U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; housing finding bottom
Weekly jobless claims drop 20,000 to 192,000Continuing claims decrease 29,000 to 1.684 millionSingle-family housing starts increase 1.1% in FebruaryImport prices...
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Fear, uncertainty over bank turmoil sparks flight to safe haven currencies
SINGAPORE, March 16 (Reuters) - The safe haven U.S. dollar and Japanese yen found support on Thursday from renewed fears...
Top US Senate Democrat Schumer wants legislative response to banking ills
WASHINGTON, March 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress needs to act on bipartisan legislation strengthening banking industry controls, Senate Majority...
Amid bank strains, Democrats and Republicans spar over U.S. budget
WASHINGTON, March 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Budget Committee debated Democratic President Joe Biden's $6.8 trillion budget proposal on...
Credit Suisse leads Europe bank stock rout after short-lived SVB respite
March 15 (Reuters) - Europe's bank stocks came under pressure again on Wednesday, with Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) tumbling to a...
Bruised U.S. bank stocks shake off initial SVB contagion fears
March 14 (Reuters) - U.S. bank stocks jumped on Tuesday, recovering some ground after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank...
Banking turmoil could help euro doves cry victory
LONDON, March 14 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Up until last week, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde was odds-on to keep...
UK pay growth slows as Bank of England mulls rates pause
Basic pay growth slows for first time in a yearBoE watching labour market inflation pressureInvestors see 40% chance of rate...
EU converges on principles of new debt rules, no deal yet on details
BRUSSELS, March 14 (Reuters) - European Union finance ministers are converging on broad principles of a reform of Europe's fiscal...
Biden pledges ‘whatever needed’ as banks feel force of SVB fallout
March 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden vowed to do whatever was needed to address a threatened banking crisis...
