Exclusive: US regulator aims to sell Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank portfolios, sources say

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) – The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has hired advisers to sell the securities portfolios rejected by the new owners of the bankrupt Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, according to people in the know with the case. The portfolios consist of low-interest assets, such as government bonds and U.S. … Read more

Jailed Malaysian former Prime Minister Najib loses latest attempt to review corruption conviction

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Reuters) – Malaysia’s top court on Friday rejected a bid from imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak to review his corruption conviction over the billion-dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB, putting Najib’s judicial attempts to challenge the guilty verdict , were terminated. . Najib became the first Malaysian prime minister to … Read more

Explainer: how a massive options trade by a JP Morgan fund can move markets

NEW YORK, Sept. 29 (Reuters) – A nearly $16 billion JP Morgan fund is expected to reset its options positions on Friday, possibly adding to stock volatility at the end of a dismal quarter for equities. Analysts have historically pointed out that the JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund’s quarterly reset has been troubled markets, seeing this … Read more

FTX’s Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to campaign finance, bribery charges in China

NEW YORK, March 30 (Reuters) – Indicted founder of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange, Sam Bankman-Fried, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to fresh US charges of conspiracy to violate campaign finance laws and bribe Chinese authorities. Bankman-Fried, 31, through his attorney, Mark Cohen, entered the plea for the new 13-count indictment at a hearing before U.S. … Read more

Shares gain because bank support encourages investors

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

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

CFTC accuses Binance of ‘deliberate 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 largest crypto exchange Binance and its CEO and founder Changpeng Zhao were charged on Monday by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) … Read more

Nestle to investigate banking relationships after Credit Suisse collapse

ZURICH, March 28 (Reuters) – Nestle (NESN.S) will examine its banking relationships following the planned acquisition of Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) by UBS (UBSG.S), the food group’s CEO Mark Schneider said on Tuesday. The world’s largest food group was a customer of Credit Suisse, Schneider told broadcaster TeleZueri in an interview to be shown Tuesday evening, … Read more

Saudi Aramco inks $12.2 billion Chinese oil refinery, petchem complex deal

SINGAPORE, March 27 (Reuters) – Saudi Aramco (2222.SE) on Sunday signed an agreement with Chinese partners for an oil refining and petrochemical project in northeastern China expected to open in 2026 to meet growing demand from the land to fuel and chemicals. The project in the city of Panjin in Liaoning Province will be Aramco’s … Read more

As confidence in the banking sector faltered, central banks called for more

NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuters) – Some investors and analysts are calling for more coordinated interventions by central banks to restore financial stability as they fear the turmoil in the global banking sector will continue amid rising interest rates. After the collapse of two US lenders this month and the Swiss government-orchestrated takeover of troubled … Read more

Bank stress is pushing the US closer to recession, says Kashkari

WASHINGTON/FRANKFURT, March 26 (Reuters) – Stress in the banking sector is under close scrutiny due to its potential to trigger a credit crunch, a US Federal Reserve policymaker said on Sunday, while a European Central Bank official also suggested a possible credit tightening. . Authorities around the world are on high alert about the fallout … Read more