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EBRD Backs Landmark Casablanca-Settat Bond Issue with MAD 400 Million Investment
Tetouan – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has invested MAD 400 million in a landmark bond issued by the Casablanca-Settat region, marking the first time a Moroccan region has tapped capital markets through a public bond offering. The issuance, valued at MAD 1 billion and denominated in Moroccan dirhams, was carried out on the domestic market to finance key infrastructure and development projects under the region’s 2022–2027 development plan. It reflects a broader strategy t...
IMF, World Bank Navigate Economic Fallout From Iran War
With the world facing a potential new economic crisis, the mood at this week’s IMF-World Bank meetings is decidedly dour. Bloomberg Economics’ Stephanie Flanders and Shawn Donnan join David Gura to discuss on the Big Take podcast. (Source: Bloomberg)
Pakistan’s Army Chief Takes Spotlight in US-Iran Peace Talks
Pakistan has emerged as the unlikely facilitator of US-Iran peace negotiations, and with the prospect of additional talks looming, the man at the center of those efforts is the country’s army chief. Field Marshal Asim Munir, who has positioned himself as the most powerful man in Pakistan, is the favored interlocutor between Washington and Tehran as the warring nations weigh whether to extend their two-week ceasefire due to expire next week. Mishal Husain, Host of the 'The Mishal Husain Show' jo...
Parent Company of QVC and HSN Files for Bankruptcy: What Does It Mean for Customers, and What Happens Next?
QVC Group — the company that owns and operates QVC and HSN, the shopping channels that have been mainstays of cable TV for decades — has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection of its U.S. businesses in the face of a crushing mountain of of debt. The company filed paperwork for a restructuring support agreement […]
Private Credit Dispersion Creates Opportunity: Cocke
John Cocke, deputy CIO for credit at Corbin Capital Partners, joins Katie Greifeld on "Bloomberg Real Yield." Private credit funds run by some of the biggest managers are contending with a surge in redemption requests amid concerns about loan quality and exposure to borrowers vulnerable to AI disruption. (Source: Bloomberg)
S&P 500 Closes at Record High | Closing Bell
Comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the U.S. market close on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Romaine Bostick, Katie Greifeld, Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. (Source: Bloomberg)
BrewDog left £20m in unpaid bills to UK businesses when it went under - as new owners reveal plans to make it worth $1BILLION
BrewDog left £20m in unpaid bills to UK businesses when it went under - as new owners reveal plans to make it worth $1BILLIONBy ROBERT FOLKER, NEWS REPORTER Published: 21:19, 17 April 2026 | Updated: 21:24, 17 April 2026 e-mail View comments
Warsh Fed Chair Hearing Set for Next Week
Bloomberg's Enda Curran joins Katie Greifeld on "Bloomberg Real Yield." The Senate Banking Committee has scheduled a confirmation hearing at 10 a.m. on April 21 for Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Federal Reserve chair. (Source: Bloomberg)
Pakistan has successfully returned to international capital market: FM Aurangzeb
PakistanPakistan has successfully returned to international capital market: FM AurangzebBy Web Desk-Apr 18, 2026Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue of Pakistan, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, briefed Pakistani media representatives based in Washington, D.C. on Pakistan’s evolving economic outlook, progress on reforms, and outcomes of his engagements during the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings 2026. The interaction was also attended by the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, Jameel Ahmad, and...
'Permanent Scarring' From Iran War: Goldman's Rosner
Lindsay Rosner, head of multi-sector team at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, joins Katie Greifeld on "Bloomberg Real Yield." Credit investors who gambled on higher-yielding corporate bonds in the midst of the Iran war are looking increasingly vindicated as markets rebound as the Strait of Hormuz reopens. (Source: Bloomberg)
Chicago mayor links restaurant industry to ‘slavery’ as tipped wage fight intensifies
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson linked the restaurant industry to "slavery" Wednesday as he defended his push to eliminate the tipped wage, doubling down after surviving a City Council effort to block the policy.Johnson’s remarks came after the Chicago City Council failed to override his veto of a measure that would have halted the city’s phaseout of the subminimum wage for tipped workers — a policy set to raise base pay to the full minimum wage by 2028 that is opposed by restaurant owners who war...
Kuwait faces shortage of warehouses
InternationalKuwait faces shortage of warehouses By Web Desk-Apr 18, 2026KUWAIT: The warehousing sector in Kuwait is under mounting pressure due to a significant shortage of storage space, according to real estate experts, who expressed concern that the imbalance is driving up costs and exposing broader risks to the economy. Real estate specialist Fahad Al-Momen said Kuwait’s total storage capacity currently stands at around 21 square kilometers a figure he described as insufficient to meet grow...
How 50 days of the Iran war led to the loss of $50 billion worth of oil
InternationalHow 50 days of the Iran war led to the loss of $50 billion worth of oilBy Reuters -Apr 18, 2026The world has lost over $50 billion worth of crude oil that has not been produced since the Iran war began nearly 50 days ago and the aftershock of the crisis will be felt for months and even years to come, according to analysts and Reuters calculations. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday the Strait of Hormuz was open following a ceasefire accord agreed in Lebanon, whi...
The Iran war’s next hidden cost: Higher prices for plastic
Iran warThe Iran war’s next hidden cost: Higher prices for plasticLast year, the Middle East accounted for around 42% of global exports of polyethylene, the key ingredient in most plastic packaging.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00An employee at Emerald Packaging walks by rolls of plastic at the company’s facility in Union City, Calif., on April 6.Carlos Barria / Reuters ShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 17, 2026, 3:45 PM EDTBy Maya Huter and Brian CheungNearly every American c...
Private Credit Funds Face Pressure From Banks
Bloomberg's Katherine Doherty and Olivia Fishlow joins Katie Greifeld on "Bloomberg Real Yield." For years, Wall Street banks eagerly helped private credit funds amplify their investing firepower with hundreds of billions of dollars in loans. Now, those same banks are tightening their arrangements, adding to the pressure on managers already reeling from an exodus of investors. (Source: Bloomberg)
Bar and restaurant chain with branches across UK plunges into administration
Bar and restaurant chain with branches across UK plunges into administrationVeeno Bars appointed administrators on April 8 to protect it from going under with the owner blaming 'rising operating costs and challenges within the property landscape'CommentsNewsChristopher Mallett20:33, 17 Apr 2026Updated 20:48, 17 Apr 2026View ImageVeeno Bars have entered administration(Image: Veeno Bars UK)A popular Italian bar and restaurant chain with branches across the UK has plunged into administrat...
US Treasuries Rally as Falling Oil Boosts Rate-Cut Bets
Meghan Swiber, senior US rates strategist Bank of America Securities, and Ashok Bhatia, CIO and global head of fixed income at Neuberger, joins Katie Greifeld on "Bloomberg Real Yield." Treasuries jumped, sending yields to their lowest levels in a month, as easing Middle East tensions drove oil lower and pushed traders to price roughly even odds of a Federal Reserve rate cut this year. (Source: Bloomberg)
Hormuz opening enables Iraq to export over 20 mln barrels of oil
Tehran’s decision to fully open the strait "guarantees that about twenty tankers will be able to sail from Iraq already in the near future, which are capable to transport about 23 mln barrels of oil produced in Basrah to the global market," the news portal said
Sources: Cursor in talks to raise $2B+ at $50B valuation as enterprise growth surges
AI coding startup Cursor is nearing new funding in which the four-year-old company would raise at least $2 billion in fresh capital, according to four sources familiar with the matter. Returning investors Thrive and Andreessen Horowitz are expected to lead the financing at a $50 billion valuation, prior to the new capital injection, the people said. Battery Ventures, a new investor, may also participate in the financing, according to two sources. Strategic investor Nvidia is also expected to wri...
Fed's Waller Expresses Caution About Lowering Rates
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller says he is cautious about the need to lower interest rates in the near term due to the energy shock triggered by war in Iran during remarks at Auburn University. (Source: Bloomberg)