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Is your money safe when your bank is in trouble?

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Mar 20 02:11 PM

This was the question raised by depositors of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank – both based in the United States – after reports they were struggling led to bank runs and their eventual collapse. Read more »

PH shares end week higher amid Silicon Valley Bank rescue

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 03:21 AM

Philippine shares closed the week higher as the rescue of an American bank calmed fears of a global banking crisis. Read more »

Markets extend global rally as banking sector fears ease

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 17 06:10 PM

Asian and European markets rose Friday, extending a global rally, as traders welcomed multi-billion-dollar shows of support for troubled banks aimed at soothing concerns about contagion in the sector. Read more »

Crypto-linked bank failures fuel regulation debate

Nicolas Bove and Joseph Sotiel in London, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 17 12:30 PM

The global cryptocurrency industry has been slammed by setbacks, scandals and high-profile failures in recent months, sparking a regulatory rush to protect consumers from fraud and scams. Read more »

Asian markets rally as bank worries ebb, Fed rates back in view

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 15 05:35 PM

Asian markets bounced Wednesday as concerns about contagion from the collapse of two US regional lenders eased. Read more »

SVB collapse causes headaches for US Fed before rate decision

Daniel Avis, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 15 08:28 AM

The dramatic implosion of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) last week could bring the Federal Reserve's current cycle of interest rate hikes to an end far sooner than expected. Read more »

US banking crisis dogs markets

Roland Jackson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 14 08:36 PM

Stock markets sank further in Asia and faltered in Europe on Tuesday, with banks sliding again on contagion fear after the collapse of two regional US lenders. Read more »

Nikkei ends with biggest fall in 3 months after US banks collapse

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 14 06:23 PM

Tokyo stocks plunged Tuesday, with the Nikkei suffering its biggest one-day point fall in 3 months, led by the selling of bank-related issues amid concern over the U.S. financial system following the collapse of two regional U.S. banks. Read more »

PH banks say ‘no substantial impact’ from US bank failures

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 02:43 PM

The Bankers Association of the Philippines on Tuesday said the recent bank failures in the United States “have no substantial nor material impact on Philippine banks.” Read more »

Japan keeping close tabs on markets after collapse of US lenders

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 14 01:24 PM

Financial services minister Shunichi Suzuki expressed confidence in Japan's banking system, arguing financial institutions have enough liquidity and strong capital bases. Read more »

SVB's demise: Why didn't US bank regulators see it coming?

Juliette Michel, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 14 01:00 PM

With hindsight, there were warning signs ahead of last week's spectacular collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, missed not only by investors, but by bank regulators. Read more »

Biden to speak on SVB collapse, reassure world on US banking resilience

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 13 09:53 PM

President Joe Biden was set to try and reassure the world of the resilience of the US banking system Monday, as US and European authorities scrambled to prevent any contagion from the abrupt failure of Silicon Valley Bank. Read more »

HSBC buys failed US bank SVB's UK arm for £1

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 13 05:12 PM

The UK arm of failed US lender Silicon Valley Bank has been sold to HSBC for a nominal £1 ($1.2) in a rescue deal, the government and HSBC announced Monday. Read more »

Biden vows to hold those responsible for bank failures 'fully accountable'

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 13 10:16 PM

President Biden vowed to hold accountable the people responsible for the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and a second financial institution. Read more »

European bank shares sink on concerns over US sector

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 10 05:39 PM

Shares of Europe's biggest banks tumbled on Friday after trouble at a regional US lender sparked a Wall Street rout on the sector in the United States. Read more »