BLOOMBERG US futures and European stocks struggled for direction as investors awaited data for clues on monetary policy and assessed developments in the banking sector. Treasuries fell. Contracts on the S&P 500 were little changed, while those on the Nasdaq 100 dropped. European equities erased earlier gains as French lenders fell on news the country’s financial prosecutor is searching five ...

BLOOMBERG  Bank of England (BOE) Governor Andrew Bailey said global markets are testing “quite a lot” of the banking sector for any signs of trouble after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the rescue of Credit Suisse Group AG. While the UK banking system remains in a “very strong position,” Bailey said the past weeks brought “moves in ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received Their Highnesses the Supreme Council Members, Rulers of the Emirates at Qasr Al Watan Palace and exchanged with them the Ramadan greetings on Monday. They prayed to Allah Almighty to perpetuate the blessings of security and stability, and to revisit the fasting month with more ...