Goldman Sachs on Wednesday lowered its forecast for fourth-quarter U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) growth, citing risks to the lending environment as smaller banks pull back on loans to preserve liquidity in the face of a banking crisis. Analysts at the firm now expect year-over-year growth of 1.2% for the quarter, down 0.3 percentage points … Read more
Some financial industry executives and investors were growing increasingly concerned on Saturday that the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank could have a domino effect on other U.S. regional banks if regulators did not find a buyer over the weekend to protect uninsured deposits. Startup-focused lender SVB Financial Group became the largest bank to fail since … Read more
COMEX Gold prices started the week on a negative note, plunging almost 2.5% in the first two days. The yellow metal approached an eleven-week low of $1,810.8 per troy ounce notched in the previous week, as Fed chair Jerome Powell unveiled a hawkish tilt. During the congressional testimony, Fed chair Jerome Powell said that the … Read more
British clearing bank The Bank of London is considering a rescue bid for the UK arm of collapsed U.S. bank Silicon Valley Bank, Sky News reported on Saturday. The British bank has appointed investment bank Perella Weinberg Partners to advise it on its interest in Silicon Valley Bank UK Limited (SVB UK), the report said, … Read more
Shares of SVB Financial Group tumbled 40% in premarket trading on Friday, piling on to steep losses logged a day earlier after the embattled lender’s plans for a capital-raise fueled concerns about the strength of its balance sheet. The stock was trading at $63.99 before the bell and was on course to open at its … Read more