and we will try to watch those throughout the programme but we will also look at some of the top business stories because they are developments in banking. first republic has failed in the us but it has been rescued and of course there are concerns about the wider banking industry and another us bank has collapsed and that has caused shock around the world. first republic will be taken over byjp morgan in a deal orchestrated by regulators and it has been under pressure for weeks as customers withdrew cash over worries about its future amid a rapid increase in interest rates. these coming just after the collapse of silicon valley bank. first republic has seen the deposits it held full sharply by more than $100 billion of the lost confidence in the bank and the rescue deal now meansjp morgan will take over $203 billion worth of loans and other securities from first republic. amid concerns about the health of the wider banking system, thejp morgan boss said this has helped to st
another area of concern is the labour market, which while still strong is showing signs of cooling. so what will america s central bank do and say? the bbc s michelle fleury reports from westchester, new york. losing momentum after nine rate hikes in the past year. the federal reserve s efforts to cool the us economy are having an effect. this is a chain that you ll see on like roller shades and vertical blinds. something bill, who runs a family owned manufacturing business in westchester, new york, is seeing first hand. right now, we re expecting some softness in the marketplace for probably six months or so. we re seeing a lot of softness in the marketplace as far as demand the commitment in terms of like long term blanket orders with customers. we re not seeing that either right now. so we re having some challenges with that. american businesses are pulling back on spending and hiring. the housing market is slowing both areas sensitive to changes in interest rates. and mor
i m karishma vaswani. we begin with the banking turmoil in the us. shares of several regional banks have closed in the red on monday. it signals concern about the health of the sector, following the collapse of first republic and its acquisition byjp morgan chase. the wall street giant said it would pay $10.6 billion dollars to the federal insurance deposit corp, after officials shut down the smaller bank. first republic had been under pressure since last month, when the collapse of two other us lenders sparked fears about the state of the banking system. meanwhile, the managing director of the international monetary fund kristalina georgieva says she expects more weaknesses to be exposed in the banking sector. so just how vulnerable is it? let s ask the chief global investment officer of oreana financial, isaac poole. i think there is a real risk of that. this is probably not the end of bank failures. we are seeing these problems in the smaller, regional, medium sized banks,
to the federal insurance deposit corp, after officials shut down the smaller bank. first republic had been under pressure since last month, when the collapse of two other us lenders sparked fears about the state of the banking system. meanwhile, the managing director of the international monetary fund kristalina georgieva says she expects more weaknesses to be exposed in the banking sector. earlier, i spoke to oreana financial s chief global investment officer, isaac poole, who told me the turmoil will not end with the collapse of first republic. i think there is a real risk of that. this is probably not the end of bank failures. we are seeing these problems in the smaller, regional, medium sized banks, really exposed to higher interest rates. we are going to see another interest hike from the fed which might add extra pressure on depositors and so forth. as we look out, there is a real risk that initially what was a bank specific problem becomes a wider problem for the syste
economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter thanks to robust consumer spending after lockdowns were lifted. but factory output has lagged due to weak global growth and this latest data raises questions about the sustainability of china s recovery. a market strategist told me these numbers show how uneven china s recovery has been. a pretty dire set of numbers, although services is still an expansion. it has come below expectations, but of course the bigger shock on the manufacturing side, and shows how uneven the recovery is in china. two things worth noting. first, we are coming from a strong first quarter where we had this initial euphoria after the reopening of the economy, as well as some benefit from the chinese new year period. so of course, manufacturers are a little bit downbeat after that initial euphoria has come down. secondly, my bigger concern is about geopolitics and the impact on making the external demand weaker for china s manufacturing sector. we