Italy says hopes EU acts to shore up banks if needed, after SVB collapse

[ad_1] ROME, March 13 (Reuters) – Italy’s Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti is closely watching market developments following the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the ministry said on Monday,…

Regulators close Signature bank, announce plan to make depositors whole

[ad_1] March 12 (Reuters) – New York state’s Department of Financial Services said on Sunday it has taken possession of New York-based Signature Bank (SBNY.O) and appointed the U.S. Federal…

UK finance minister and Bank of England work to contain SVB fallout

[ad_1] LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) – Britain’s finance ministry and the Bank of England are working together to minimise the disruption that could stem from a collapse of the UK…

UK plans 11 billion sterling business tax break in budget, Bloomberg reports

[ad_1] March 11 (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt will hand businesses a three-year tax break worth 11 billion pounds ($13.23 billion) by replacing the UK’s investment allowance with…

Reactions to Silicon Valley Bank meltdown

[ad_1] March 10 (Reuters) – California banking regulators on Friday closed SVB Financial Group (SIVB.O), the largest bank failure since the financial crisis, moving quickly to protect depositors as a…

Canada govt to present 2023-24 budget on March 28, finance minister says

[ad_1] OTTAWA, March 10 (Reuters) – Canada’s federal government will present its budget for fiscal year 2023-24 on March 28, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Friday. “Our government is…

SVB exploring sale as crisis triggers global banking rout

[ad_1] U.S., European banks sell off for second day Banks’ bond holdings in focus as central banks hike rates Treasury monitoring developments; investors fear ‘systemic risk’ SVB memo tells employees…

SVB turmoil a sign of pain coming from end of easy-cash era

[ad_1] LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) – The easy-cash era is over and its impact is only just being felt by world markets yet to see the end of the sharpest…