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Growing fallout from U.S. bank failures sparks worries across banking sector

STORY: Growing fallout from U.S. bank failures sparks worries across banking sector DATELINE: March 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:48 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GIORGIO DI GIORGIO, Professor of macroeconomics and monetary policy at Rome's LUISS University 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): MURAT TUFAN, Analyst with Turkish broadcaster Ekoturk 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): XN IRAKI, Kenyan economist STORYLINE: Growing fallout from the collapse of two U.S. banks -- Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) from California and New York's Signature Bank has sent jitters across the banking sector. Many experts have expressed their concerns over the failures of the two U.S. banks. Worries about its impact on European financial institutions began to push share prices downward. Led by banking shares, most European stock exchanges suffered significant losses on Monday and Wednesday, each time followed by only modest rebounds. An Italian expert has said a major factor contributing to the troubles was ris

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Japan stocks continue to slide on eurozone fiscal woes

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic board in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district displays a graph showing a slide in stocks on May 20, 2010, amid jitters over the eurozone's fiscal plight. Japan's key Nikkei index briefly dipped below 10,000 for the first time in more than three months.

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Nikkei drops to 2-month closing low under 10,000 on yen jitters

TOKYO, Japan - An electric sign board in Tokyo's Nihombashi district shows the Nikkei Stock Average at the Tokyo Stock Exchange closing below the 10,000 line for the first time in over 2 months on Oct. 1, 2009.

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Nikkei closes at 26-yr low on financial jitters

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard at Gaitame.Com Co. in Tokyo shows the closing 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average falling to 7,086.03, the lowest level in more than 26 years, with investors jittery about prospects for the global financial sector and Japan's economy.

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Tokyo stocks plunge on weak domestic data, Asian equity tumbles

TOKYO, Japan - The signboard of a securities company in Tokyo's Marunouchi district shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average diving 535.35 points to 13,325.94 on Jan. 21. The key Nikkei index nosedived on Japan's sluggish economic data, tumbles in Asian equities and fresh jitters over a global credit crunch.

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BOJ branch managers begin talks amid jitters over strong yen

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Toshihiko Fukui addresses a quarterly meeting of BOJ branch managers at the central bank head office in Tokyo on Jan. 26. The one-day meeting will assess the state of regional economies and discuss how a rising yen could affect national and local economies.

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BOJ branch managers begin talks amid jitters over firm yen

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Toshihiko Fukui (L) attends a quarterly meeting of the bank's branch managers Oct. 20 in Tokyo to assess the state of regional economies. The meeting is expected to focus on how a rising yen could affect the national and local economies.

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BOJ to expand liquidity target amid strong-yen jitters

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Toshihiko Fukui speaks at a news conference Oct. 10 after the central bank's policy-setting panel decided to further ease its monetary grip amid growing concerns that the yen's surge to three-year highs against the U.S. dollar may undermine the export-driven economic recovery.

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Nikkei ends at new 20-year low on earnings jitters

TOKYO, Japan - An electric stock price board at a brokerage house in front of Tokyo Station shows the benchmark Nikkei stock index of Tokyo stocks plunging to a new 20-year low on April 14.

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Nikkei briefly falls below 8,300 on jitters over banks

TOKYO, Japan - A passerby looks at a stocks price quotation board at a brokerage house in Tokyo's Ginza district on Nov. 18 during the afternoon trading session when the key Nikkei index briefly fell below 8,300 for the first time in about six weeks on an intraday basis.

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China's foreign trade surges despite COVID-19 jitters, trade outlook still resilient

STORY: China's foreign trade surges despite COVID-19 jitters, trade outlook still resilient DATELINE: July 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of general views 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese/English interpretation): LI KUIWEN, Spokesperson for the General Administration of Customs 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NITIN KARAMCHANDANI, Indian businessman in Xiamen 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JON PENRICE, President of Dow for Asia Pacific 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): NICOLAS POIROT, President and CEO for China unit of Air Liquide STORYLINE: China's foreign trade of goods jumped 9.4 percent year on year to 19.8 trillion yuan (about 2.94 trillion U.S. dollars) during the first half of the year. According to the General Administration of Customs (GAC), exports rose 13.2 percent year on year, while imports increased 4.8 percent from a year ago. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese/English interpretation): LI KUIWEN, Spokesperson for the General Administration of Customs "In the first half of this ye

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Tokyo stocks plunge on weak domestic data, Asian equity tumbles

TOKYO, Japan - The signboard of a securities company in Tokyo's Marunouchi district shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average diving 535.35 points to 13,325.94 on Jan. 21. The key Nikkei index nosedived on Japan's sluggish economic data, tumbles in Asian equities and fresh jitters over a global credit crunch. (Kyodo)

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Nikkei closes at 26-yr low on financial jitters

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard at Gaitame.Com Co. in Tokyo shows the closing 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average falling to 7,086.03, the lowest level in more than 26 years, with investors jittery about prospects for the global financial sector and Japan's economy. (Kyodo)

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Nikkei ends at new 20-year low on earnings jitters

TOKYO, Japan - An electric stock price board at a brokerage house in front of Tokyo Station shows the benchmark Nikkei stock index of Tokyo stocks plunging to a new 20-year low on April 14. (Kyodo)

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SMALLVILLE (Season 1) Jitters (Ep # 227602) Roll 7, Frame 2

SMALLVILLE Jitters (Ep # 227602) Roll 7, Frame 2/2A Pictured: Tom Welling as Clark Kent © The WB / Brian Cyr SMALLVILLE Series#1/Episode#8/"Jitters " TOM WELLING as Clark Kent / Superman SMALLVILLE (Season 1) Jitters (Ep # 227602) Roll 7, Frame 2/2A Pictured: Tom Welling as Clark Kent The WB / Brian Cyr

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Dollar hits new 15-month low in London on global growth concerns

An electronic board in central Tokyo shows the U.S. dollar temporarily above the 111 yen line in London on Feb. 11, 2016. The dollar further plunged to a roughly 15-month low of 110.99 yen at one point, as jitters over the global economic growth outlook saw investors dump European stocks and buy safe-haven assets including the Japanese currency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo stocks dive in early trading amid global jitters

An electronic board in Tokyo shows the benchmark Nikkei stock index losing more than 300 points temporarily in morning trade on Sept. 24, 2015, on the heels of declines in U.S. stocks during Japan's five-day weekend and data showing a further slowdown in China's manufacturing sector. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan stocks continue to slide on eurozone fiscal woes

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic board in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district displays a graph showing a slide in stocks on May 20, 2010, amid jitters over the eurozone's fiscal plight. Japan's key Nikkei index briefly dipped below 10,000 for the first time in more than three months. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo stocks rise as U.S. tax jitters ease

A financial data screen on a Tokyo street shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average (C) rising 1.7 percent on Nov. 5, 2020, to its highest close since October 2018. Concerns receded about tax increases and tighter regulation in the United States as Republicans edged closer to maintaining control of the Senate in the congressional election.

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Tokyo stocks rise as U.S. tax jitters ease

A financial data screen on a Tokyo street shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rising 1.7 percent on Nov. 5, 2020, to its highest close since October 2018. Concerns receded about tax increases and tighter regulation in the United States as Republicans edged closer to maintaining control of the Senate in the congressional election.

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New coronavirus

Photo shows empty toilet paper store shelves in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 28, 2020. Supermarkets and drugstores in Japan experienced shortages of toilet paper on jitters the product will follow face masks in selling out amid the spread of a new coronavirus in the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nikkei drops to 2-month closing low under 10,000 on yen jitters

TOKYO, Japan - An electric sign board in Tokyo's Nihombashi district shows the Nikkei Stock Average at the Tokyo Stock Exchange closing below the 10,000 line for the first time in over 2 months on Oct. 1, 2009. (Kyodo)

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BOJ branch managers begin talks amid jitters over firm yen

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Toshihiko Fukui (L) attends a quarterly meeting of the bank's branch managers Oct. 20 in Tokyo to assess the state of regional economies. The meeting is expected to focus on how a rising yen could affect the national and local economies. (Kyodo)

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BOJ to expand liquidity target amid strong-yen jitters

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Toshihiko Fukui speaks at a news conference Oct. 10 after the central bank's policy-setting panel decided to further ease its monetary grip amid growing concerns that the yen's surge to three-year highs against the U.S. dollar may undermine the export-driven economic recovery. (Kyodo)

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Nikkei briefly falls below 8,300 on jitters over banks

TOKYO, Japan - A passerby looks at a stocks price quotation board at a brokerage house in Tokyo's Ginza district on Nov. 18 during the afternoon trading session when the key Nikkei index briefly fell below 8,300 for the first time in about six weeks on an intraday basis. (Kyodo)