amid fears of a global banking crisis ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting to decide on possible further interest rate hikes.
. Central banks announced coordinated efforts to stabilize lenders, including a facility to borrow U.S. dollars if necessary.Switzerland’s share benchmark was down 1.8%, while Credit Suisse’s shares plunged 63% and rival UBS, which is acquiring it, sank 14%.over the last year to cool economic activity and inflation. Prices of bonds and other assets on their books fell, fueling unease about the industry’s financial health.
European banks’ shares languished, with Deutsche Bank AG losing 3.7% and Banco Santander SA slipping 1%. Societe Generale lost 3.4%, and Credit Agricole fell 1.1%. In the brief but spectacular collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, we may just have witnessed the best banking crisis ever. It might even have been useful.
The big wedding! A UBS/Credit Suisse wedding! Will it stop contagion from spreading? Some are saying yes But it's anyone's guess More banks may soon soil their bedding.
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