Stocks creep toward quarterly gain as bank fears subside

Shares gain as bank support emboldens investors

SINGAPORE, March 30 (Reuters) – Asia’s stock markets held recent gains on Thursday, as fears of a banking crisis receded and investors weighed whether a break-up of Chinese conglomerate Alibaba signals Beijing’s regulatory storm aimed at tech companies might finally be clearing. MSCI’s index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) rose 0.2%. Like the S&P … Read more

Shares gain as bank support emboldens investors

Shares gain as bank support emboldens investors

MSCI All-World index rises 0.3%, dollar eases UBS rehires Ermotti to head merged unit Alibaba soars 13%, lifts other Chinese tech stocks Oil rises, gold dips LONDON, March 29 (Reuters) – Global shares rose on Wednesday as investors took heart from a greater degree of stability in the banking sector, but the sense of optimism … Read more

US regulator sues top crypto exchange Binance, CEO for ‘willful evasion’

US regulator sues top crypto exchange Binance, CEO for 'willful evasion'

CFTC charges Binance with ‘willful evasion’ of federal law Binance’s compliance was ‘ineffective’ under CEO – CFTC CFTC cites practices first reported by Reuters last year March 27 (Reuters) – The world’s biggest crypto exchange Binance and its CEO and founder Changpeng Zhao were sued by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Monday … Read more

Stocks gain, dollar slides, as banking fear eases

Stocks gain, dollar slides, as banking fear eases

HONG KONG, March 28 (Reuters) – Global stocks rose and the dollar softened on Tuesday, as a deal backed by the U.S. regulator for First Citizens BancShares to buy failed Silicon Valley Bank soothed wider worries about problems in the sector. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) edged up 0.6% by early … Read more

Asia shares skittish as banks face default stress

Asia shares skittish as banks face default stress

Asian stock markets : Nikkei up 0.3%, S&P 500 and European futures rise Eyes on Deutsche Bank, credit default swaps Deposits flow to money market funds from banks SYDNEY, March 27 (Reuters) – Asian shares struggled on Monday while U.S. and European stock futures edged higher on hopes authorities were working to ring fence stress … Read more

Stock futures nudge higher on Credit Suisse buyout

Stock futures nudge higher on Credit Suisse buyout

SINGAPORE, March 20 (Reuters) – U.S. stock futures rose in Asian trade on Monday in relief at a weekend rescue deal for Credit Suisse, though the mood was nervous and financial shares remained under pressure from contagion fears, even with support from global central banks. S&P 500 futures rose 0.5% in bumpy early trade. Japan’s … Read more

ECB watchdog sees no Europe contagion after US, Swiss bank rescues

ECB watchdog sees no Europe contagion after US, Swiss bank rescues

March 17 (Reuters) – European Central Bank supervisors see no contagion for euro zone banks from recent turmoil, a source said on Friday, after U.S. lenders threw First Republic Bank (FRC.N) a $30 billion lifeline and tapped record amounts from the Federal Reserve. Large U.S. banks on Thursday swooped in to rescue the San Francisco-based … Read more

Asian markets take breather from banking turmoil, capping tumultuous week

Asian markets take breather from banking turmoil, capping tumultuous week

Asian stock markets: ECB delivered 50bp hike as promised, dropped forward guidance Credit Suisse shares rebounded 20% after SNB support First Republic Bank gets $30 bln injection, worries linger Fed data showed banks sought record emergency liquidity SYDNEY, March 17 (Reuters) – Asian markets extended a risk rally on Wall Street on Friday to end … Read more