,(Reuters) – Spring is in the air, the banking crisis appears to have been contained for the time being and it’s time to take a look at how the real economy is faring. Next week brings the[...]
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March 31, 2023
Analysis-Future for shock-absorbing bank debt uncertain in Credit Suisse aftermath
By Naomi Rovnick, Nell Mackenzie and Chiara Elisei LONDON (Reuters) – As the dust settles on a surprise move by Switzerland to write down $17 billion of bonds under Credit Suisse’s rescue,[...]
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Tokyo inflation cools for second month, but exceeds BOJ target
By Takahiko Wada and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Core consumer inflation in Japan’s capital Tokyo slowed in March for a second month but remained well above the central bank’s 2%[...]
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Germans shun deposits abroad on fear of new crisis
By Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) -German savers are getting cold feet about deposits held abroad despite juicier interest rates for fear of getting embroiled in a crisis like the one that hit S[...]
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IMF urges BOJ to allow longer yields to move more flexibly
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan should consider allowing longer-term interest rates to move more flexibly even as it maintains ultra-loose monetary policy, a senior International Mo[...]
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World Bank raises 2023 growth outlook in developing East Asia as China reopens
By Xinghui Kok (Reuters) – Growth in the developing economies of East Asia and the Pacific will accelerate in 2023 thanks to China’s reopening and economic rebound, but high inflation and[...]
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Marketmind: Q1 was hard to get a handle on, and a choppy Q2 beckons
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook A lot of investors went in to this year expecting the U.S. interest rate outlook to reveal itself, and for clarity on that fro[...]
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Factbox-Asia’s carbon pricing and emission trading systems
By Matthew Chye SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Japan, the world’s fifth-biggest carbon dioxide (CO2) emitter, will begin a carbon pricing scheme in stages from April to encourage companies to curb[...]
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Chinese top hotpot chain’s overseas unit sees profit this year
By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The overseas unit of China’s biggest hotpot chain Haidilao expects to return to profit this year, after posting almost 80% year-on-year growth in revenue[...]
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