On Thursday, the Bank of England made a rate announcement, revealed the size of their asset purchase program and future forecasts. In general, monetary policy in the UK remained unchanged.
On Thursday, ARA US Hospitality has started its Singaporean initial public offering with the intention to raise around $451M with a portfolio of 38 US hotels and an offer price of 88 cents per share.
India's hotel start-up OYO is set to acquire the EU vacation rental firm @Leisure in a €370M deal with the German media group Axel Springer, other shareholders, with a transaction to be completed already in June.
On Thursday, crude oil price benchmarks declined. The main reason for the decline was the surge of the US Dollar. Meanwhile, some financial media blamed US production for the fall of the prices.
By the middle of Thursday's London session the US Dollar was regaining value after experiencing a sharp drop on Wednesday due to a monetary policy announcement. As the value of the measure, namely, the USD grew, stock price indices declined.
Australia's retail conglomerate Wesfarmers made a proposal worth A$776M to acquire Kidman Resources, the local lithium miner, as it seeks to deepen exposures to the high-tech minerals.
On Thursday, Villa World, Australia's property developer has got a sweetened takeover bid from the Australian property development business AVID Property Group, which now gives it a market valuation of A$293.5M.
On Thursday, Thomas Cook set May 7 as a deadline for interest expressions in the airline business, with Lufthansa and Indigo Partners among the potential bidders.
Watches of Switzerland, the private equity-owned group, stated on Thursday it is exploring a London listing of its stock market, as it seeks for acquisition deals in the United States.
On Thursday, the UK aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce stated it is set to meet the full-year profit and cash forecasts, after it managed to fix the issues related to its Trent 1000 fleet.
The UK drugmaker AstraZeneca tied up with the French biopharmaceutical company Transgene by signing a deal on Thursday to develop five viral immunotherapies aimed at killing cancer.
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Meredith Corp is getting ready to explore its portfolio sale of the local US broadcast stations, as the company seeks to streamline business, sources close to the matter said.
Malaysia's manufacturing PMI grew to 49.4 in April, the highest rate since last year's September, suggesting an improvement in the sector's outlook and return to increase in export orders.
The UK construction industry revealed modest increase in house-building, with 37K homes registered for warranities and insurance from the NHBC, up 3% compared with the prior year.
Starbucks recalled about 263K of the company's coffee presses, which were made in cooperation with Bodum, after the coffee chain got reports of breaking and causing deep cuts, the US CPSC stated.
South Korea's consumer prices grew 0.6% in April from a year earlier, remaining below 1% for the fourth month in succession, Statistics Korea reported.
Iraqi Oil Ministry stated that the country exported more than 103M barrels of crude oil in the month of April, getting in revenue more than $7B.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles reported that overall sales declined in April in both the US and Canada, though sales of its Ram brand kept rising in spite of lingering softness within the industry.
Ireland's consumer sentiment worsened in April, pushed down by an uncertain outlook and related worries over household incomes, the report showed.
South Korea's factory activity returned to growth in April, supported by an increase in hiring, ending five months of contraction, a survey revealed on Thursday.
On Wednesday, US factory activity reached 2-1/2 year low in April, because of a sharp fall in orders and in construction spending in March, pointing the economic growth's moderation.
On Wednesday, Wall Street paused from an Apple Inc rally, as traders and investors await the US Federal Reserve's policy announcement.
On Wednesday, Hulu achieved rapid growth, as the company announced that it has reached 26.8M paid subscribers.