The biggest banks in the U.S. agreed to deposit $30 bln with First Republic Bank in an effort to reassure depositors; banks borrowed a combined $164.8 bln from two Fed backstop facilities in the most recent week; Fed tightening expectations remain depressed; the labor market remains strong; the manufacturing sector continues to weaken; Michigan preliminary March consumer sentiment will be closely watched; ECB hiked rates 50 bp, as we expected; President Lagarde maintained s delicate balance in her press conference; Lagarde stressed that there is no trade-off between price and financial stability; the détente didn’t last long as ECB hawks went on the warpath; Russia kept rates steady at 7.5%, as expected; Japan-Korea traded tensions are easing; PBOC cut reserve requirements for commercial banks by 25 bp; Thai Prime Minister Prayuth dissolved parliament to set up general elections in May