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Fed Chair Powell's US rates warning means headache for rest of the world

China doesn't have such inflation worries, but rise in the premium of US 10-year government bond yields over their Chinese equivalents to a record high has sparked concerns over depreciation of yuan

Climate change to cause $38 trn yearly damage to global economy by 2049

The paper uses data from more than 1,600 regions worldwide over the past 40 years to assess future impacts of a warmer planet on economic growth

Toshiba to slash 5,000 jobs in Japan in latest bid to restructure: Report

The Tokyo-based company is downsizing noncore businesses and will book a one-time cost of roughly ¥100 billion ($650 million) as a result, Nikkei reported without saying where it got the information

Foreign investors retreating from emerging markets in Asia, shows data

Overseas investors have sold nearly $2.2 billion worth of equities in the region's emerging markets in April, on a net basis, according to data compiled by Bloomberg that excludes China

Bitcoin briefly drops below $60,000 ahead of halving software adjustment

The original digital asset fell as much as 5% to $59,888, before paring the decline. Bitcoin has dropped by about 18% since it reached a record $73,797 on March 14

Morgan Stanley borrowing $8 bn in bank bond, after reporting higher revenue

Morgan Stanley's trading and wealth units' revenue cruised past analysts' estimates, following blowout earnings from peer Goldman Sachs Group Inc

China kicks off anti-graft inspections of financial regulators, banks

China's biggest state-owned lenders, led by Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., as well as the main bourses in Shanghai and Shenzhen will also be inspected, according to the report

Israel-Iran conflict: Saudi, UAE warn of dangers of war spreading in region

Israel is weighing a response to what was the first attack on the Jewish state from Iranian soil

Saudi' Arabia's Neom hunts for more cash for $1.5 trillion desert city

Neom recently secured a 10 billion-riyals loan from a group of Saudi banks, according to two other people familiar with the deal

UN seeks $2.5 billion for Gaza humanitarian aid, ten fold more than earlier

In total, the UN is appealing to donors for $2.8 billion for Gaza and the West Bank - tenfold the amount it said it needed the week after Hamas attacked Israel in October, starting the war

US, China public debt to nearly double by 2053 under current policies: IMF

The report projected overall primary deficits would decline to 4.9% of global GDP from 5.5% in 2023, but with substantial risks threatening public finances in many countries

Tesla asks investors to approve Musk's $56 bn compensation package again

In its proxy filing issued Wednesday, Tesla also said it will call a vote on moving the company's state of incorporation to Texas from Delaware. The carmaker will convene its annual meeting on June 13

VinFast Q1 results: Loss narrows $618.3 mn even as car sales fall

The company reported a net loss of $618.3 million in the first three months of this year, decreasing 12.3% from the fourth quarter, the company said in a filing

New SDG guidelines likely to empower impact investors, says JPMorgan

The UN SDGs comprise 17 goals that span everything from the eradication of poverty to ensuring access to clean water. More than $4 trillion will be needed each year to meet the targets

Global regulators want to better prepare funds, investors for margin calls

Regulators spent more than a decade after the 2008 credit crunch shoring up lenders' financial strength, yet a series of shocks outside the banking sector have since put a spotlight on other risks

Morgan Stanley plans biggest round of job cuts in Asia Pacific in years

The final size and timing of the cuts may change, the people said. A media representative for the New York-based bank declined to comment.

President Biden's push for World Bank funds to compete with China stalls

The World Bank's two major lending arms committed a combined $72.8 billion last year, with total cumulative lending since 1945 at nearly $1.4 trillion

SEC targets its own staff's texting, nixes WhatsApp office phones

The regulatory crackdown extracted at least $200 million apiece from Wall Street giants such as Bank of America Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co and Goldman Sachs Group Inc, while also fining others

Boeing plane's mid-air blowout result of ignorance to safety: FAA panelist

The company is preparing a 90-day plan to overhaul its quality and safety practices in response to the panel's findings

Elon Musk expected to meet with space startups during India visit

India's national space program has had some recent successes. It became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon's south pole last year and is planning its first crewed mission in 2025