Tag: EBI
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China’s industrial earnings slump is deepening amid weak demand and high costs
China Jan-Feb Industrial Profit -22.9% y/y vs -4.0% for 2022 Recovery far from solid, demand and cost issues persist BEIJING, March 27 (Reuters) – The slump in earnings for Chinese industrial companies deepened in the first two months of 2023, weighed down by weak demand and stubbornly high costs as the world’s second-largest economy struggled […]
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Bank stress is pushing the US closer to recession, says Kashkari
WASHINGTON/FRANKFURT, March 26 (Reuters) – Stress in the banking sector is under close scrutiny due to its potential to trigger a credit crunch, a US Federal Reserve policymaker said on Sunday, while a European Central Bank official also suggested a possible credit tightening. . Authorities around the world are on high alert about the fallout […]
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Credit Suisse risks disciplinary action, says the Swiss regulator
ZURICH, March 26 (Reuters) – Swiss financial regulator FINMA said it was considering disciplinary action against managers at Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) after Switzerland’s second largest bank had to be bailed out by UBS (UBSG) last week .S). FINMA president Marlene Amstad told Swiss newspaper NZZ am Sonntag that it was “still open” whether new procedures […]
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Wall Street ends volatile week higher as Fed officials ease banking fears
The KBW Regional Bank index is recovering US-listed shares of Deutsche Bank slide Actvision surges as regulators drop concerns over Microsoft deal Indexes up: Dow 0.41%, S&P 0.56%, Nasdaq 0.31% NEW YORK, March 24 (Reuters) – US stocks closed higher on Friday, marking the end of a tumultuous week in which Federal Reserve officials calmed […]
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US mortgage rates fall the most in 4 months in the wake of the SVB, says MBA
22 March (Reuters) – Last week’s turmoil in the banking sector had at least one silver lining for US homebuyers: lower mortgage rates. Interest rates on America’s most popular home loan fell the most in four months last week following the bankruptcy of Silicon Valley Bank and emergency measures taken to support the broader banking […]
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Hardline US Republicans Oppose Bank Deposit Guarantees Above $250,000 Limit
WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) – Hardline Republicans in the House of Representatives vowed Monday to oppose any universal federal guarantee on bank deposits above the current limit of $250,000. while financial confidence wavers. The Republican House Freedom Caucus said in a statement that the Federal Reserve should wind down its extraordinary funding facility created March […]
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US weekly jobless claims fall; housing find bottom
Weekly jobless claims fall by 20,000 to 192,000 Continuing claims decrease by 29,000 to 1.684 million Single-family homes start to rise 1.1% in February Import prices fall by 0.1%; down 1.1% year-on-year WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, pointing to […]
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Wall Street collapses as Credit Suisse triggers another bank sell-off
February retail sales, falling producer inflation Credit Suisse US stocks hit record lows Regional bank shares fall NEW YORK, March 15 (Reuters) – US stocks lost late Wednesday, but the Dow and S&P 500 still closed lower as problems at Credit Suisse revived fears of a banking crisis, lowering bets on a smaller US rate […]
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Asian stocks are gaining as fears of rapid rate hikes from the Fed and the banking crisis fade
SINGAPORE, March 15 (Reuters) – Asian stocks rose sharply on Wednesday, following a relief rally on Wall Street and as US inflation data delivered no nasty surprises, hopes were bolstered that the Federal Reserve is likely to go for a smaller rate hike when it meets next week . Investors piled back into stocks in […]
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Wall Street wins as inflation cools, banking jitters subside
Feb CPI in line with expectations Restore regional banks Meta stands up for more layoff plans Uber and Lyft win after decision of the California court Indexes up: Dow 0.23%, S&P 0.82%, Nasdaq 1.24% NEW YORK, March 14 (Reuters) – Wall Street rallied on Tuesday, as largely on-target inflation data and receding fears of contagion […]