Bank shares rise after Credit Suisse rescue eases crisis

Bank shares rise after Credit Suisse rescue eases crisis

March 20 (Reuters) – U.S. banking stocks rose on Monday and Europe’s lenders recovered from a sharp early sell-off after UBS Group’s state-backed takeover of Credit Suisse appeared to close off one source of worry for the global banking sector. In a package engineered by Swiss regulators on Sunday, UBS Group AG (UBSG.S) will pay … 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

US banking system sound but not all deposits guaranteed, Yellen says

US banking system sound but not all deposits guaranteed, Yellen says

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

TikTok says US threatens ban if Chinese owners don’t sell stakes

TikTok says US threatens ban if Chinese owners don't sell stakes

WASHINGTON, March 15 (Reuters) – The Biden administration has demanded that TikTok’s Chinese owners divest their stakes in the popular video app or face a possible U.S. ban, the company told Reuters on Wednesday. The move, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, is the most dramatic in a series of recent steps by U.S. … Read more