Britain's Co-operative Bank said on Tuesday it had started a consultation to cut around 400 jobs, equivalent to 12% of its workforce, as part of broader plans to simplify its business and reduce costs.
Chinese industrial profits grew sharply in the first two months of 2024, reflecting some improvement in factory activity after a lull through most of the prior year, although the strong reading was also driven by a lower base for comparison.
U.S. annual home prices rose at a slower rate in January and slipped on a monthly basis for the first time in 17 months, data released Tuesday showed.
U.S. consumer confidence was little changed in March as fading fears of a recession took a backseat to growing concerns about the nation's political environment ahead of November's presidential election, a survey showed on Tuesday.
The dollar steadied on Wednesday in the wake of more strong U.S. economic data, nudging the Japanese yen closer to a test of levels that drew official market intervention back in 2022.
Car production in Thailand fell 19.28% in February from a year earlier to 133,690 units, the Federation of Thai Industries said on Tuesday, largely due to a decline in production of pickup trucks and more imported electric vehicles (EVs).