►Aozora Bank Ltd., the 16th largest bank in Japan by market value, surprised investors with an announcement of an expected net loss of $191 million.
►Credit rating agency Moody's has since downgraded the credit status of New York Community Bank to 'junk,' indicating a high risk of bankruptcy.
►The problems in the US commercial real estate market - which have already affected banks in New York and Japan - have reached Europe this week, raising concerns about wider contagion risks.... »

► In the fourth quarter, central banks added another 229 tons to the global official gold reserves, bringing the annual demand to 1,037 tons, just below the record of 1,082 tons in 2022.
► Klaas Knot: “The balance of De Nederlandsche Bank is solid; we also have a gold reserve... which we certainly will not sell.”
► Jerome Powell has indicated that it is unlikely the central bank will be comfortable enough with inflation developments to lower interest rates before the meeting on March

►Interest rate cut in March
►Geopolitical tensions in de Red Sea
►Savingsplan 2023 vs seperate purchase 2023