US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on the proposed budget request for 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, March 16, 2023. Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday the government is ready to provide further guarantees of deposits if the banking crisis worsens. … Read more
Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Relief rally UBS’ “shotgun wedding” with Credit Suisse might have done the trick, at least for now, as U.S. equities markets rallied Monday following the latest moves to shore up the global banking system. Now, Wall Street’s focus is … Read more
American depositary receipts of Swiss bank Credit Suisse (ticker: CS) plunged more than 47% to about 83 cents after larger rival UBS (UBS) agreed to buy Credit Suisse in a deal valued at about $3.2 billion. The merger of Switzerland’s two largest banks—engineered over the weekend by Swiss authorities—comes against a backdrop of industry turmoil. U.S.-listed shares … Read more
Talks over rescuing Credit Suisse rolled into Sunday as UBS sought $6 billion from the Swiss government to cover costs. UBS is under pressure from the Swiss authorities to take over its local rival to get the crisis under control, two people with knowledge of the matter said. Regulators want a resolution before markets reopen on Monday, but … Read more
A tumultuous week in the U.S. financial markets ended on an uncertain note Friday after a massive $30 billion injection of big-bank deposits into First Republic Bank failed to calm investors. Last week, the sudden meltdown of three U.S. banks – Silvergate Capital, Signature Bank SBNY and Silicon Valley Bank – began to rekindle concerns … Read more
For the stock market, the forecast calls for storms with a chance of crisis. Stocks alternated strong rallies and sharp declines this past week amid a stretch of bank blowups and attempts to shore up the financial system. The moves in the bond market and interest-rate futures were even more extreme. The volatile trading reflects … Read more
Regional bank stocks fell Friday even after the country’s biggest lenders agreed to inject $30 billion in uninsured deposits into First Republic Bank . The rescue plan, involving many of America’s largest banks, including Bank of America (ticker: BAC), Citigroup (C), and JPMorgan Chase (JPM), initially brought some relief to shares of regional banks but … Read more
2 Mins Ago Credit Suisse shares tumble ADR shares of Swiss lender Credit Suisse tumbled 21% in premarket trading. Saudi National Bank said it could not provide more funding, Reuters reported. “We cannot because we would go above 10%. It’s a regulatory issue,” Saudi National Bank Chairman Ammar Al Khudairy told Reuters Wednesday. The troubled … Read more