China widens commercial property loan uses to ease liquidity
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Wednesday said it is widening the uses for commercial property lending by banks in its latest effort to ease a liquidity crunch facing troubled real estate firms.…
UK regulator orders investment funds to manage liquidity better
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Some asset managers face sanctions for failing to manage liquidity properly, posing risks to market stability and investors’ ability to withdraw money, Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority…
Saudi Central Bank may need to inject liquidity into banks – Capital Economics
DUBAI (Reuters) – The Saudi Central Bank, known as SAMA, may need to inject liquidity into the banking sector like it did last year as interbank rates sit at their highest since…
US banks have strengthened liquidity after spring turmoil but must remain vigilant -regulator
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top U.S. bank regulator said on Wednesday that while banks have strengthened their liquidity after the spring banking crisis, firms must remain on guard for…
Switzerland speeds up work on liquidity backstop after Credit Suisse crash
BERN (Reuters) – The Swiss government on Thursday moved to speed up work on extending a public liquidity backstop Credit Suisse received access to in March under emergency rules to other systemically…
China central bank to keep liquidity ample, support economic recovery
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s central bank said on Monday it would keep liquidity reasonably ample and interest rates reasonable and appropriate, focusing on supporting domestic demand amid uncertainties. The People’s Bank of…
Treasury: US banks have ‘substantial’ liquidity, deposit flows are stable
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday said it was continuing to monitor market developments amid sharp drops in the shares of regional lenders PacWest Bancorp <PACW.O and Western Alliance…
Japan Economy Minister Goto urges US banks, regulators to tackle liquidity risks
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Banking sector problems in the United States and Europe were caused by liquidity and interest rates risks, but won’t impact on Japan’s economy and…
Chinese stock listings in Europe face liquidity hurdle
By Li Gu and Tom Westbrook SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s ambitious plan to get its companies listed in London and Zurich stock markets needs fine-tuning, analysts say, as the sparse liquidity in…
Market stress may pressure Spanish banks despite strong liquidity- cenbank
By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish lenders may feel the impact from rising global risks, such as the higher cost of funding and liquidity stress, though their cash positions remained stable in…
China rolls over $2 billion loan to Pakistan as it struggles with external liquidity
By Asif Shahzad and Ariba Shahid ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistani Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday China had rolled over a $2 billion loan that matured last week, providing relief during the…
Swiss authorities reveal cost of Credit Suisse’s liquidity lifeline
By Noele Illien ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s authorities revealed the interest rates Credit Suisse and UBS will pay for the 250 billion Swiss franc ($273.31 billion) emergency lifeline the Swiss banks have…
Swiss sight deposits jump, suggesting Credit Suisse, UBS took emergency liquidity
ZURICH (Reuters) – Sight deposits held by the Swiss National Bank (SNB) jumped last week, data showed on Monday, suggesting that both Credit Suisse and UBS may have taken big chunks of…
Yellen says US banks shoring up liquidity to guard against runs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that banks across the United States are worried about contagion and have been shoring up liquidity to protect themselves from runs prompted by…
U.S. banks should defend by boosting liquidity, curbing risk -Morgan Stanley
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. banks should boost liquidity, tighten lending standards and boost balance sheet defenses after bank closures heightened concerns about systemic risks, Morgan Stanley analysts said on Monday. “Expect…
Sight deposits rise, indicating Credit Suisse took central bank liquidity
ZURICH (Reuters) – Credit Suisse took a hefty chunk of liquidity from the Swiss National Bank last week, sight deposit data published by the central bank indicated on Monday. Total deposits held…
Exclusive-California bank PacWest Corp in talks to get liquidity boost -sources
By Anirban Sen and David French NEW YORK (Reuters) -PacWest Corp is in talks about a liquidity boost with Atlas SP Partners and other investment firms, people familiar with the matter said…
Credit Suisse CEO said bank’s liquidity basis is “very very strong”
(Corrects the source of the interview in first paragraph) ZURICH (Reuters) – Credit Suisse Chief Executive Ulrich Koerner spoke of the strength of the Swiss lender’s liquidity basis in an interview with…
Swiss National Bank confirms that it will provide liquidity to Credit Suisse
ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss National Bank confirmed on Thursday that it will provide liquidity to Credit Suisse against sufficient collateral. “Within the framework of its statutory mandate, the SNB may provide…
Israel Finance Minister says immediate liquidity risk averted after SVB collapse
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s Finance Ministry said on Tuesday that a panel formed to assess the fallout from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank determined that the immediate liquidity risk has been…
Brazil is closely monitoring credit market to ensure liquidity -Treasury
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The Brazilian government is closely monitoring the credit market to ensure liquidity and considering measures for specific sectors, Treasury Secretary Rogerio Ceron said on Monday. His comments come amid…
Russia eyes end to liquidity caps on wealth fund ‘anti-crisis’ spending
By Darya Korsunskaya and Alexander Marrow (Reuters) -Russia’s finance ministry on Thursday proposed scrapping liquidity restrictions for spending on “anti-crisis” investments from its National Wealth Fund (NWF), citing the need to support…
Fewer Treasury bills and liquidity questions – what to expect from the U.S. refunding
By Karen Brettell (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department next week is likely to announce that it will offer fewer Treasury bills in the second quarter, after hitting its statutory borrowing limit.…
EU gas price cap risks curbing market liquidity, regulators warn
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The European Union’s gas price cap, which launches next month, could impact financial stability and potentially curb liquidity in Europe’s exchange-traded gas markets, the bloc’s financial and…
China central bank steps up short-term liquidity injection ahead of long holiday
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s central bank ramped up a liquidity injection on Wednesday, offering fresh funds to the banking system for the first time this year to help meet seasonal cash demand…
China to maintain ample liquidity in 2023 to implement proactive fiscal policy – state media
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China will maintain reasonably ample liquidity in financial markets while better serving needs from the real economy next year, state media quoted a vice governor of the People’s Bank…
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