Bloomberg Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Rhee Chang-yong said the central bank will do its best to coordinate policy with the government to ensure the economy has a soft landing at a time when the country faces an array of headwinds from falling exports to a weakening property market. The BOK will monitor financial and foreign exchange markets closely …

Bloomberg The dollar posted gains against nearly all its major peers as trading kicked off in 2023 after a seasonal holiday lull. Only the Japanese yen proved stronger than the greenback among Group-of-10 currencies, with the pound, euro and Swiss franc falling sharply. That saw the Bloomberg dollar spot index climb as much as 0.9%, putting it on track for …

  Bloomberg The Swiss National Bank (SNB) made its first significant reduction of other currencies in more than a decade to shore up the franc as a firewall against imported inflation. The central bank cut its holdings of other foreign exchange by 739 million francs ($800 million) in the third quarter, following a 5 million-franc drop in the previous three-month …

  Bloomberg The race to be Southeast Asia’s best-performing currency in 2023 looks like being between the Thai baht and Singapore dollar. The baht is set to be powered by an influx in Chinese tourists after the mainland rescinded most of its Covid controls over the past month, paving the way for a recovery in outbound travel. The mainland is …

  Bloomberg Wells Fargo & Co nabbed a spot among the top 10 advisers on mergers and acquisitions last year, a first for the firm as it ramps up its investment bank under Chief Executive Officer Charlie Scharf. The bank ranked eighth in 2022, more than tripling its market share from the prior year and pulling off an increase in …

  Bloomberg After the biggest loss for 60/40 portfolios since the global financial crisis, better days may lie ahead for the trillion-dollar complex of balanced investment strategies. Amid optimism that inflation has peaked, more than 60% of 610 respondents to the latest MLIV Pulse survey are betting stocks and bonds will move in opposite directions this year — re-establishing a …

  Bloomberg US futures rise with stocks as signs of China’s recovery and resilience in Europe stoked optimism about the global economy. Treasuries and the dollar also gained. Contracts on all three major US gauges gained more than 1%, signalling a strong start to the first day of trading on Wall Street this year. Tesla Inc. dropped 4.1% in premarket …

  Bloomberg International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that the global economy faces “a tough year, tougher than the year we leave behind.” “We expect one-third of the world economy to be in recession,” Georgieva told CBS’s ‘Face the Nation’ in an interview aired January 1. “Why? Because the three big economies — US, EU, China — …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM More than 3,000 women and children have benefited from the services offered by the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWAC) during 2022, Shaikha Saeed Al Mansouri, Acting Director-General of the foundation, has announced. Al Mansouri also revealed that more than 10,000 people interacted with foundation through its platforms, while well over 2,000 people, including …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Wio Bank, the region’s first platform bank, is partnering with First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) to offer its Wio Business customers cash and cheque facilities through FAB’s established ATM and CDM network. The Wio Business app has been integrated with the FABePay portal to enable users to initiate cash or cheque deposits in a simple …