Several Fed officials considered rate pause in March, minutes show
WASHINGTON, April 12 (Reuters) – Several Federal Reserve policymakers last month considered pausing interest rate increases after the failure of two regional banks and a...
Gold shines as bets for US rate hike pause gather pace
U.S. CPI comes in below estimates, core in line with estimates Dollar down 0.7%, yields skid Market bets on 25 bps Fed hike in May,...
Yellen says not willing to allow contagious bank runs to develop
NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 3 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday said deposit outflows from small and medium-sized banks were diminishing, but...
Global derivatives industry defends CDS after banking blow-ups
LONDON, March 30 (Reuters) – The derivatives industry body, the International Association of Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), has backed Credit Default Swaps amid concerns...
Signs of pain as easy cash era ends are growing
LONDON, March 30 (Reuters) – The easy-cash era is over and markets are feeling the pinch from the sharpest jump in interest rate in decades....
Inflation data spurs stocks rally, drop in U.S. yields
U.S. inflation cools in February Two-year U.S. Treasury yield set for biggest monthly drop since 2008 S&P 500 records back-to-back quarterly gains NEW YORK, March...
Global dealmaking sinks to lowest level in over a decade
NEW YORK/LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) – Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity shrank to its lowest level in more than a decade in the first...
Gold eases but remains on course for quarterly rise
Key U.S. inflation gauge slightly below expectations All precious metals set to gain in March March 31 (Reuters) – Gold prices were on track for...
Slower China factory activity growth challenges economic recovery prospects
Manufacturing PMI 51.9 in March vs 52.6 in Feb Non-manufacturing PMI expands at fastest pace in nearly 12 years BEIJING, March 31 (Reuters) – China’s...
US regulator cites ‘terrible’ risk management for Silicon Valley Bank failure
WASHINGTON, March 28 (Reuters) – A top U.S. regulator told a Senate panel on Tuesday that Silicon Valley Bank did a “terrible” job of managing...