Market Pulse
Bombardier, Embraer go head-to-head at Farnborough
Embraer upped the stakes in the ongoing regional aircraft battle between it and Bombardier on Monday, with the Brazilian aerospace firm’s new commercial aircraft chief questioning his Canadian rival’s recent moves.
Shinzo Abe wins supermajority in Japanese election
Incumbent Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe won a parliamentary supermajority in the upper house elections on Sunday.
Collagen Solutions narrows full year losses as revenue surges
Collagen Solutions, a manufacturer and developer of collagen medical products, narrowed its full year losses as revenue jumped following a new acquisition and investment in patented products.
Asia report: Political certainty sends markets higher
Asian markets ended higher on Monday, underpinned by election results in Japan and Australia, with investors seemingly brushing aside concerns that a stronger-than-expected jobs report from the US might see the Federal Reserve hiking rates.
Aberdeen UK property fund set to reopen on Monday
Aberdeen Asset Management expected to reopen its £3. 2bn UK property fund on Monday after outflows slowed and some investors opted not to sell, company chief Martin Gilbert said.
Elon Musk hints at "top secret Tesla masterplan" via Twitter
Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk has revealed plans to publish a new "top secret masterplan" for the tech company this week, after a rough few weeks in which they have received criticism for the dangers surrounding their auto-pilot system.
Brexit vote uncertainty weighs on UK business confidence in June
Business expectations in the UK dropped to their lowest level in four years in June, as the uncertainty ahead of the referendum took its toll, with the weakest outlooks evident in the construction and services sectors.
US close: Stocks jump after bumper job gains, Treasuries stage advance
Markets in the US jumped on Friday, after a surprisingly strong nonfarm payrolls report saw the S&P rise past its May 2015 highs even as yields on longer-dated government debt fell.
Europe open: Stocks track gains in Asia after Abe wins Japan elections
European stocks tracked gains in Asia on Monday as Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared victory in Sunday’s election.
London open: Stocks climb as post-Brexit rebound continues
London stocks opened higher on Monday morning, carried by positive sentiment from Asia and the US, with domestic thoughts turning to the Bank of England monetary policy meeting this week.
AstraZeneca mulling making a bid for America´s Medivation
AstraZeneca was mulling joining the fray for US drug outfit Medivation, according to a report published over the weekend.
LSE confirms Deutsche Boerse might lower minimum acceptance threshold for merger
The London Stock Exchange noted the announcement from Deutsche Boerse that it was considering lowering the minimum acceptance threshold for its shareholders to tender their shares which had been set at 75%.
Weaker sterling boosts RPC in first quarter
Plastic products design and engineering company RPC Group updated the market on its first quarter trading on Monday - a quarter in which it continued integrating GCS and made an offer for BPI.
London pre-open: Stocks seen higher as BoE rate decision looms
London stocks are expected to open higher on Monday morning as the Asia session looks to close higher and following the strong non-farm payrolls report that topped off last week, though many minds will be focused on the Bank of England meeting this week.
Rolls-Royce snaps up Spanish component specialist ITP
Rolls-Royce has agreed to pay €720m to complete the full takeover of Spanish aero engine component manufacturer Industria de Turbo Propulsores (ITP).
Monday newspaper round-up: BoE groupthink, corporate governanace, BT, Diageo, Tesla
A former Bank of England economist has called for an overhaul of the central bank’s approach to decision making and for the power of the governor to be curtailed, as the first interest rate cut since 2009 is considered in response to the economic turbulence that has followed the Brexit vote. Richard Barwell, now a senior economist at BNP Paribas, warned that too little challenge was being provided to Mark Carney and that there was evidence of “group think” at the Bank.