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The US Federal Reserve has been on an aggressive campaign of interest-rate hikes since March 2022

US Fed likely to hike rates again as banking fears resurface

03 May 2023

Covid-related restrictions saw chunks of Hong Kong's economy shut down and the city's exports dwindle in 2022

Hong Kong reports Q1 GDP growth after 2022 contraction

02 May 2023

Demonstrators with a puppet of Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, centre, at a May Day rally in Turin

Italy cuts anti-poverty subsidies as critics slam 'provocation'

01 May 2023

The San Francisco-based lender had been under heavy pressure after the bankruptcies in March of regional banks Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank sparked fears of contagion

JPMorgan to buy First Republic after regulators seize control

01 May 2023

The San Francisco-based lender had been under heavy pressure after the bankruptcies in March of two other mid-sized firms, Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, sparked fears of contagion

JPMorgan buys First Republic after regulators seize control

01 May 2023

China's manufacturing activity unexpectedly contracted in April, with the economy beset by a series of crises

China factory activity cools in April as recovery challenges loom

30 April 2023