Regional banks shouldn’t be the only cause for concern over the potential fallout from the rapid pace of Federal Reserve interest rate hikes over the past year, a former top banking regulator said. “I don’t see regional banks as having a particular problem,” said Sheila Bair, who ran the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. from 2006 … Read more
A tumultuous week in U.S. financial markets ended on an uncertain note on Friday after a massive injection of $30 billion in deposits from major banks into First Republic Bank failed to calm investors. Last week, the sudden collapse of three US banks – Silvergate Capital, Signature Bank SBNY and Silicon Valley Bank – began … Read more
Bitcoin is off to its best three-day performance since October 2019 as the collapse of three US banks in one week fueled hopes among some investors that the Federal Reserve may need to take a less aggressive approach with its rate hikes of interest. The biggest cryptocurrency BTCUSD Tuesday hit its highest level since June … Read more
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Monday it had transferred all deposits, insured and uninsured, from the old Silicon Valley Bank to a new full-service bridge bank operated by the FDIC as part of an action to protect all depositors from the bank. . The move comes after the regulator closed the bank and its … Read more
Posted: March 10, 2023 1:34 PM ET Bitcoin saw its losses deepen on Friday, falling below $20,000 for the first time since January, as investors fret over contagion from Silicon Valley Bank, which was shuttered by regulators and taken over by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. days after crypto-friendly Silvergate Bank said it would cease … Read more
One of the bond market’s most reliable indicators of impending U.S. recessions dipped further into triple-digit negative territory on Wednesday, as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reiterated the need for higher interest rates. high and a possible reacceleration of the rate of increases. The widely followed spread between 2- and 10-year Treasury yields was minus … Read more
On the heels of last week’s rally on the losing streak, investors appear to be headed for the sidelines on Monday. Along with China’s disappointing growth forecast over the weekend that is driving oil prices down, we have a sparse but meaty lineup for the week that includes remarks from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and … Read more
There will be no rest for investors this week as they await a landmark report on the state of the US labor market, as well as semi-annual congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. To complicate matters further, investors will also be watching the reaction of equities to more attractive risk-free yields in the … Read more
Signs of continued strength in the US labor market and lingering inflation in Europe were enough for bond investors this week to push yields to new milestones as interest rate expectations continue to readjust. The 10-year Treasury yield TMUBMUSD10Y ended Thursday’s US session above 4% for the first time since November, and traded there again … Read more
