August 7, 2023
“China’s promised “basket of measures” to defuse local government debt risks is likely to include special bond issuance, debt swaps, loan rollovers, and something Beijing really loathes: dipping into the central budget. Local governments are fundamental to China’s economy, with… Continue Reading…
July 27, 2023
“US regulators are proposing that big banks increase their capital levels to protect against future blowups following a regional banking crisis, one of the most sweeping overhauls of how lenders are regulated since the 2008 financial crisis… …Agency officials said… Continue Reading…
July 27, 2023
“Shares of Banc of California and PacWest Bancorp got a major boost from news Tuesday that the two lenders will merge in an all-stock deal to create a new bank. PacWest shares surged 31.3% to $10.10 apiece in after-hours trade after news… Continue Reading…
July 27, 2023
“JPMorgan Chase & Co will buy almost $2 billion worth of mortgages to facilitate Banc of California’s purchase of PacWest Bancorp, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The investment bank has entered into an agreement to buy… Continue Reading…
July 27, 2023
“Turkey’s central bank expects inflation to hit 58% by the end of 2023, its new governor Hafize Gaye Erkan said in her debut news conference Thursday, as she committed to “restore anchoring of expectations as well as predictability.” The new… Continue Reading…
July 10, 2023
“…“My purpose is to make sure we don’t engage in a series of unintended escalatory actions that will be harmful to our economic relationship with one another,” Yellen said in an interview that aired Saturday on CBS News’ “Face the Nation.”…” https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/10/yellens-latest-trip-helps-set-a-new-normal-for-us-china-ties.html… Continue Reading…
July 10, 2023
“…Rising interest rates will deepen losses on securities held by banks and motivate savers to pull cash from accounts, squeezing the main way these companies make money. Losses on commercial real estate and other loans have just begun to register for banks, further shrinking… Continue Reading…
June 29, 2023
“…1. Researchers at the US central bank just published a paper warning that a historic surge in the percentage of distressed American companies could worsen the fallout from the Fed’s inflation battle. Plainly, they said high borrowing costs could cause a huge number of companies… Continue Reading…
June 27, 2023
“The world’s top central banks may need longer to get inflation back down to target and a fresh bout of financial turbulence could make the process even more protracted, the International Monetary Fund’s second-in-command said on Monday. Central banks have… Continue Reading…
June 26, 2023
“LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s central bank umbrella body, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), called on Sunday for more interest rate hikes, warning the world economy was now at a crucial point as countries struggle to rein in inflation…… Continue Reading…
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