Western central banks have been warned this week not to quit in the final lap of their monetary tightening campaign - the hard yards households and financial markets may now find exhausting.
The European Central Bank will likely keep raising interest rates after its next meeting even as the economy slows because inflation remains too high, ECB policymaker Martins Kazaks said on Tuesday.
China's new offshore listing rules for domestic companies have left bankers and lawyers who work on listings unsure how to take on liabilities and avoid breaching tightened confidentiality rules, Asia's largest financial lobby group said on Tuesday.
HSBC's move to ditch its 45-floor Canary Wharf tower in favour of a much smaller development in central London is one of the most visible examples yet of an office downsizing trend that's rocking commercial real estate markets globally.