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JOHANNESBURG, March 28 (Reuters) – China has spent $240 billion between 2008 and 2021 to bail out 22 developing countries, with the amount soaring in recent years as more people have struggled to repay loans spent on building of “Belt & Road” infrastructure, according to a study published Tuesday. Nearly 80% of bailout loans were … Read more
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HONG KONG, March 28 (Reuters) – Global stocks and US bond yields rose on Tuesday, as a US regulator-backed deal by First Citizens BancShares to buy the failed Silicon Valley Bank allayed wider concerns about problems in the sector. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific stocks outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) was up 0.3% by early morning in … Read more
Asian Fairs: Nikkei up 0.3%, S&P 500 and European futures up Eyes on Deutsche Bank, credit default swaps Deposits flow from banks to money market funds SYDNEY, March 27 (Reuters) – Asian stocks struggled on Monday as US and European stock futures rose higher on hopes authorities sought to shield stress in the global banking … Read more
ZURICH, March 26 (Reuters) – Swiss financial regulator FINMA said it was considering disciplinary action against managers at Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) after Switzerland’s second largest bank had to be bailed out by UBS (UBSG) last week .S). FINMA president Marlene Amstad told Swiss newspaper NZZ am Sonntag it was “still open” whether a new procedure … Read more
OTTAWA, March 24 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden said on Friday that federal deposit insurance could be tapped for deposits over $250,000 if other US banks fail, expressing confidence that medium-sized US banks would ease industry tensions. to survive. Biden said U.S. banks are in “quite” good shape, people’s savings were safe and he didn’t … Read more
WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) – The multi-regulator US Financial Stability Oversight Council agreed on Friday that the US banking system remains “sound and resilient” despite pressure on some institutions, the US Treasury Department said in its latest statement to calm jittery markets and bank depositors. Speaking to a private meeting chaired by Treasury Secretary Janet … Read more
WASHINGTON, March 22 (Reuters) – US nominee to lead the World Bank, former CEO of Mastercard (MA.N), Ajay Banga, returns to his native India on Thursday, capping a three-week global tour to collect aid and discuss development and climate needs with donor and borrower countries. The finance ministry said Banga will visit New Delhi on … Read more
WASHINGTON, March 22 (Reuters) – US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told lawmakers on Wednesday that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is not considering offering “general insurance” for post-collapse bank deposits from two prominent US banks this month. Some banking groups have urged Congress to temporarily guarantee all U.S. bank deposits, a move they say … Read more
22 March (Reuters) – Last week’s turmoil in the banking sector had at least one silver lining for US homebuyers: lower mortgage rates. Interest rates on America’s most popular home loan fell the most in four months last week following the bankruptcy of Silicon Valley Bank and emergency measures taken to support the broader banking … Read more
Credit Suisse plunges more than 60% after an emergency takeover over the weekend European Banks Backtrack Some Ground After Initial 5% Drop Treasury bonds and gold rise as investors seek safety Wall Street opens flat, First Republic Bank collapses LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) – European banking stocks fought back from an early slump on Monday … Read more