Global central banks post losses on reserves in 2022; no quick recovery seen -survey

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global central banks experienced losses managing their reserves last year amid bond-heavy allocations that took a major hit in 2022 following aggressive monetary policy tightening around the world, according to the latest survey by a think tank group. About 40% of reserve managers surveyed said it will take…

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JPMorgan sees yuan weakness continuing, possibility of “circuit breaker”

LONDON (Reuters) – Wall Street bank JPMorgan said on Tuesday it was staying “bearish” on China’s yuan despite its recent slide and that the country’s central bank could look to step in to prevent the move accelerating. “As spot currency weakness and depreciation expectations tend to be self-reinforcing, the People’s Bank of China might find…

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Stellantis aims to relieve ‘charging anxiety’ with new service for EV users

MILAN (Reuters) – Stellantis launched a ‘Charging & Energy’ business unit on Tuesday to make it easier to keep electric vehicles on the road and cash in on an expanding range of services around greener mobility. The unit will offer a platform called Free2move Charge providing customer services including access to over 500,000 charging points…

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