By Kitiphong Thaichareon and Orathai Sriring BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s customs-based exports contracted for a fifth straight month but by less than forecast in February, as the global[...]
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March 30, 2023
German supply chain shortages ease but long way to go – ifo
BERLIN (Reuters) – German manufacturers are seeing fewer material shortages but Europe’s largest economy is still a long way away from an ideal supply situation, according to an economic s[...]
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Analysis-Rate rises pile pain on SME firms in U.S. and Europe
By Chiara Elisei LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. and European small and medium-sized (SME) firms may be next to feel the pain of rapid interest rate rises, with analysts and investors warily watching fo[...]
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Silicon Valley Bank and Fed supervisors: what’s known so far
By Ann Saphir SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A team of 20 bank examiners at the San Francisco Federal Reserve took over day-to-day supervision of Silicon Valley Bank in the second half of 2021, after[...]
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Analysis-US bank supervision needs more speed, transparency in wake of SVB debacle, critics say
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The secretive world of Federal Reserve bank supervision has been laid bare by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and critics say it needs an overhaul to[...]
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South Korea March exports likely to see steepest decline in nearly three years – Reuters poll
By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s exports likely fell in March at the steepest pace in nearly three years, a Reuters survey showed on Thursday, in a continued downtrend driven[...]
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Australia’s CBA, Westpac expect rate-hike pause in April; other top banks vary
(Reuters) – Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) expects the country’s central bank to pull brakes next week on one of the most aggressive tightening cycles in decades as data signalled si[...]
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Countries in stronger position should help others with debt woes -IMF chief
By Joe Cash and Liz Lee BOAO, China (Reuters) – Countries in a relatively stronger position should help vulnerable nations especially those under debt distress, International Monetary Fund manag[...]
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Australian job vacancies fall 1.5% in Feb quarter, still high historically
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Job vacancies in Australia eased in the three months to February, the third straight quarter of decline, but still far above pre-pandemic levels in a sign of a still tight lab[...]
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