International Economic
Week Ahead. SVB, US CPI, ECB in focus
All eyes over the coming week would be on collapse of venture capital-focused lender SVB in the US and its fallout.
US non-farm payrolls increase by 311,000 in February
The pace of hiring in the US during the month of February came in ahead of market expectations with solid growth in both the private and public sectors.
Quite a lot riding on a 'soft' US non-farm payrolls report, BofA says
Unless the US non-farm payrolls report for February came in "soft", then the "bad crashy vibes" of March were set to worsen, strategists at Bank of America.
Iran and Saudi Arabia to resume diplomatic relations
Iran and Saudi Arabia reached an agreement to resume diplomatic relations.
Bitcoin plummets and loses $20,000 for the first time since mid-January
Bitcoin plummets (-8%) and loses the $20,000 level, something that has not happened since the middle of last January. The wave of negative news is crushing the crypto and ending the strong uptrend since the beginning of this year.
German inflation stabilises in February
German inflation was unchanged last month, official data showed on Friday, with both energy and food prices remaining high.
BoJ holds rates, maintains bond policy as Kuroda exits
The Bank of Japan on Friday maintained interest rates at record lows, and said it would continue with its current pace of yield curve control in the final meeting under Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, whose tenure ends in April.