WASHINGTON/FRANKFURT, March 26 (Reuters) – Stress in the banking sector is being closely monitored for its potential to trigger a credit crunch, a U.S. Federal Reserve policymaker said on Sunday, as a European Central Bank official also flagged a possible tightening in lending. Authorities around the world are on high alert for the fallout from … Read more
WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) – The multi-regulator U.S. Financial Stability Oversight Council agreed on Friday that the U.S. banking system remains “sound and resilient” despite stress on some institutions, the U.S. Treasury said in its latest statement to calm jittery markets and bank depositors. In a readout of a closed meeting chaired by Treasury Secretary … Read more
March 23 (Reuters) – The Bank of England on Thursday followed the Federal Reserve and the Swiss National Bank in hiking interest rates, as policymakers ploughed on with their fight against inflation in the face of the instability that rippled through the global banking system this month. Investors had questioned whether the central banks could … Read more
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
NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) – Whipsawed U.S. stocks have gained an unexpected ally in recent days – a historic plunge in bond yields. U.S. government bond yields fell steeply this week, with some durations marking their biggest drops in decades, as investors bet the Federal Reserve would likely curb its aggressive rate hike trajectory … Read more
First Republic Bank tumbles on suspending dividend SVB Financial seeks bankruptcy protection FedEx jumps on full-year profit forecast raise Indexes down: Dow 1.19%, S&P 1.10%, Nasdaq 0.74% NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) – Wall Street closed lower on Friday, marking the end of a tumultuous week dominated by an unfolding crisis in the banking sector … Read more
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 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
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) – The U.S. banking system remains sound and Americans can feel confident that their deposits are safe, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday, but she denied that emergency actions after two large bank failures mean that a blanket government guarantee now existed for all deposits. In her first public remarks … Read more
Feb retail sales, producer inflation fall Credit Suisse U.S. shares hit record low Regional bank stocks fall sharply Indexes down: Dow 1.30%, S&P 1.23%, Nasdaq 0.91% March 15 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks dropped on Wednesday as turbulence at Credit Suisse renewed fears of a banking crisis, while data hinting at economic weakness kept alive hopes … Read more