Fed in spotlight with focus on rate rises, bank stability
March 22 (Reuters) - An already widely anticipated U.S. Federal Reserve meeting assumed yet greater significance on Wednesday as investors...
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US Senate Banking Committee to hold hearings on Silicon Valley Bank collapse
WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Banking Committee will hold the first of several hearings on the collapse...
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...
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...
Britain’s financial industry plans blueprint for post-Brexit ‘kickstart’
LONDON, March 21 (Reuters) - Top officials from Britain's financial sector said on Tuesday they would set out a blueprint...
Sterling kicks off BoE week higher, shrugs off banking crisis fears
LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - Sterling rose on Monday ahead of a key Bank of England (BoE) rate decision and...
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...
