Discussions, though preliminary, have focused on how the industry could arrange an investment that would increase the bank’s capital, according to people familiar with the matter. Among the options on the table, people said, is investment in the First Republic by the banks themselves. Eleven major banks banded together last week to deposit $30 billion … Read more
Swiss authorities attempted to finalize the deal on Sunday before Asian markets opened for the week. They walked a fine line, having to get the boards of both banks to agree to the deal and avoid the alternative, a regulator-led liquidation of Credit Suisse, which could prove longer and more painful for the bank. financial … 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
And so we come to the end of another frenetic week in the markets. The CBOE VIX Index VIX , the stock volatility gauge, rose twice to 30 before falling again. The ICE BoAML MOVE Index, a VIX for the Treasury market, hit its highest level since the Great Financial Crisis of 2008, at one … Read more
Last updated: February 28, 2023 at 9:47 p.m. ET First published: February 28, 2023 at 9:40 p.m. ET As Salesforce Inc. cut jobs and looked for ways to cut costs, it also reportedly paid actor Matthew McConaughey more than $10 million a year to serve as a creative adviser and TV presenter. The Wall Street … Read more
