However, experts caution the sale doesn’t by itself provide an immediate all-clear for other banks following the second- and third-largest U.S. failures in history. That will likely take more time
Cases such as those of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse show how the sector is facing new risks, such as the speed of fund outflows or the viral spread of bad news and rumors
The upheaval in the financial system that’s followed the collapse of two major U.S. banks is raising the likelihood that lending standards will become sharply more restrictive
Leaders of the Senate’s banking committee are looking into the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank and have told the ex-CEOs that they expect them to testify
The Fed warned that the financial upheaval stemming from the collapse of two major banks is ‘likely to result in tighter credit conditions’ and ‘weigh on economic activity, hiring and inflation’
Investors who held bonds known as CoCos were wiped out in the sale to UBS, triggering fears that banks will find it harder to borrow and in turn tighten credit
The investors who lost millions after two large US banks failed included public-sector pension funds responsible for ensuring the retirements of teachers and other government workers
A handful of red-state Democrats were instrumental in helping Republicans secure a rollback of banking regulations sought by then-President Donald Trump in 2018
The fall of SVB has caused multi-billion dollar losses around the world and will weigh on the economy, but experts believe that authorities can contain the damage
The anxiety this week centered on First Republic Bank in San Francisco, which was once the envy of the banking sector, with its wealthy and well-traveled clientele
The measures requested by the president include clawing back compensation and making it easier to bar failed bank executives from working in the industry
After sticking to its half-a-point interest rate hike, the ECB has left further rises up in the air in case the banking turmoil persists or deepens. This is exactly the message that the markets needed
The effort seeks to stop the California-based bank from becoming the third bank to fail in less than a week. Shares of First Republic had fallen sharply this week, dropping 60% on Monday alone
The search for causes and culprits for the Silicon Valley Bank failure is refocusing attention on a 2018 federal law that rolled back tough bank regulations put in place after the 2008 financial crisis
Yellen is the first Biden administration official to face lawmakers over the decision to protect uninsured money at two failed regional banks in California and New York