Global report today as the European Competition commission blocks the merger of the steel making units of indias tata steel and germanys these same crop the 2 companies had previously fact off the proposal after the e. U. Competition commission signaled that both companies would have to divest certain assets to address the regulators antitrust concerns Competition Commission our market has now effectively terminated the deal that would have created the 2nd biggest steel manufacturer in europe mr best d. J. Decisively denies the deal after many stakeholders told the commission that the 2 companies counterproposals on antitrust issues would not address their concerns the final denial may fuel calls for reform to the rules the commission runs by as the Steel Industry observers say that some consolidation is needed to stabilize an industry unsettled by events including the us tariffs on imported metals from the e. U. China japan and russia. Number. Technology firms are preparing for the lo
Of the Biggest Companies in the world, owned by asias richest man, Mukesh Ambani mix it mixing that with the huge presence that disney has, there, means it is a huge disrupter for that sector, and itll probably be subject to Regulatory Approval because of that. Lets turn to the us, where its economy grew at an annual pace of 3. 2 from october through december. That figure is less than the commerce departments initial estimate. But Consumer Spending grew by 3 in the same period. Also, strong exports also contributed to Fourth Quarter growth. From the worlds biggest economy to the worlds Fastest Growing economy indias latest gdp figures are due out later today. The south asian country experienced an impressive first half of 2023. But then, its growth is expected to have slowed down in the last three months. The bbc S Archana Shukla explains. After an impressive first half of the year, Economic Growth is expected to slow down in the october to december quarter. What is taking it down is a
Richest man, Mukesh Ambani mix it mixing that with the huge presence that disney has, there, means it is a huge disrupter for that sector, and itll probably be subject to Regulatory Approval because of that. Lets turn to the us, where its economy grew at an annual pace of 3. 2 from october through december. That figure is less than the commerce departments initial estimate. But Consumer Spending grew by 3 in the same period. Strong exports also contributed to Fourth Quarter growth. From the worlds biggest economy to the worlds Fastest Growing economy indias latest gdp figures are due out later today. The south asian country experienced an impressive first half of 2023. But its growth is expected to have slowed down in the last three months. The bbc S Archana Shukla explains. After an impressive first half of the year, Economic Growth is expected to slow down in the october to december quarter. What is taking it down is a slowdown in industries, uneven Weather Patterns that have affecte
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And butter, focusing on what the Central Banks are saying. The fed minutes bringing some of the air out of the recent rally we have seen in the u. S. , higherforlonger has been the narrative from Central Banks there as well. New zealand yesterday. The bank of korea today. Take a look at some of the data processing, gdp numbers from singapore. The 2025 growth estimates being maintained between 1 and 3 permit First Quarter gdp rising hotter than expectations. The final firstquarter gdp on a quarter or quarter basis seeing a rise of 0. 1 . The estimate was for a small degree of contraction, 0. 3 . So a bit betterthanexpected numbers. As we get the cash trading session underway. Thats right, markets are just coming online this morning for japan, korea and australia. Lets look at how japan and korea are getting underway. Its a mix of what were seeing in the numbers. Broadly, we have some upside coming through. Its a few different themes we are tracking. You have a bit of Dollar Strength, th