How the Bank Mess Can Hit Home Buyers
Lenders probably aren’t going to be buying many mortgage bonds, which could put upward pressure on mortgage rates. Source link...
Banking Worries Fuel Gold Price Rally: WSJ
The most-actively traded gold futures contract has jumped 7.4% to $1,973.50 this month, reaching an intraday high of $2,014.90 last week and on pace for...
Yellen says U.S. would take ‘additional actions’ to stabilize bank system if necessary
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday told lawmakers that the federal government would take extra steps to stabilize the U.S. banking system if necessary. “We...
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...
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...
Asia Gold-China demand buoyant, India ramps up purchases
By Rajendra Jadhav, Seher Dareen * Gold imports flowing into China over past few weeks- MKS PAMP * Indian banks importing more gold since market...
‘The U.S. housing market is crumbling under the weight of higher mortgage rates and rock-bottom affordability’: Prices fell the most in these U.S. states
Americans are finding it hard to afford homes at mortgage levels now beyond 7%, according to some measures. Home prices have begun to reflect that....
Secret to 2023 stock rally? Central banks have provided $1 trillion liquidity boost.
Gains for global equities have left many on Wall Street perplexed as stocks — especially high-risk growth names with little or no profits — have...