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Business Standard
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Standard
Australian dollar had depreciated sharply in early April before rebounding, notes RBA minutes
The RBA minutes noted that the Australian dollar had been volatile, depreciating sharply in early April before rebounding. On a trade-weighted basis, the Australian dollar was around the same level as it was in late 2024, the central bank said. A broad-based depreciation of the US dollar and the Chinese renminbi since early April had offset depreciation of the Australian dollar against the currencies of most other trading partners. Members discussed the somewhat unexpected depreciation of the US dollar in response to the announced increase in US tariffs, which might have been expected to produce an appreciation as the outlook for import growth worsened. The depreciation might reflect an uncertainty premium being applied to US-dollar assets, a correction of previously overweight exposures to US assets or changes in hedging behavior, RBA noted. The AUD/USD pair was quoting at 0.65, down half a percent on the day. In early April, the counter has sharply depreciated to as much as 0.59 before recovering to 0.64 levels by end of April. Meanwhile, dovish signals from the Reserve Bank coupled with a host of weak economic readings for the first quarter including a bigger-than-expected current account deficit weighed on the local unit today. The RBA had cut rates by 25 basis points in May, and presented a largely dovish outlook on the Australian economy, citing increased headwinds from trade tariffs. RBA Minutes of its May monetary policy meeting suggested that the board viewed the case for a 25 basis point cut as a stronger one, preferring a policy to be cautious and predictable. Members also noted that the outlook for the global economy had deteriorated over the preceding three months, given developments in trade policies, but that the extent of the deterioration was unusually uncertain.
Bloomberg
13-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
UBS's Lo Says Investors Diversifying From US to Gold, Crypto
UBS Group AG 's rich clients are increasingly shifting away from US-dollar assets, turning instead to gold, crypto and investments in China, according to the Swiss bank's co-head of wealth management for Asia. 'Gold is getting very popular,' Amy Lo said in an interview with Yvonne Man at Bloomberg's New Voices event Tuesday in Hong Kong.
Cision Canada
08-05-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Canfor Pulp reports results for the first quarter of 2025
VANCOUVER, BC, May 8, 2025 /CNW/ - Canfor Pulp Products Inc. ("The Company" or "CPPI") (TSX: CFX) today reported its first quarter of 2025 results: Overview. Q1 2025 operating income of $11 million; net income of $6 million, or $0.09 per share. Market fundamentals saw modest improvement early in the quarter; however, this momentum weakened later in the period with rising global economic and trade uncertainty. 6% increase in pulp production during Q1 2025 (versus Q4 2024) primarily due to improved operating reliability. Financial results. The following table summarizes selected financial information for CPPI for the comparative periods: (millions of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts) Q1 2025 Q4 2024 Q1 2024 Sales $ 196.2 $ 163.1 $ 222.3 Reported operating income before amortization $ 21.3 $ 12.3 $ 1.2 Reported operating income (loss) $ 10.8 $ 4.1 $ (15.7) Net income (loss) $ 6.0 $ 2.9 $ (2.4) Net income (loss) per share, basic and diluted $ 0.09 $ 0.04 $ (0.04) The Company reported an operating income of $10.8 million for the first quarter of 2025, compared to $4.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2024. These results were largely driven by a modest uplift in the Company's average Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft ("NBSK") pulp unit sales realizations in the current quarter combined with a 6% increase in pulp production compared to the fourth quarter of 2024. Commenting on the Company's first quarter results, CPPI's President and Chief Executive Officer, Stephen Mackie, said, "With improved operational performance and some positive momentum in market conditions early in 2025, we are pleased to see another quarter of positive results for our pulp business. Despite the increase in results, however, global economic uncertainty influenced pulp market conditions in the latter part of the first quarter and continues to do so early in the second quarter. Going forward, we will work to navigate these external challenges facing our business while focusing on improving safety, reliability and overall operating performance." First quarter highlights. Global softwood pulp market fundamentals experienced some positive improvement during the first quarter of 2025, with modest strength observed early in the quarter, particularly in China, as global pulp producer inventory levels began to stabilize. As the quarter progressed, however, this momentum diminished as global economic and trade uncertainty rose. As a result, US-dollar NBSK list prices to China, the world's largest pulp consumer, started the year at US$770 per tonne and saw a modest increase through the current period, ending March at US$798 per tonne. For the current quarter overall, US-dollar NBSK pulp list prices to China averaged US$793 per tonne, up US$26 per tonne, or 3%, from the prior quarter. As a result, the Company's average NBSK pulp unit sales realizations experienced a modest increase compared to the previous quarter, principally reflecting this improvement in US-dollar NBSK pulp list prices to China, coupled with a 2 cent, or 3%, weaker Canadian dollar in the current period, offset to a degree, by an unfavourable timing lag in shipments versus orders. Pulp production was 104,000 tonnes for the first quarter of 2025, up 6,000 tonnes, or 6%, from the fourth quarter of 2024, primarily driven by improved operational reliability and productivity at both of the Company's pulp mills in the current period. Operating income in the Company's paper segment was $5.4 million, compared to $5.1 million in the previous quarter, largely driven by the benefit of favourable timing of shipments around quarter-end as well as the weaker Canadian dollar in the current period. Outlook. While global pulp demand and pulp producer inventory levels are currently stable, looking ahead, global softwood pulp markets are anticipated to remain subdued as increasing uncertainty associated with economic concerns and potential trade disruptions weigh on market conditions. While the Company continues to monitor the trade situation between Canada and the US and is prepared with mitigation plans to mostly offset the impact should tariffs on US shipments be imposed, the Company is also monitoring the broader global trade situation. With its high quality, specialty product offering and market diversification, the Company is positioned to respond to any potential tariffs. The Company remains focused on optimizing its operating footprint, enhancing operational reliability as well as closely managing manufacturing and fibre costs. Looking forward, there remains significant uncertainty with regards to the availability of economically viable fibre within BC. As a result, the Company continues to anticipate that escalating log cost pressures and transportation costs in BC will translate into a higher cost fibre supply for its pulp mills (both for sawmill residual chips and whole log chips). The Company will continue to evaluate operating conditions and adjust operating rates at its pulp mills to align with economically viable fibre supply. These factors could also affect the Company's operating plan, liquidity, cash flows and the valuation of long-lived assets. The relatively muted North American demand for bleached kraft paper experienced at the end of the first quarter is projected to continue through the second quarter of 2025, largely as a result of uncertainty surrounding the trade situation between Canada and the US and the potential for tariffs on US shipments. No major maintenance outages are planned at the Company's pulp mills or at its paper machine for the second quarter of 2025. Looking forward, the Company has revised its maintenance schedule for the second half of 2025. A maintenance outage is now scheduled in the third quarter of 2025 at the Company's Intercon Pulp mill and at its Paper machine. This maintenance outage is projected to reduce both NBSK market pulp production and paper production by 2,000 tonnes each. In the fourth quarter of 2025, a maintenance outage is now scheduled at the Company's Northwood Pulp mill which is projected to reduce NBSK market pulp production by 10,000 tonnes. Additional information and conference call. A conference call to discuss the first quarter's financial and operating results will be held on Friday, May 9, 2025, at 9:00 AM Pacific time. To participate in the call, please dial Toll-Free 1-888-510-2154. For instant replay access until May 23, 2025, please dial Toll-Free 1-888-660-6345 and enter participant pass code 27122#. The conference call will be webcast live and will be available at This news release, the attached financial statements and a presentation used during the conference call can be accessed via the Company's website at Forward-looking statements. Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Words such as "expects", "anticipates", "projects", "intends", "plans", "will", "believes", "seeks", "estimates", "should", "may", "could", and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are based on Management's current expectations and beliefs and actual events or results may differ materially. There are many factors that could cause such actual events or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements to differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by such statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and Canfor assumes no obligation to update such information to reflect later events or developments, except as required by law. About Canfor Pulp Products Inc. Canfor Pulp Products Inc. ("Canfor Pulp" or "CPPI") is a leading global supplier of pulp and paper products with operations in the northern interior of British Columbia ("BC"). Canfor Pulp operates two mills in Prince George, BC with a total capacity of 780,000 tonnes of Premium Reinforcing Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft ("NBSK") pulp (including 300,000 tonnes of annual production capacity that, effective August 2024, has been indefinitely curtailed), and 140,000 tonnes of kraft paper. CPPI shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CFX. For more information visit SOURCE Canfor Pulp Products Inc.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Canfor Pulp reports results for the first quarter of 2025
VANCOUVER, BC, May 8, 2025 /CNW/ - Canfor Pulp Products Inc. ("The Company" or "CPPI") (TSX: CFX) today reported its first quarter of 2025 results: Overview. Q1 2025 operating income of $11 million; net income of $6 million, or $0.09 per share. Market fundamentals saw modest improvement early in the quarter; however, this momentum weakened later in the period with rising global economic and trade uncertainty. 6% increase in pulp production during Q1 2025 (versus Q4 2024) primarily due to improved operating reliability. Financial results. The following table summarizes selected financial information for CPPI for the comparative periods: (millions of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts) Q1 2025 Q4 2024 Q1 2024 Sales $ 196.2 $ 163.1 $ 222.3 Reported operating income before amortization $ 21.3 $ 12.3 $ 1.2 Reported operating income (loss) $ 10.8 $ 4.1 $ (15.7) Net income (loss) $ 6.0 $ 2.9 $ (2.4) Net income (loss) per share, basic and diluted $ 0.09 $ 0.04 $ (0.04) The Company reported an operating income of $10.8 million for the first quarter of 2025, compared to $4.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2024. These results were largely driven by a modest uplift in the Company's average Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft ("NBSK") pulp unit sales realizations in the current quarter combined with a 6% increase in pulp production compared to the fourth quarter of 2024. Commenting on the Company's first quarter results, CPPI's President and Chief Executive Officer, Stephen Mackie, said, "With improved operational performance and some positive momentum in market conditions early in 2025, we are pleased to see another quarter of positive results for our pulp business. Despite the increase in results, however, global economic uncertainty influenced pulp market conditions in the latter part of the first quarter and continues to do so early in the second quarter. Going forward, we will work to navigate these external challenges facing our business while focusing on improving safety, reliability and overall operating performance." First quarter highlights. Global softwood pulp market fundamentals experienced some positive improvement during the first quarter of 2025, with modest strength observed early in the quarter, particularly in China, as global pulp producer inventory levels began to stabilize. As the quarter progressed, however, this momentum diminished as global economic and trade uncertainty rose. As a result, US-dollar NBSK list prices to China, the world's largest pulp consumer, started the year at US$770 per tonne and saw a modest increase through the current period, ending March at US$798 per tonne. For the current quarter overall, US-dollar NBSK pulp list prices to China averaged US$793 per tonne, up US$26 per tonne, or 3%, from the prior quarter. As a result, the Company's average NBSK pulp unit sales realizations experienced a modest increase compared to the previous quarter, principally reflecting this improvement in US-dollar NBSK pulp list prices to China, coupled with a 2 cent, or 3%, weaker Canadian dollar in the current period, offset to a degree, by an unfavourable timing lag in shipments versus orders. Pulp production was 104,000 tonnes for the first quarter of 2025, up 6,000 tonnes, or 6%, from the fourth quarter of 2024, primarily driven by improved operational reliability and productivity at both of the Company's pulp mills in the current period. Operating income in the Company's paper segment was $5.4 million, compared to $5.1 million in the previous quarter, largely driven by the benefit of favourable timing of shipments around quarter-end as well as the weaker Canadian dollar in the current period. Outlook. While global pulp demand and pulp producer inventory levels are currently stable, looking ahead, global softwood pulp markets are anticipated to remain subdued as increasing uncertainty associated with economic concerns and potential trade disruptions weigh on market conditions. While the Company continues to monitor the trade situation between Canada and the US and is prepared with mitigation plans to mostly offset the impact should tariffs on US shipments be imposed, the Company is also monitoring the broader global trade situation. With its high quality, specialty product offering and market diversification, the Company is positioned to respond to any potential tariffs. The Company remains focused on optimizing its operating footprint, enhancing operational reliability as well as closely managing manufacturing and fibre costs. Looking forward, there remains significant uncertainty with regards to the availability of economically viable fibre within BC. As a result, the Company continues to anticipate that escalating log cost pressures and transportation costs in BC will translate into a higher cost fibre supply for its pulp mills (both for sawmill residual chips and whole log chips). The Company will continue to evaluate operating conditions and adjust operating rates at its pulp mills to align with economically viable fibre supply. These factors could also affect the Company's operating plan, liquidity, cash flows and the valuation of long-lived assets. The relatively muted North American demand for bleached kraft paper experienced at the end of the first quarter is projected to continue through the second quarter of 2025, largely as a result of uncertainty surrounding the trade situation between Canada and the US and the potential for tariffs on US shipments. No major maintenance outages are planned at the Company's pulp mills or at its paper machine for the second quarter of 2025. Looking forward, the Company has revised its maintenance schedule for the second half of 2025. A maintenance outage is now scheduled in the third quarter of 2025 at the Company's Intercon Pulp mill and at its Paper machine. This maintenance outage is projected to reduce both NBSK market pulp production and paper production by 2,000 tonnes each. In the fourth quarter of 2025, a maintenance outage is now scheduled at the Company's Northwood Pulp mill which is projected to reduce NBSK market pulp production by 10,000 tonnes. Additional information and conference call. A conference call to discuss the first quarter's financial and operating results will be held on Friday, May 9, 2025, at 9:00 AM Pacific time. To participate in the call, please dial Toll-Free 1-888-510-2154. For instant replay access until May 23, 2025, please dial Toll-Free 1-888-660-6345 and enter participant pass code 27122#. The conference call will be webcast live and will be available at This news release, the attached financial statements and a presentation used during the conference call can be accessed via the Company's website at Forward-looking statements. Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Words such as "expects", "anticipates", "projects", "intends", "plans", "will", "believes", "seeks", "estimates", "should", "may", "could", and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are based on Management's current expectations and beliefs and actual events or results may differ materially. There are many factors that could cause such actual events or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements to differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by such statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and Canfor assumes no obligation to update such information to reflect later events or developments, except as required by law. About Canfor Pulp Products Inc. Canfor Pulp Products Inc. ("Canfor Pulp" or "CPPI") is a leading global supplier of pulp and paper products with operations in the northern interior of British Columbia ("BC"). Canfor Pulp operates two mills in Prince George, BC with a total capacity of 780,000 tonnes of Premium Reinforcing Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft ("NBSK") pulp (including 300,000 tonnes of annual production capacity that, effective August 2024, has been indefinitely curtailed), and 140,000 tonnes of kraft paper. CPPI shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CFX. For more information visit SOURCE Canfor Pulp Products Inc. View original content to download multimedia: Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Canadian officials said to plan meeting with US banks after Trump complaints
(Bloomberg) — The Canadian government has invited representatives from US banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co. for a meeting, according to people with knowledge of the matter, after US President Donald Trump complained that American banks have trouble doing business in Canada. Bank of America Corp. is also among the firms invited, the people said. Details of the meeting with officials from Canada's Department of Finance, including timing, are still being determined, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing confidential information. Representatives for JPMorgan and Bank of America declined to comment, while a finance department spokesperson didn't provide a comment. Trump has claimed on a number of occasions, including in a February CNN interview, that American banks aren't allowed to do business in Canada. That is not the case. More than a dozen US banks currently operate in Canada, including JPMorgan, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and American Express Co. But Canadian banks dominate in many lines of business, including retail banking. Canadian banks underwrote 96% of loonie-denominated corporate bonds — a key part of activity in Canadian capital markets — in 2024, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. In other countries, foreign banks often have larger market share of such deals. US banks accounted for a little over half of US-dollar debt deals, and in Australia, domestic banks accounted for 65% of debt underwriting last year. The three American banks licensed to receive retail deposits in Canada do not offer a full array of consumer banking services and instead tend to focus on wealth management and services for business. Banco Santander SA last month won a Canadian banking license, though the bank's plan for the market is unclear. The last foreign bank with a significant branch banking operation in the country, HSBC Holdings Plc, sold that operation to Royal Bank of Canada last year. Stifel Financial Corp. closed its Calgary office last year, ending a run in Canada's energy investment banking sector. Canada is in the midst of an election that will conclude on April 28. —With assistance from Christine Dobby. More stories like this are available on ©2025 Bloomberg L.P. Sign in to access your portfolio
