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Powell stresses commitment to cooling prices as Fed hikes rates

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates at a ninth straight meeting and indicated there may be more hikes to come in a clear sign it’s confident that its bid to quell inflation won’t deepen a nascent banking crisis.

Tribune News Service

‘Original rogue trader’ Leeson sniffs out fraud

LONDON: Nick Leeson, the former derivatives trader who infamously brought down Barings Bank nearly three decades ago, has joined a corporate intelligence firm to investigate financial misconduct.

Bangkok Post

Interest rate expectations torn up across the City into Bank of England meeting

Odds on a 0.25% hike shorten after inflation shock complicates rate call after bank failures in Europe and the US

Evening Standard

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UK and US shares climb as banks and ministers aim to calm Credit Suisse fears

FTSE 100 rises and European banking shares are up after early jitters over what UBS takeover deal means for bondholders

The Guardian - UK

Fed gets more room to pause rate hikes after drops in producer prices, retail sales

U.S. producer prices and retail sales both declined in February, giving Federal Reserve officials more room to potentially pause interest-rate hikes as they weigh the impact of a banking crisis against inflation risks.

Tribune News Service

US banking sector outlook downgraded, but regional bank shares surge – as it happened

Shares in First Republic, Western Allliance, PacWest and Zions are all rallying after Monday’s selloff; US inflation drops to 6%

The Guardian - UK

Fears of another financial crisis as US bank stocks tumble after interest rate hikes

Investors are concerned that a relentless rise in interest rates meant to curb inflation are approaching a tipping point and may be cracking the banking system

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Price war started by Tesla, BYD sends Chinese auto stocks into nosedive in sign of fragile consumer sentiment

Traders have been abandoning Chinese auto stocks as a price war started by Tesla and BYD spread across the whole industry, a sign of weak consumer sentiment amid pessimism about the pace of economic recovery.

Bangkok Post

Some savers still being left behind as cash rate lifts

Banks are still picking and choosing which deposit accounts to lift rates on despite pressure from the consumer watchdog to pass higher rates on to savers.

AAP

Will China's next premier be a moderating influence on Xi?

The pro-business track record of the man poised to become China’s top economic official will make his term a test of whether he might moderate President Xi Jinping’s tendency to intervene

The Independent UK

China to set up new financial watchdog as part of reforms

New body will replace banking and insurance regulators after concerns over creaking property market

The Guardian - UK

China's trade contracts as Western demand weakens

China’s trade contracted again in January and February as U.S. and European demand weakened in the face of interest rate hikes, adding to pressure on official efforts to revive economic growth following the end of anti-virus controls

The Independent UK

Why has China announced its lowest growth target in decades?

Beijing is aiming for a moderate growth rate of 5 percent in 2023 amid a host of domestic and external challenges.

Al Jazeera

Asian stocks mixed after Wall St falls on inflation fears

Asian stock markets are mixed after signs of enduring upward pressure on American prices added to expectations of higher interest rates for longer

The Independent UK

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Wales Online

A Place in the Sun's Spain property price warning still holds true six months on

TV presenter says those looking to buy don't realise the Spanish property market hasn't recovered and places are hard to find, particularly on a low budget

The New Daily

ACCC asking why banks are slow to lift interest rates on savings accounts

The landscape for Australian savings rates is changing fast as banks begin to relent after the RBA’s February interest rate hike.

Bangkok Post

Floating trade views amid balloon snafu

Geopolitical tensions are expected to ratchet up after American jets downed four flying objects in the past 10 days, including a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast on Feb 4.

Evening Standard

Wages are growing and everyone is unhappy

The world ‘real’ betrays the vacuousness of political slogans. Think ‘real alternative’, ‘real change’ or my personal favourite: “Real plans for real people”. It is total fluff.

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Fortune

Zillow says the home price correction is winding down—here’s what 28 other forecast models have to say

Fortune once again tracked down the latest home price forecasts from 29 of the nation's leading real estate researchers.

The Guardian - UK

Inflation may have peaked, but the cost of living pain is far from over

The fall in petrol and oil prices is helping bring down the inflation rate, but an uncertain jobs market urges caution

Reuters

U.S. seeks Chinese balloon remnants, says approach to China will stay calm

The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday imposed a temporary security zone in waters off South Carolina during the military's search for debris from a suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down by a U.S. fighter jet, and the White House said it would keep a calm approach to relations with Beijing.

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Urges Restraint as US Military Searches for Balloon Remnants

The US military said on Sunday it was searching for remnants of the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon it shot down a day earlier, while Beijing urged Washington on Monday not to escalate the issue or take further action to harm its interests. The drama over the balloon, which Beijing again…

Evening Standard

Homeowners and housing market on watch for signs of peak rates into Bank of England hike

Monetary Policy Committee set to lift base rates at high noon on Thursday

Fortune

National home prices have further to fall, say 24 leading housing market researchers—while 5 firms think prices have bottomed

Fortune tracked down the latest home price forecasts from 29 of the nation's leading housing researchers.

Businessweek

Is a US Recession Near? Making the Call Is Trickier Than Ever

Traditional economic indicators can’t predict the timing of a downturn, but newer forecasting methods are untested.

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