In order to maintain ample liquidity and support a nascent economic recovery, China’s central bank announced on Friday that it would reduce the amount of cash that banks must hold as reserves for the first time this year. Chinese leaders… Read More ›
Month: March 2023
After SVB’s Demise, Banks Sought Record-High Amounts Of Fed Liquidity
Following the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, banks requested unprecedented amounts of emergency liquidity from the Federal Reserve, which helped undo months of central bank efforts to reduce the size of its balance sheet, according to Fed… Read More ›
Telecom Firms Of EU Exert Pressure On Big Tech For Payments For The Internet
European telecom companies want big tech in the United States to pay for the internet, but tech titans are fighting back. Tensions between European telecommunications firms and U.S. Big Tech companies have risen as telecom executives put pressure on regulators… Read More ›
ASML And China Customers Are Haunted By The Uncertainty Surrounding New Dutch Chip Export Rules
The Dutch government has yet to define critical aspects of new restrictions on chip-technology exports to China, such as whether ASML Holding NV can service chip-printing machines already sold in the country. “Those details have yet to be worked out,”… Read More ›
Shein, And Temu Are Locked In A Battle Over The $10 Dress Market In The United States
SHEIN, an online fast-fashion retailer, and Temu, a newer competitor, are competing for shoppers’ attention with their low-cost Chinese-made goods. Their feud is being waged not only on social media, but also in a US court. The legal squabble is… Read More ›
Credit Suisse’s Equity Business Is Under Scrutiny Following A Revenue Drop
Credit Suisse hosted its top clients in October at the opulent Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel, amid growing doubts that it was still in the securities trading game after a string of high-profile gaffes. Investors and trading firms from BlackRock to… Read More ›
Lego Hopes To Expand Its China Retail Footprint In 2022
Lego said that store openings in China, as well as strong demand in Western Europe and the Americas, resulted in 17% sales growth in 2022, and that it expects to outperform the market this year. Last year, the family-owned company… Read More ›
Japan Reported Highest Ever Current Account Deficit In January
In January, Japan recorded its largest current account deficit in history, as a combination of the global slowdown and China’s Lunar New Year holidays hampered the country’s ability to earn money through trade. The trade balance, which is part of… Read More ›
Swiss National Bank Reveals A Loss Of 132.5 Billion Swiss Francs For The Fiscal Year
The Swiss National Bank reported an annual loss of 132.5 billion Swiss francs ($141.54 billion) on Monday, in line with the preliminary figures released in January. The loss, the largest in the central bank’s 115-year history, was caused by a… Read More ›
New Study Reveals Multilateral Organizations Undervalue Women Leaders
Since 1945, women have held only 12% of the top jobs at 33 of the world’s largest multilateral institutions, and more than a third of those bodies, including all four major development banks, have never been led by a woman,… Read More ›