Slowing Inflation Primes G-7 Central Banks for June
Inflation-related releases across the Group of Seven will prime central bankers for crucial June interest-rate decisions, just as they meet in Italy to discuss the state of the world economy.
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Inflation-related releases across the Group of Seven will prime central bankers for crucial June interest-rate decisions, just as they meet in Italy to discuss the state of the world economy.
Big US bond investors have been aggressively shifting money into long-dated notes, betting that the unloved asset class will be one of the winners from eventual interest rate cuts.
A measure of underlying US inflation cooled in April for the first time in six months, a small step in the right direction for Federal Reserve officials looking to start cutting interest rates this year.
Emerging-market currencies dipped Friday on dwindling optimism over Federal Reserve rate cuts, paring their fourth-straight week of gains.
The owner of a historic office building in Manhattan’s Financial District has filed bankruptcy to sell the property, which has been subject to foreclosure and suffered from a lack of tenants due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Jun 6, 2016
Reuters
,TORONTO - The Four Seasons Toronto, a luxury hotel in the city's downtown, is up for sale and could fetch as much as $250 million, in what would be one of the most-expensive deals ever for a hotel in Canada, two sources familiar with the process said.
The hotel belongs to Kingdom Holding Co, an investment group owned by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal.
The sale price will likely be in the range of $200 million to $250 million, said the sources, who declined to be identified because they are not authorized to discuss the process.
The Four Seasons Toronto is a highly sought-after property, and is expected to attract buyers around the world. Bidders may include hotel chains, private equity firms and rich individuals, the sources said.
The decision to sell the hotel comes as a weak Canadian dollar increases interest from foreign buyers eager to diversify their holdings with Canadian assets, including real estate.
Canada's KingSett Real Estate Growth LP and InnVest REIT bought 80 per cent of another iconic downtown Toronto hotel, the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, for $186.5 million early last year.
In 2007, the Four Seasons parent company went private in a deal that saw Kingdom Holding and Bill Gates' Cascade Investment Management acquire most of the company. Four Seasons has close to 100 properties in about 41 countries.
A unit of Kingdom Holdings called Kingdom Hotel Investments focuses on luxury properties, and owns hotels such as the Plaza in New York and the Savoy in London, according to its website.
With 259 guest rooms, Four Seasons Hotel Toronto is located in the city's trendy Yorkville neighborhood and often hosts celebrities who visit during the Toronto International Film Festival.
The hotel has been open since 2012. Earlier that year, Kingdom sold the building's previous location in the same neighborhood.
Four Seasons and KHC did not respond to requests for comment.