U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE ANNOUNCES WHAT IT CALLS 'TARGETED AND PHASED ACTION' TO REVERSE CHINESE DOMINANCE OF GLOBAL SHIPBUILDING USTR: ACTIONS DESIGNED TO RESTORE U.S. SHIPBUILDING, WHILE MITIGATING POTENTIAL DISRUPTIONS TO GLOBAL SHIPPING AND EXPORTS

GERMAN DEFENCE MINISTER PISTORIUS: RUSSIA PRODUCES MORE WEAPONS AND DEFENCE EQUIPMENT IN THREE MONTHS THAN EUROPE IN A YEAR PISTORIUS: EUROPE MUST DO SIGNIFICANTLY MORE IN THE AREA OF DEFENCE, THIS WAS CLEAR EVEN BEFORE THE US ELECTION

THE UNITED STATES IS INVESTIGATING A MEDIA REPORT ALLEGING THAT THE ISRAELI MILITARY UTILIZED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO IDENTIFY BOMBING TARGETS IN GAZA, ACCORDING TO WHITE HOUSE NATIONAL SECURITY SPOKESPERSON JOHN KIRBY IN AN INTERVIEW WITH CNN ON THURSDAY - SOURCES THE REPORT, PUBLISHED BY +972 MAGAZINE AND LOCAL CALL, PROMPTED THE U.S. TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER, INDICATING CONCERNS ABOUT THE USE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IN MILITARY OPERATIONS - SOURCES

CIA DIRECTOR BILL BURNS STRESSES THE NEED FOR A GAZA CEASEFIRE TO ADDRESS A DIRE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS, CITING MALNOURISHED CHILDREN AND LIMITED AID ACCESS - SOURCES THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION FACES INCREASING PRESSURE TO PUSH ISRAEL FOR MORE AID TO GAZA, WHERE WARNINGS OF FAMINE PERSIST, AFFECTING A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE POPULATION - SOURCES

BAYER - IN COMPANY'S STRAINED ECONOMIC SITUATION, PROGRAMS AND MEASURES ALREADY UNDERWAY ARE NOT SUFFICIENT, WHICH IS WHY, WITH A HEAVY HEART, WE HAVE AGREED TO FURTHER CUTS BAYER - DSO INTENDS TO REDUCE HIERARCHIES & COMPLEX STRUCTURES WITHIN CO, JOB CUTS WILL INCLUDE EMPLOYEES WITH MANAGEMENT OR COORDINATION TASKS

SNB: CREDIT SUISSE AND UBS CAN OBTAIN A LIQUIDITY ASSISTANCE LOAN WITH PRIVILEGED CREDITOR STATUS IN BANKRUPTCY FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF UP TO CHF 100 BILLION

SNB - SUBSTANTIAL PROVISION OF LIQUIDITY WILL ENSURE THAT BOTH BANKS HAVE ACCESS TO THE NECESSARY LIQUIDITY SNB - FULFILLING ITS MANDATE TO CONTRIBUTE TO STABILITY OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM, AND IT CONTINUES TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND FINMA TO THIS END

FIRST REPUBLIC BANK: INSURED DEPOSITS FROM CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON MARCH 8, 2023 TO CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON MARCH 15, 2023 HAVE REMAINED STABLE

FIRST REPUBLIC BANK: DAILY DEPOSIT OUTFLOWS HAVE SLOWED CONSIDERABLY FIRST REPUBLIC BANK - FROM MARCH 10 TO MARCH 15, 2023, BANK BORROWINGS FROM FED RESERVE VARIED FROM $20 BLN TO $109 BLN AT OVERNIGHT RATE OF 4.75%

FIRST REPUBLIC BANK: BANK'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DETERMINED TO SUSPEND ITS COMMON STOCK DIVIDEND

BANK OF ENGLAND SAYS UK BANKS' DIRECT EXPOSURE TO RUSSIA IS LOW AND TRADE LINKS ARE LIMITED

BOE SAYS UNCERTAINTY ABOUT GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY

BOE SAYS COMMODITY MARKETS HAVE SEEN RECORD-HIGH MARGIN CALLS, THESE REMAIN A CRITICAL SAFEGUARD BOE SEES LITTLE EVIDENCE OF DETERIORATION IN MORTGAGE LENDING STANDARDS OR MATERIAL RISE IN HIGHLY INDEBTED HOUSEHOLDS

BOE SAYS RISING COST OF LIVING UNLIKELY TO SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT ABILITY OF HOME-OWNERS TO REPAY MORTGAGES

RUSSIA'S PUTIN TOLD FRANCE'S MACRON IN PHONE CALL TODAY THAT IF UKRAINE NEUTRALISATION AND DISARMAMENT CANNOT BE REACHED DIPLOMATICALLY, HE WOULD CARRY ON MILITARY OPERATIONS - FRENCH OFFICIAL PUTIN TOLD MACRON HE WAS FIGHTING AGAINST A NEO-NAZI REGIME, DENIED HE WAS HITTING CIVILIANS IN UKRAINE, DENIED BOMBING KYIV - FRENCH OFFICIAL

MACRON REPLIED TO PUTIN HE WAS MAKING A "MAJOR MISTAKE" ABOUT UKRAINE AND ITS PRESIDENT - FRENCH OFFICIAL

IRAN CONTINUES TO BREACH MANY KEY LIMITS SET BY 2015 NUCLEAR DEAL, INCLUDING URANIUM ENRICHMENT LEVEL AND ENRICHED URANIUM STOCK -QUARTERLY U.N. ATOMIC WATCHDOG REPORT IRAN'S STOCK OF ENRICHED URANIUM IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE GROWN BY 707.4 KG SINCE LAST QUARTERLY REPORT TO 3197.1 KG -IAEA REPORT SEEN BY REUTERS

U.S. CDC ISSUES INTERIM PUBLIC HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE || FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE CAN UNMASK WHILE WALKING, RUNNING, HIKING OR BIKING OUTDOORS ALONE OR WITH MEMBERS OF HOUSEHOLD CDC - FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE CAN UNMASK WHILE ATTENDING A SMALL OUTDOOR GATHERING WITH FULLY VACCINATED FAMILY AND FRIENDS || FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE CAN UNMASK WHILE ATTENDING A SMALL OUTDOOR GATHERING WITH A MIXTURE OF FULLY VACCINATED AND UNVACCINATED PEOPLE