter of 2024, Volvo Cars had reported a 2% year-on-year decline in revenue. First-quarter operating profit had come in at 6.8 billion Swedish kronor, while retail car sales amounted to 182,687.

Persons: Jim Rowan Organizations: Volvo, Global, U.S, Volvo Cars Locations: Shanghai, China, London

☆ European markets set to open higher ahead of ECB rate decision
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The U.K.'s FTSE 100 was last seen up 40 points at 8,231, Germany's DAX 15 points higher at 18,464 and France's CAC up 7 points at 7,590. LONDON — European markets were headed for a higher open on Thursday as investors awaited the European Central Bank's interest rate decision. Asia-Pacific markets tumbled on the news from the chip sector overnight, with Japan's Nikkei 225 declining more than 2%. Back in Europe, the European Central Bank is expected to announce its latest interest rate decision Thursday. Markets are widely expecting the central bank to leave rates unchanged, but investors are hoping for guidance on the path ahead for monetary policy.

Persons: Boris Roessler, Germany's DAX Organizations: Getty, CAC, MIB, LONDON, Tech, Japan's Nikkei, Nasdaq, European Central Bank, Novartis, Volvo, Ubisoft, Nokia Locations: Hesse, Frankfurt, U.S, Asia, Pacific, Europe

☆ Germany to slash military aid budget in blow to Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Around 5.4 billion euros had been allocated to the fund in 2023, the budget outline shows. In recent years, large amounts of this section of the German budget has been allocated to support Ukraine following Russia's attack of the country. It also noted that Germany would continue to support Ukraine for as long as needed, in collaboration with its allies. The government had planned to re-allocate unused emergency debt, which was taken on during the Covid-19 pandemic, to its future spending plans. The German parliament will debate the draft budget when it returns from its summer break in September before it is finalized later in the year.

Persons: Christian Lindner, Donald Trump's, Sen, JD Vance, Olaf Scholz Organizations: Ukraine, CNBC, Reuters, Trump, Trump's, Military, NATO Locations: Germany, Ukraine, Russia

☆ Adidas shares rise after hiking 2024 guidance
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Shares in Adidas were slightly higher on Wednesday after the company announced it would hike its full year 2024 earnings guidance following better-than-expected preliminary results for the second quarter. Adidas rose nearly 5% after markets opened on Wednesday before paring gains to around 2% by the market close. Adidas said its revenues rose 11% in the second quarter, compared to the previous year. Excluding sales of the struggling Yeezy line in both year, currency-neutral revenue rose 16% in the quarter, Adidas noted. The company had already hiked its 2024 outlook once this year after releasing its first-quarter results, which also beat expectations.

Persons: Ye Organizations: Adidas Locations: German, €

Stock price information reflected on a window at the Euronext NV stock exchange in Paris, France, on Monday, March 13, 2023. LONDON — European stocks closed lower Wednesday, continuing negative sentiment seen in the previous two trading sessions as technology stocks plummeted. The regional Stoxx 600 index provisionally closed 0.43% lower, with most major bourses in the region falling and sectors trading mixed. European tech stocks plunged 4.4%, mirroring a sell-off seen across the Atlantic, where the Nasdaq Composite retreated 2% in early deals. U.S. stocks were broadly lower as investors continued to rotate out of megacap tech stocks into the broader market.

Organizations: LONDON, Nasdaq Locations: Paris, France, U.S

☆ Deutsche Bank criticized by German regulator for financial reporting error
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Deutsche Bank incorrectly disclosed deferred tax assets in its 2019 financial statement which did not meet international accounting standards, the German regulator BaFin said on Tuesday. "The declarations on deferred tax assets in the consolidated financial statement were not complete," the regulator, known formally as the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, said in a statement translated by CNBC. It said that 2.076 billion euros ($2.26 billion) worth of deferred tax assets had not been disclosed separately in the notes for Deutsche Bank's U.S. business. The bank should have made the disclosure because it recorded several years of losses, it said. The disclosure error was against rules laid out by the International Accounting Standards, BaFin said in a second statement.

Persons: BaFin Organizations: Deutsche Bank, Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, CNBC, Deutsche Bank's, International

☆ IMF upgrades UK growth forecast in another boost to new Labour government
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON — The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday lifted its 2024 growth outlook for the U.K. to 0.7% from 0.5%, providing a further boost to the country's new government. Looking ahead, the Washington, D.C.-based IMF reiterated its forecast for 1.5% U.K. growth in 2025 in the July update of its World Economic Outlook. Investment bank Goldman Sachs earlier this month nudged its 2025 forecast for the U.K. economy 0.1 percentage point higher, to 1.6%. Other economies given a 2024 growth upgrade by the IMF on Tuesday included the euro zone, which it lifted by 0.1 percentage point to 0.9%, Spain, up 0.5 percentage point to 2.4%, and China, up 0.4 percentage point to 5%. It lowered its forecast for the U.S. economy by 0.1 percentage point to 2.6%.

Persons: Taylor, Goldman Sachs, Keir Starmer, Goldman, — CNBC's Sophie Kiderlin, Vicky McKeever Organizations: Nine, Monetary Fund, D.C, Investment, Labour, European Union . Deutsche Bank, Friday, Deutsche Bank, Jefferies, Bank of England, Reuters, IMF Locations: Ruskin Park, London, England, Washington, brightening, Spain, China, U.S, Asia

☆ Treasury yields fall as investors digest Powell comments
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

ET, the yield on the 10-year Treasury was down by over three basis points to 4.1983%. The 2-year Treasury yield was last more than one basis point lower to 4.4404%. U.S. Treasury yields were lower on Tuesday as investors weighed comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on the outlook for the economy and interest rates. On Monday, Powell said the central bank will not wait until inflation has reached its 2% target rate before cutting interest rates. Powell, however, said the Fed is still looking for "greater confidence" that inflation will return to 2%.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Powell Organizations: Treasury, U.S, Federal, Traders

☆ With odds of a Trump win rising, here's what it could mean for Europe's economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Former US President Donald Trump during a campaign event at Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami, Florida, US, on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. "Trump's re-election would thus pose a significant downside risk to our otherwise constructive growth forecast for the Euro area." Trade policy uncertainty, added defense and security pressures and spillover effects from U.S. domestic policies on, for example, taxes could impact Europe, they explained. Trade tensionsTrump's trade policy, and the uncertainty around it, could be one factor that impacts Europe's economy, just as it did during his last presidency, analysts Stehn and Moberly said. In 2018 and 2019, uncertainty about trade policy reduced industrial production in the euro area by around 2%, they estimated.

Persons: Donald Trump, Eva Marie Uzcategui, Goldman Sachs, Jari Stehn, James Moberly, Trump's, Trump, Joe Biden, Moberly Organizations: Trump National Doral Golf Club, Bloomberg, Getty, White, Trump, European Union, EU, . Defense, NATO, U.S, Stehn Locations: Miami , Florida, Europe, Pennsylvania, U.S, Germany, Stehn, Moberly, Ukraine

☆ UK launches new rules for listings in bid to boost growth for London's stock exchange
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority announced Thursday new rules for the country's stock market listings in a bid to boost growth following a slow down in IPOs. "They aim to support a wider range of companies to issue their shares on a UK exchange, increasing opportunities for investors," the regulator added. One key change is the removal of the 'premium' and 'standard' listing segments. Shareholder approval for key events, like reverse takeovers and decisions to take the company's shares off an exchange, is still required," the FCA said. Some rules around eligibility for listings will also change, such as the removal of a requirement for companies to provide track records of their revenue.

Organizations: Bank of England Locations: London, IPOs

☆ Apple reaches deal with EU regulators to open up mobile payments system to rivals
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

EU antitrust regulators on Thursday accepted commitments from Apple to allow access to its tap and go payments technology to rivals, bringing an end to a four-year investigation. "From now on, Apple can no longer use its control over the iPhone ecosystem to keep other mobile wallets out of the market. The iPhone maker now has until July 25 to implement the commitments, Vestager said. All developers will then be able to offer mobile wallets for iPhones with the tap and go technology, she explained. It added that there would be no changes to Apple Pay or the Apple Wallet following the probe.

Persons: Margrethe Vestager, Apple, Vestager Organizations: European Union, Apple, EU, European Commission, Economic Locations: Europe

☆ Treasury yields hold steady ahead of latest consumer inflation data
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

ET, the yield on the 10-year Treasury was up by nearly one basis point to 4.2880%. The 2-year Treasury yield was nearly flat at 4.6304%. U.S. Treasury yields were little changed on Thursday as investors looked ahead to fresh inflation data and considered remarks from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Investors awaited fresh inflation insights that could provide hints about the path ahead for interest rates. The central bank has said it would not cut interest rates until data shows that inflation is sustainably easing toward this target.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Dow Jones, Powell Organizations: Treasury, U.S, Federal, Investors, CPI, Financial

☆ Greece defends new six-day working week legislation, says it's an 'exceptional measure'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Greek government has defended its new six-day working week policy, saying it is an "exceptional measure" that would only be applied in "specific circumstances." "It is important to note that this new regulation does not in any way affect the established 5-day/40-hour working week mandated by Greek law, nor does it establish a new 6-day working week," Greek Minister of Labour and Social Security Niki Kerameus told CNBC in emailed comments late last week. "All it does is provide only in limited circumstances for the option of an additional working day, as an exceptional measure." Especially for businesses that are not operational every day, "the additional working day option is permissible only in the case of an increased workload," Kerameus explained. "Most countries in Europe have similar provisions for exceptional additional working days.

Persons: Niki Kerameus, Kerameus Organizations: Labour, Social, CNBC, Organization for Economic Cooperation, Development, European Union Locations: Athens, Greece, U.S, EU, Europe

☆ Treasury yields rise ahead of fresh data, testimony from Fed Chair Powell
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

ET, the yield on the 10-year Treasury was up by over 2 basis points at 4.289%. The 2-year Treasury yield was last at 4.628% after rising by more than 1 basis point. U.S. Treasury yields were higher on Tuesday as investors looked ahead to economic data and comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Investors awaited key data points slated for the week ahead, including fresh consumer and wholesale inflation figures. Several other Fed officials are also set to give remarks throughout the week and could provide more insights.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Powell Organizations: Treasury, Federal, Investors, Federal Reserve, Banking, Financial Services Committee

☆ Treasury yields rise as investors look to inflation data due in week ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

ET, the yield on the 10-year Treasury was up by over 3 basis points at 4.31%. The 2-year Treasury yield also climbed more than 3 basis points to 4.633%. U.S. Treasury yields were higher on Monday as investors looked ahead to key economic data due throughout the week, including fresh inflation insights. Data released Friday showed that nonfarm payrolls increased by 206,000 in June, more than the 200,000 Dow Jones forecast. Minutes from the Fed's latest meeting published last week showed that policymakers are looking for more evidence that inflation is easing before deciding to move rates.

Persons: Dow Jones, Jerome Powell Organizations: Treasury, U.S, Federal Reserve, Dow

☆ French President Macron’s snap election gamble 'did not pay off,' professor says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Macron had called for a new legislative nationwide vote in France after the country's far-right party made significant gains in the European Union election last month. The gamble that French President Emmanuel Macron took when he called a snap election has not paid off, according to Armin Steinbach, Jean Monnet professor of EU Law and economics at HEC Paris. Macron's centrist Ensemble bloc is set to make up the second-largest group in parliament, followed by the RN and its allies. Just because the far-right did not perform as they had hoped in this election does not mean they should be discounted for the presidential election in 2027, Steinbach added. "For today it's a loss for them, … but it doesn't tell us anything about the 2027 presidential election.

Persons: Macron, Steinbach, CNBC's Charlotte Reed, Emmanuel Macron, Armin Steinbach, Jean Monnet, Tina Fordham, CNBC's, Fordham, HEC's Steinbach Organizations: Popular Front, Interior Ministry, Union, EU Law, HEC Paris, Fordham Global Insight, European Union Locations: Paris, France, Steinbach

☆ Stocks, property, bonds, the pound: Here’s what a new Labour government means for investing in the UK
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The Labour party's pledge, for example, to increase taxes on the compensation that private equity fund managers received raised a few eyebrows, and led to questions on what this could mean more broadly. In a note Friday, analysts at Jefferies said, despite concerns raised by a strong showing for the right-wing Reform UK Party, the Labour Party's U.K. election win would help make the U.K. appear "relatively stable." "A widely predicted Labour win in the UK could usher in an era of greater stability for the UK … which should help bolster investor sentiment towards the UK," she said. "U.K. bank stocks in the end are one of the biggest proxies for U.K. economic growth," he said. If results are as expected, attention will shift away from the U.K. election quickly, Shreyas Gopal, strategist, and Sanjay Raja, senior economist at Deutsche Bank, said in a note published Wednesday.

Persons: Vuk Valcic, hasn't, Jefferies, James McManus, Susannah Streeter, Hargreaves Lansdown, McManus, Liz Truss, Streeter, Richard Donnell, Nutmeg's McManus, CNBC's Silvia Amaro Friday, Mark Fielding, Fielding, Shreyas Gopal, Sanjay Raja, BoE, Francesco Pesole, Pesole Organizations: City of, Labour Party, Conservatives, U.S ., Labour, CNBC, Stock, Reform UK Party, Hargreaves, Deutsche Bank, ING, Bank of England, ECB Locations: Bishopsgate, City, City of London, London, France

☆ Treasury yields little changed ahead of key jobs report
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The 2-year Treasury yield was last at 4.6934% after rising by less than one basis point. U.S. Treasury yields held steady on Friday as markets reopened after the July 4 holiday and investors awaited the latest nonfarm payroll data. Key economic data is expected in form of the June jobs report on Friday. The report is expected to show that nonfarm payrolls added 200,000 jobs in June, according to economists polled by Dow Jones. Many investors are hoping that Friday's jobs data will indicate that the labor market and economy are cooling, as this could support the case for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.

Persons: payrolls, Dow Jones, Jerome Powell, Powell Organizations: Treasury, ADP, Federal Reserve

☆ Germany seals 2025 budget plan after weeks of tense negotiations
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz smiles during a question time on July 3, 2024 at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin. "It is about a strong defense, a strong [German army] that offers protection from the aggressive tyrants of our time. An economic growth initiative has been planned alongside the budget, Scholz said. But the budget must then be discussed by the German parliament after its summer break, before being finalized later in the year. Negotiations have been ongoing for weeks after spending plans shared by individual ministries exceeded constraints by billions.

Persons: Olaf Scholz, Scholz, Christian Lindner, Lindner Organizations: Bundestag, CNBC, NATO, German, Reuters Locations: Berlin

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