Dollar Edges Lower; Chinese Growth Data Boosts Risk Sentiment
The U.S. dollar slipped lower in early European trade Tuesday, handing back some of the overnight gains as healthy Chinese growth data boosted risk sentiment. At 02:05 ET (06:05 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies,...
Credit Suisse Lifeline, First Republic Rescue: What You Need To Know
Credit Suisse headed into a make-or-break weekend after some rivals grew cautious in their dealings with the struggling Swiss lender, and its regulators urged it to merge with UBS AG. At least four major banks, including Societe Generale (OTC:SCGLY) and Deutsche Bank (ETR:DBKGn), are...
Asian Stocks Rise As Bank Rout Eases, Markets Bet On Less Hawkish Fed
Most Asian stock markets rose on Wednesday, helped by a recovery in bank shares amid easing fears over a potential crisis in the U.S., while growing bets that the Federal Reserve will adopt a less hawkish stance also aided sentiment. Regional markets took positive...
Gold Prices Surge As U.S. Bank Woes Taper Rate Hike Expectations
Gold prices hit a one-month high on Monday, recovering sharply from recent losses as markets bet that a burgeoning banking crisis in the U.S. will push the Federal Reserve into softening its hawkish rhetoric in the coming days. The dollar fell sharply against a...
Silvergate’s planned liquidation fuels another crypto rout
one of the biggest banks in the cryptocurrency industry, said on Wednesday it was planning to wind down operations and liquidate voluntarily Shares of crypto-related companies fell on Thursday, as the bank’s collapse sparked a crisis of confidence in the industry. Silvergate shares were...
Japan Startup Selling $550,000 Star Wars-inspired Hoverbike To List On NASDAQ
Japanese startup Aerwins Technologies, which is selling a Star Wars-inspired $555,000 hoverbike, has received approval to list on the NASDAQ in a merger with blank-check firm Pono Capital Corp, the manufacturer said on Friday. Aerwins, which is taking orders for the XTurismo hoverbike with...
GM Cutting Hundreds of jobs to Reduce Costs
General Motors Co is cutting hundreds of executive-level and salaried jobs as it looks to cut costs and streamline operations, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. The global reductions are in the "low hundreds," the person said. GM Chief People...
Asia FX Dips, Dollar Steadies As Fed Meeting Looms
Most Asian currencies retreated on Tuesday, while the dollar firmed slightly as markets hunkered down ahead of a Federal Reserve interest rate decision this week, while lingering fears of a banking crisis also weighed on sentiment. The South Korean won was the worst performer...
Credit Suisse Faces Anger At Final Shareholder Meeting
Credit Suisse will face shareholder anger on Tuesday at what will be its final annual general meeting after the bank was rescued last month by Swiss rival UBS. The hastily-arranged takeover by Zurich-based UBS, for which Switzerland invoked emergency legislation, bypassed Credit Suisse shareholders,...
Asian Stocks Flat, Chinese Markets Rise On Recovery Hopes
Asian stocks flat, Chinese markets rise on recovery hopes Most Asian stocks moved little on Monday tracking hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials, while Chinese markets outperformed as the People’s Bank maintained medium-term lending rates ahead of a swathe of economic readings. China’s Shanghai...