Gold futures settle above $2,000 an ounce for a sixth session in a row
Gold futures advanced on Tuesday, with the most-active futures contract on track to settle above the $2,000 level for a sixth straight session, as a...
Fed’s Bullard doesn’t see a looming credit crunch that would push economy into a recession
In the wake of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, conventional wisdom has been that banks will cut lending, known as a credit crunch, that...
‘We are going to see parts of the economy break’: Recession fears move back to the forefront of markets
Investors are reconsidering the risk that the U.S. economy could be about to tip into a recession, following data this week which revealed the red-hot...
Opinion: ‘Most U.S. banks are technically near insolvency, and hundreds are already fully insolvent,’ Roubini says
In January 2022, when yields on U.S. 10-year Treasury bonds TMUBMUSD10Y, 3.511% were still roughly 1% and those on German Bunds were -0.5%, I warned that inflation would be bad...
First wave of deposit outflows is nearly over but a second has started: analyst
The federal government’s efforts to backstop the banking system, and deals found to put SVB Financial and Signature Bank in new ownership, seems to have...
Opinion: The end of the ‘everything bubble’ has finally hit the banking system. Credit Suisse and SVB might be just the first of many shocks.
Major financial market regime changes typically take place in stages. The crypto meltdown in 2022, for example, incurred about $2 trillion of losses. The technology...
First Republic loses a third of its value amid reports it’s considering a sale
First Republic Bank’s stock rose Thursday after steep losses earlier in the day, following reports that the nation’s largest banks are in talks to provide...
Government bonds held at banks may be so-called ‘toxic asset’ of next financial crisis, fund manager says
Contagion fears triggered by the speedy collapse of two regional banks in less than a week is raising the risk of a crisis in confidence...
10 banks that may face trouble in the wake of the SVB Financial Group debacle
(Updated with news of Silicon Valley Bank’s failure.) As interest rates have risen, many banks have become more profitable because the spreads between what they...
Gold ends flat, holding above $1,850 after snapping 4-week losing streak
Gold futures ended unchanged on Monday, holding above the $1,850 an ounce mark after snapping a run of four straight weekly declines. Investors awaited testimony...