Hot US inflation data causes concern
The current selldown in US equities and emerging markets is expected to last over summer, while the level of the ringgit is being watched.
Economy
After hiking petrol prices, Pak govt announces relief package
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that low-income segments would be given a subsidy of Rs50 per litre, under the petroleum relief package.
Dystopian times
When the pie shrinks, it shrinks for everyone, says the writer
China to expand financial sector’s opening-up
This is to deal with changes in the external environment over an extended period of time, an official said.
MAS in close contact with Swiss regulator amid Credit Suisse crisis
Credit Suisse shares plunged on March 15 after its largest shareholder Saudi National Bank ruled out investing any more in the bank.
China’s domestic banks ready to counter global turmoil
The People's Bank of China said in a statement efforts will be made to consolidate the mechanism to deal with financial crisis.
Chicken price unthinkable in Bangladesh
Prices of all breeds of chicken started going up in the capital one and a half months ago.
Will the Silicon Valley Bank collapse trigger a global financial crisis?
Unlike in 2008, the US FDIC has all the tools it needs now to arrange on orderly liquidation of a conventional bank like SVB, says the writer.
Reform to build China into IP powerhouse
The role of intellectual property has become important for the development of the digital economy and emerging technologies, says the writer.
Credit Suisse’s trouble could trigger new global financial crisis
Thai experts have warned financial institutions to brace for a possible global turmoil following a crisis involving the Swiss banking giant.