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...
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...
Will Americans end up footing the bill for bank failures?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s response to the failure of two large banks has already involved hundreds of billions of dollars. So will ordinary Americans...
Bank runs used to be slow. The digital era sped them up
NEW YORK (AP) — A bank run conjures images of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” with anxious customers crammed shoulder to shoulder, desperately pleading with a...
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...
Bitcoin Price Is Stable Despite Trouble at Silvergate. But Banks Are a Risk.
Text size Bitcoin prices have largely failed to consolidate recent gains above $24,000. Dreamstime Cryptocurrencies held their ground on Thursday, seeming to shrug off news...
‘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...