TAIPEI, March 23 (Reuters) – Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said on Thursday that President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting with U.S.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the United States is still in the process of being arranged.
The states filing the brief were California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont.
The brief from the Caribbean governments, which was joined by a network of non-governmental organizations, follows a summit among regional leaders last month held in the Bahamas, where arms trafficking was a key topic.
“Today, we will sign the respective documents,” he told reporters, adding Germany would also open its national framework contracts with the defense industry to other partners as speed was of the essence in supplying Kyiv.
SVB and Credit Suisse put banks under a microscope on the impact that higher rates would have on certain credits,” said Victor Balfour, investment strategist at Rothschild & Co. “Banks have been under an immense amount of pressure.
BRUSSELS, March 20 (Reuters) – European Union member states have reached an agreement on the joint procurement of ammunition for Ukraine, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on the sidelines of a meeting with his EU counterparts in Brussels on Monday.
WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday the United States was looking at ways to strengthen its sanctions against Iran, but acknowledged the sanctions had not resulted in the behavioral or policy changes Washington desires from Tehran.
March 27 (Reuters) – European stocks climbed on Monday, as a sense of calm returned to markets following a week of turbulence over concerns about banking sector stability after the collapse of Credit Suisse and two U.S.
Chiba Bank Ltd lost 1.2% and Shizuoka Financial Group Inc declined 1.06%. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc fell 1.01%. Concordia Financial Group Ltd was Nikkei’s worst-performing financial stock, losing 1.68%.
March 27 (Reuters) – UK equities surged on Monday, helped by a gain in bank stocks on renewed hopes that the turmoil in the sector will be contained following the buyout of Silicon Valley Bank, while Standard Chartered jumped after agreeing to sell its Jordanian business.
March 27 (Reuters) – European stocks rallied in early deals on Monday, as calm descended on markets following a turbulent week for banking shares that was fuelled by worries about stability in the sector after the collapse of Credit Suisse and Silicon Valley Bank.
“Gold is set to shine through the market chaos with expectations around the Fed cutting rates in 2023, fuelling upside gains,” Otunuga said, adding that a potent fundamental spark is needed to conquer the $2,000 psychological level and the March 2022 peak to hit a record high.
The Fed on Wednesday raised interest rates by 25 basis points, as expected, but took a cautious stance on the outlook because of banking sector turmoil even as Fed Chair Jerome Powell kept the door open on further rate rises if necessary.
Toshiba’s board, which includes representatives from Paul Singer’s Elliott Management and Farallon Capital Management, formally accepted JIP’s offer of 4,620 yen a share, Toshiba said in a statement on Thursday, valuing it at 2 trillion yen ($15.2 billion).