Stocks stumble as banking turmoil sends investors to safety

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Asian stocks slid on Thursday and investors turned to the safety of gold, bonds and dollars as Credit Suisse became the latest focal point for fears of a banking crisis, leaving markets on edge ahead of a European Central Bank meeting later in the day.

plunged as much as 30% to a record low overnight. The Swiss franc suffered its biggest drop on the U.S. dollar in seven years.

Commodities also nursed big falls. Brent crude futures were struggling to lift from 15-month lows and hovered around $74.16 a barrel. Copper slid 2.5% in Shanghai after a 4% drop in London overnight. "The concrete response from Swiss authorities may help to shore up sentiments in the interim," said OCBC Bank currency strategist Christopher Wong. "But it remains to be seen if they are sufficient to shore up confidence."Credit Suisse's troubles have been long and well publicised, with exposure to a string of scandals from the implosion of heavily-levered U.S. investment firm Archegos in 2021 to the bust of British supply-chain financier Greensill.

Bonds have rallied hard, driving two-year U.S. Treasury yields to their lowest since September at 3.72% at one point overnight. They last yielded 3.97%. Benchmark 10-year yields fell overnight and held at 3.492% in Asia.

 

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