CNBC Daily Open: Powell to speak in Congress – markets are mixed on expectations
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will testify before Congress as a week packed with economic data releases lies ahead.
Day: March 7, 2023
Singapore’s tech salaries mostly jumped in 2022, new report shows
Tech salaries in Singapore mostly jumped in 2022 despite a string of tech layoffs and a slowdown in hiring.
Sri Lanka expects IMF nod for $2.9bn package after China’s help
Nation expects final IMF approval in the third or fourth week of March, President Ranil Wickremesinghe tells parliament.
Asian shares mixed as investors watch Fed moves, inflation
Asian shares are mixed in muted trading as investors assess a slew of economic data and await moves by the Federal Reserve.
Australia helicopter collision: Pilot did not recall hearing radio call – report
One pilot involved in a fatal Australian helicopter crash said he did not hear a vital radio call.
AHRC targets robodebt, Covid policies and indefinite detention in push for federal human rights act
New report says a Human Rights Act could have prevented ‘abandonment’ of Australians overseas in Covid pandemicFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Austra…
International Women’s Day 2023: Gender equality in the shadow of successive crises
International Women’s Day is a good opportunity to take stock of progress achieved on gender equality and women rights.
6-Magnitude Shallow Quake Rocks Southern Philippines
A disaster official said authorities were checking reports of a landslide on a national highway.
Gender gap at work far wider than expected, women’s pay remains static, UN says
Women have a harder time accessing work globally than previously thought, while the gender gap in working conditions and pay has barely budged in two decades, the United Nations said on Monday, just two days before International Women’s Day.