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a top republican has accused us regulators of being asleep at the wheel in the period leading up to the implosion of silicon valley bank. those comments in the first of two bruising congressional hearings intended to shed light on the failings that led to the lender s collapse. in response, the regulator pointed the finger at executives saying they did a terrible job of managing risk. we are still reconstructing the supervisory racket, we understand they were issued a matter requiring attention based on the inaccuracy of their interest rate risk modelling. essentially, the risk model was not at all aligned with reality. today, the hearing continues. the collapse of svb and signature bank created shock waves across the global banking sector, with central bankers moving to reassure nations that the structural integrity of the financial system remains intact. joining me now is greg feldberg, director of research for the yale program on financial stability. you were dir ....
we begin in china where as you ve been hearing there were hugs and tears as international travellers arrived in china yesterday without the need to quarantine for the first time since the early stages of the covid pandemic. the strict quarantine rules had been in place for nearly three years. their lifting marks the end of beijing s zero covid policy, which had caused growing public anger. in hong kong, 400,000 people are expected to travel into mainland china in the coming weeks with long queues for flights into cities including beijing and xiamen. so what impact will the reopening of china have on the country s economy? let s go live to hong kong and talk to iris pang chief greater china economist at ing. lovely to see you. for many people this is what they have been waiting for for so long where they have not seen family or been able to return home. give us your take on the impact this is happening. i give us your take on the impact this is happening. this is happ ....
welcome to the programme, packed with dairy delights. but we first must talk about twitter. will he won t he? the question of whether elon musk would buy the social media network twitter. it has been a six month roller coaster since mr musk first made his offer in the middle of april. having struck a deal soon after, in earlyjuly the worlds having struck a deal soon after, in earlyjuly the world s richest man revealed he d changed his mind and intended to pull out of the deal. that sparked a legal battle over whether mr musk should be compelled to uphold his promise. now he says he will go ahead after all. a few hours ago he tweeted: it s understood this app would mirror china s wechat app, which combines social media, instant messaging and payment facilities. mr musk went on to say the twitter acquisition would probably accelerate the x app by three to five years. here s samira hussain in new york. it was only six months ago when elon musk agreed to buy twitter for $ ....
they have kept taiwan from participating in the world health organization, other things, where taiwan can make a very valued contribution. british farmers fear their harvests will fail as a heatwave and drought conditions have a devastating impact on the agriculture industry. # we re walking in the air.# and the author and illustrator raymond briggs, best known for the children s book the snowman, has died at the age of 88. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the former us president, donald trump, has declined to answer questions under oath as part of an investigation into his family s business practices, at a hearing in new york. mr trump described the inquiry by the state s attorney general, letitia james, as a witch hunt. she s investigating whether the trump organization tried to acquire loans and avoid taxes by misleading the authorities. mr trump s deposition comes just days after the fbi carried out an unprecedented search at his florid ....
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