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Companies were hit by supply disruptions and surging raw material costs caused by the Ukraine crisis and expect conditions to worsen in the three months ahead
The move comes after retail investor interest in so-called 'meme stocks' flared up in the last two weeks, leading to a doubling in GameStop's share price
M&A and equity capital market activity declined sharply over January-March, Refinitiv data showed, with Chinese stocks among the biggest losers
Starting in May, the US will release 1 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil for six months from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
The Shanghai-based company is managing to raise funds from capital markets while Kaisa Group, Sunac, China Aoyuan and Shimao Group suspended trading in Hong Kong
Spike in fuel and grain costs clouds the outlook for many Asian economies that are reliant on energy imports
Bullock is an assistant governor at the Reserve Bank of Australia responsible for the bank's financial stability and has an oversight of the payments system.
Monetary policy is not the right tool, Mitsuhiro Furusawa said, brushing aside speculation that the declines might prompt a rise in interest rates.
That gave it the third-largest share of the central bank's reserves. US dollar reserves fell to 80.34% of the total from 86.03% a year earlier
The food security initiative had the backing of the G7 and will now be discussed with G20 nations, including China and India
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