Swiss Giant UBS Rescues Credit Suisse To Avoid Global Bank Runs
Troubled bank Credit Suisse has been rescued by its Swiss rival UBS as the world’s largest central banks came together to stop a banking crisis from spreading worldwide.
Troubled bank Credit Suisse has been rescued by its Swiss rival UBS as the world’s largest central banks came together to stop a banking crisis from spreading worldwide.
Bank stocks fell Monday on worries about what may be next to topple following the second- and third-largest bank failures in U.S. history. But much of the rest of the market rose on hopes the bloodletting will force the Federal Reserve to take it easier on its economy-rattling hikes to interest rates.
World leaders are anxiously monitoring the global ramifications of Friday’s sudden collapse of startup lender Silicon Valley Bank Financial Group (SVB), the largest bank to fail since the 2008 financial crisis.