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Credit Suisse default swaps hit record over SVB failure

BLOOMBERG The cost of insuring the bonds of Credit Suisse Group AG against default climbed to the highest on record as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank sparked concern about broader contagion in the banking industry. Five-year credit default swaps for the Zurich-based lender jumped as much as 44 basis points 446 basis points, data compiled by Bloomberg show. They ...

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US regional banks remain under pressure as First Republic sinks

BLOOMBERG The positive effect from the American regulators’ overnight support actions in the banking system quickly evaporated, with stocks signalling that fallout from the incident is far from over. S&P 500 futures erased most earlier gains and traded little changed, while Nasdaq futures trimmed their advance and the Cboe Volatility Index spiked, set for the highest since end-October. Turmoil continued ...

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Goldman scraps March rate hike call as traders unwind Fed bets

BLOOMBERG Less than a week after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell opened the door to a re-acceleration in the pace of interest-rate hikes, traders slammed it shut again amid the sudden eruption of financial strains at US regional banks. Goldman Sachs Group economists said they no longer expect the Fed to deliver a rate increase next week, even after US ...

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