Tag: SNB
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Nestle to investigate banking relationships after Credit Suisse collapse
ZURICH, March 28 (Reuters) – Nestle (NESN.S) will examine its banking relationships following the planned acquisition of Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) by UBS (UBSG.S), the food group’s CEO Mark Schneider said on Tuesday. The world’s largest food group was a customer of Credit Suisse, Schneider told broadcaster TeleZueri in an interview to be shown Tuesday evening, […]
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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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Credit Suisse gained access to billions in liquidity over the weekend, says the Swiss finance minister
ZURICH, March 25 (Reuters) – Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) tapped the Swiss National Bank for “a large multibillion-dollar sum” over the weekend to secure its liquidity, the country’s finance minister Karin Keller-Sutter told me. Saturday to the Swiss broadcaster SRF. . The troubled Swiss bank had said last week it planned to borrow up to 50 […]
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Central banks continue to raise interest rates amid banking turmoil
March 23 (Reuters) – The Bank of England followed the Federal Reserve and Swiss National Bank in raising interest rates on Thursday as policymakers continued their battle against inflation in the face of the instability that rippled through the global banking system this month . Investors had wondered whether central banks could continue tightening policies […]
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US authorities focused on stability, First Republic as Fed meets
March 22 (Reuters) – US authorities will consider moves on Wednesday to further strengthen financial stability, along with scenarios to address the problems regional lender First Republic Bank continues to face. While the recent market turmoil has eased, the Federal Reserve meeting is now at the center of attention, with traders arguing over whether the […]
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The quest for safety is easing as markets process Credit Suisse’s bailout
Credit Suisse plunges more than 60% after an emergency takeover over the weekend European Banks Backtrack Some Ground After Initial 5% Drop Treasury bonds and gold rise as investors seek safety Wall Street opens flat, First Republic Bank collapses LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) – European banking stocks fought back from an early slump on Monday […]
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ECB watchdog sees no contagion of Europe after US and Swiss bank rescues
March 17 (Reuters) – European Central Bank regulators see no contagion for eurozone banks from the recent turmoil, a source said Friday, after US lenders First Republic Bank (FRC.N) tossed a $30bn lifeline and record amounts from the Federal Reserve. To book. Major US banks stepped in on Thursday to bail out the San Francisco-based […]
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Credit Suisse secures $54 billion lifeline as authorities scramble to prevent global banking crisis
March 16 (Reuters) – Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) said on Thursday it would borrow up to $54 billion from the Swiss central bank to bolster liquidity and investor confidence after a slump in its shares raised fears of a global banking crisis . The Swiss bank’s announcement on Thursday helped counter heavy selling in financial markets […]