BIS head warns of threats to financial stability, rates need to stay higher

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The head of the Bank of International Settlements has warned that years of fighting economic crises have created conditions that are pushing the limits of stability when it comes to the international financial system. Agustín Carstens, general manager of the BIS, which is dubbed the central bankers’ central bank,…

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Exclusive-G7 coalition to keep Russian oil price cap at $60 per barrel -source

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Group of Seven (G7) coalition will keep a $60 per barrel price cap on seaborne Russian oil, a coalition official said, despite rising global crude prices and calls by some countries for a lower price cap to restrict Moscow’s revenues. The G7 and Australia made the decision to maintain…

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US homebuilder sentiment improves further; NY state manufacturing rebounds

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Confidence among U.S. single-family homebuilders improved for a fourth straight month in April as a dearth of previously owned homes and falling mortgage rates boosted demand for new houses, but a shortage of building materials remained a challenge. Other data on Monday showed manufacturing activity in New York state…

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China’s electric car drive, led by BYD, leaves global brands behind

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s auto market, the world’s largest, is accelerating toward an electric future – leaving established global brands stuck in the slow lane. When auto executives convene in Shanghai for the auto show starting Tuesday, they will return to a sharply different market from the one they left in 2021 when the industry gathered…

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Big investors amp up California’s port truck-charging plan

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California’s bustling seaports, dominated by massive container vessels and soaring cranes, may seem an unlikely setting for investors seeking to capitalize on the “green” revolution. But thanks to the state’s plan to phase out by 2035 heavy-duty diesel trucks that haul containers to ships and warehouses, the ports have…

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US regulator calls for greater scrutiny of hedge funds after bond turmoil- FT

(Reuters) – Gary Gensler, the chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), said hedge funds and other parts of the shadow banking system need to face greater scrutiny after last month’s upheaval in U.S. government bonds, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. Gensler told the newspaper that reducing the risks from speculative funds…

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