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  • Monday, 27 March, 2023
    Silicon Valley Bank
    Top Fed official blasts SVB collapse as ‘textbook case of mismanagement’

    Michael Barr said US central bank’s board had been briefed on troubles at California lender in mid-February

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  • Sunday, 26 March, 2023
    US banks
    Powell and Yellen struggle to calm nerves in banking crisis

    Policymakers have been criticised by some for not sending clear enough message after tumultuous two weeks

  • Friday, 24 March, 2023
    Syrian crisis
    US air strikes target Iran-backed militants in Syria

    Washington retaliates following drone attack that killed an American contractor

  • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
    US banks
    Bank shares slide as Yellen plays down ‘blanket’ deposit guarantee

    US Treasury secretary says Biden administration is not considering a move to broaden insurance for lenders

  • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
    US banks
    First Republic rallies as Yellen says US prepared to give more support

    Treasury secretary defends ‘decisive and forceful actions’ by regulators to avert broader crisis

  • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    Ukraine clinches $15.6bn IMF loan

    Agreement marks financial lifeline for Kyiv as it looks to shore up economy following Russia’s invasion

  • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
    US banks
    White House pressed to expand deposit guarantee to steady banks

    Regulators’ intervention in crisis has so far failed to calm nerves

  • Friday, 17 March, 2023
    First Republic
    First Republic shares fall as investors weigh dividend cut and $30bn aid

    Lenders flock to Fed facilities, borrowing record $153bn from discount window

  • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
    First Republic
    The ‘three Js’ who put together a rescue deal for First Republic

    Janet Yellen, Jamie Dimon and Jay Powell devised plan for banks to deposit $30bn into California lender

  • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
    US banks
    Yellen says US banking system remains ‘sound’ despite bank failures

    Treasury secretary defends Biden administration’s response to fallout amid fears of broader contagion

  • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    Russian jet collided with unmanned American drone over Black Sea, says US

    Incident described by officials in Washington as ‘reckless’ action by Moscow’s military

  • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
    News in-depthUS banks
    The weekend US officials hatched a plan to stave off a banking crisis

    Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank prompted regulators to announce package to restore public confidence

  • Monday, 13 March, 2023
    Silicon Valley Bank
    SVB depositors to be fully repaid as regulators shore up US banking system

    Fed announces new lending facility to provide extra funding to eligible institutions

  • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
    Oil & Gas industry
    US taps big trading houses to help move price-capped Russian oil

    Treasury officials reassure world’s largest commodity traders over return to shipping Russian barrels

  • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
    US politics & policy
    Joe Biden’s budget draws fiscal battle lines with Republicans ahead of 2024

    Annual proposal comes as clash of economic ideologies is increasingly central to next US presidential race

  • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
    US interest rates
    Powell warns Fed is prepared to return to bigger rate rises

    High-stakes testimony before Senate committee comes as central bank struggles to cool US economy

  • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    Ukraine denies any involvement in Nord Stream pipeline explosions

    Adviser to Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses ‘conspiracy theories’ after US and German media reports

  • Sunday, 5 March, 2023
    US politics & policy
    Moderate Republican Hogan says he will not challenge Trump in 2024

    Former governor of Maryland wants to avoid a ‘pile-up’ that would aid the ex-president’s nomination

  • Saturday, 4 March, 2023
    Federal Reserve
    Fed’s Daly says US rates likely to be higher for longer

    Comments reflect increasing concern about persistent inflation and global trends fuelling price pressures

  • Friday, 3 March, 2023
    Brexit
    US calls for revived UK trade talks after Northern Ireland deal

    Washington welcomes Windsor agreement for easing tensions with London government

  • Friday, 3 March, 2023
    US politics & policy
    Republicans attack Democrats for dismissing Wuhan lab leak theory

    New assessment from US energy department has given more credence to theory of the origin of Covid

  • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    US launches new crackdown on Russian sanctions busting

    Push by three agencies comes amid fears imports flowing from UAE and Turkey are fuelling war in Ukraine

  • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
    ESG investing
    Biden expected to issue first presidential veto in anti-ESG vote

    Move comes as two Democratic senators side with Republicans in opposing new rule for fund managers

  • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    West presses UAE to clamp down on suspected Russia sanctions busting

    Ukraine’s allies visit Gulf state to raise concerns after jump in exports of critical goods

  • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
    US politics & policy
    US Supreme Court conservatives cast doubt on Biden’s student loan relief

    Majority of justices express scepticism about administration’s $400bn programme

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