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Bank Indonesia governor gets approval for his second term

BLOOMBERG Indonesia said Perry Warjiyo, who steered the Southeast Asian economy’s monetary policy through the pandemic years, will continue as central bank governor for a second term. His appointment was approved by a parliament commission on Monday, after he was named the lone candidate by President Joko Widodo. A second term at Bank Indonesia will allow Warjiyo, 64, to continue ...

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ECB isn’t done on rate hikes if baseline holds up: Kazaks

BLOOMBERG The European Central Bank (ECB) must fight inflation until the job is done, while acknowledging the rising risk of pushing interest rates too high as the peak nears, Governing Council member Martins Kazaks said. Price pressures remain too strong and warrant further action — assuming the market turmoil that saw off Silicon Valley Bank and rocked Credit Suisse Group ...

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UBS to buy Credit Suisse in $3.3bn deal to end crisis

BLOOMBERG UBS Group AG agreed to buy Credit Suisse Group AG in a historic, government-brokered deal aimed at containing a crisis of confidence that had started to spread across global financial markets. The Swiss bank is paying 3 billion francs ($3.2 billion) for its rival in an all-share deal that includes extensive government guarantees and liquidity provisions. The price per ...

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