Lower mortgage rates boost US home sales in February
Existing home sales jump 14.5% in FebruaryMedian house price falls 0.2% to $363,000 from year agoSupply increases 15.3% year-on-year to...
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Bank stocks steady after Swiss rescue as focus turns to Fed
March 21 (Reuters) - Investors stepped cautiously into bank stocks on Tuesday, emboldened by the rescue of Credit Suisse, with...
Hardline US Republicans oppose bank deposit guarantees beyond $250,000 limit
WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - Hardline Republicans in the House of Representatives on Monday vowed to oppose any universal federal...
Switzerland’s secretive Credit Suisse rescue rocks global finance
ZURICH, March 20 (Reuters) - Days before a hastily convened press conference late on Sunday that would make the world's...
Morning Bid: Europe, US reverse bank jitter sell-offs: will Asia follow?
March 20 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Stephen Culp.Global market skittishness over whether...
Safe-haven yen regains footing as caution builds over bank contagion
TOKYO, March 20 (Reuters) - The safe-haven yen rebounded from early steep declines and the risk-sensitive Australian and New Zealand...
U.S. House Speaker McCarthy says he told Biden lack of debt talks jeopardizes economy
WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Sunday that he confronted President Joe Biden about...
Global central banks open daily dollar taps to help banks
FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - Top central banks, faced with the risk of a fast-moving loss of confidence in the...
US Senator Warren criticizes Fed, calls for probe into SVB failure
WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren on Sunday called for an independent probe into the recent failures...
As economy worsens, Lebanese juggle dizzying rates for devalued pound
BEIRUT, March 19 (Reuters) - When Caroline Sadaka buys groceries in the Lebanese capital Beirut, she keeps her phone in...
