HALISTER: Carrefour 1Q Sales In Line; Other Europe LFL Sales Beat Ests.

Carrefour 1Q Sales In Line; Other Europe LFL Sales Beat Ests.

(Bloomberg) -- Carrefour 1Q total sales EU20.1b, est. EU20b.
  • 1Q France sales EU9.34b, est. EU9.38b
  • 1Q France LFL sales ex-fuel, ex-calendar 0%, International up 5.3%
  • 1Q LFL sales growth all ex-fuel, ex-calendar:
    • France hypermarket down 0.6%, est. down 1%
    • France supermarkets up 0.7%, est. up 0.9%
    • Spain up 3.4%, est. up 2.8%
    • Italy up 4.5%, est. up 3%
    • Belgium up 1%, est. down 0.1%
    • Brazil up 9.9%, est. up 8.5%
    • China down 8.4%, est. down 11%
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Source: BFW (Bloomberg First Word)

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HALISTER1: INSIDE ASIA: China GDP Grows 6.7%; Output, Credit Beat Forecasts

INSIDE ASIA: China GDP Grows 6.7%; Output, Credit Beat Forecasts

(Bloomberg) -- Yuan remains lower after Chinese economic data show signs of stabilization; Korean won, Indonesian rupiah and Singapore dollar among Asian currencies advancing after yesterday’s losses.
  • Onshore and offshore yuan both down around 0.05%; central bank had lowered yuan reference rate ahead of data, but only by 0.03% following 0.46% weakening yesterday
    • GDP rose 6.7% in first quarter, matching forecast
    • Aggregate financing surged to 2.34t yuan ($360.7b) in March; median estimate was for 1.4t yuan
    • Industrial output rose 6.8% on-year last month, ahead of 5.9% estimate
    • March retail sales increased 10.5% versus 10.4% estimate
    • Home sales jumped 71% on-year in March and investment in real estate development rose 6.2%
  • Won rebounds from yesterday’s loss; Korea’s March jobless rate was 3.8%, versus median estimate of 3.9% and 4.1% in February
    • North Korea missile launch on birthday of founder fails, according to South Korean Defense Ministry
  • Data today will show Singapore’s retail sales rose 3.4% on- year in February after 7.5% gain in January, according to median estimate of economists in Bloomberg survey
  • Indonesia’s trade surplus narrowed to $497m in March from $1.14b in February, while exports fell 13.5% after revised 7.1% drop in previous month
  • Philippine peso snaps two-day decline; overseas remittances data for February due today; will show 4.0% increase from year earlier following 3.4% gain in January: Bloomberg survey
  • Yen falls against dollar; Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda says excessive yen gains have corrected somewhat in past few days
    • Negative interest rates and other policies implemented for domestic reasons aren’t limited by G-20 promise to avoid competitive currency devaluations, Finance Minister Aso says
    • Earthquake in southern Japan kills at least nine people, injures hundreds; Topix index pares best weekly gain since February
  • U.S. Treasuries little changed, with yield on 10-year bonds at 1.796% in Asian trading
  • Financial markets in India and Thailand closed for holiday
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HALISTER: Microsoft, Apple Dig in for Long Data-Privacy Fight With U.S.

Microsoft, Apple Dig in for Long Data-Privacy Fight With U.S.

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Source: BN (Bloomberg News)

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MSFT US (Microsoft Corp)
AAPL US (Apple Inc)

People
Bradford Smith (Microsoft Corp)
Edward Snowden (Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp)
Gregory Nojeim (American Civil Liberties Union)
James Comey (DOJ United States Federal Bureau of Investigation)
Loretta Lynch (United States Department of Justice)

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