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Truck Maker Volvo Posts Record Q1 as Sales, Margins Beat Forecasts
Date: April 12, 2023
By Terje Solsvik OSLO (Reuters) – AB Volvo reported record first-quarter profit, a preliminary filing showed, as the truck maker boosted its revenue and margins despite supply bottlenecks and cost inflation, sending its shares up 9.6% in early trade on Wednesday. Its adjusted operating profit rose 45% to 18.4 billion Swedish crowns ($1.76 billion) for...
Explainer-Why European Money Market Funds Inflows Are Lagging Behind the U.S. Torrent?
Date: April 11, 2023
By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – Investors poured $367 billion into U.S. money market funds in March, according to data provider EPFR, as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank caused stocks to tumble and called the safety of bank deposits into question. In Europe, investors put 17.7 billion euros ($19.35 billion) into euro-denominated money market...
Roller Coaster March Puts Macro Hedge Funds in Red, Others Post Small Gains
Date: April 6, 2023
By Carolina Mandl and Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) -Big market swings in March sparked by a banking crisis hurt some hedge fund returns with global macro firm Rokos Capital Management reporting double digit losses. Firms that concentrate on stocks, however, rode a late month market rally to small gains, according to investors and industry...
How Banks Can Manage Climate Risks and Opportunities
Date: April 5, 2023
By Chris McClure and Gregg Anderson The global banking industry has an opportunity to play a significant role in addressing the challenges climate change presents. Banks can take proactive steps to manage climate risks and opportunities by anticipating regulatory requirements, measuring emissions, understanding the risks in their loan and investment portfolios, and playing a role...
Cryptoverse: Bitcoin Traders Like Their Options
Date: April 5, 2023
By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – Even as bitcoin flies high, investors are keeping their options open, judging by a record race to derivatives. Open interest for bitcoin options and futures has spiked over the past month as fear has stalked global banking, hitting an all-time high of 433,540 contracts on March...
UK Investors Add $1.2 Billion to Equity Funds in March – Calastone
Date: April 5, 2023
LONDON (Reuters) – UK investors shrugged off fears about the banking sector in March and put 960 million pounds ($1.2 billion) overall into equity funds, in a reversal of the outflows seen in January and February, funds network Calastone said on Wednesday. Equity funds saw their biggest net inflows in March since December 2021, Calastone...