The comments from Yellen provided further evidence that Biden officials are starting to warm up to the idea of bank mergers despite concerns from progressives and the administration's own scrutiny of corporate concentration.
One of the most prominent lenders in the world of technology startups, Silicon Valley Bank, which was struggling, first collapsed on March 10, after a run on the bank by the depositors.
One of the most prominent lenders in the world of technology startups, Silicon Valley Bank, which was struggling, first collapsed on March 10, after a run on the bank by the depositors.
The US Federal Reserve on Friday raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point and signalled it may pause further increases. The increase lifted the Fed's benchmark federal funds rate to a range of 5 per cent to 5.25 per cent, the highest level since 2007.
Better-than-anticipated financial results from Indian firms in the March quarter also contributed to the positive market sentiment. All sectoral indices on the NSE, except for the Nifty FMCG index, closed higher
The recent banking crisis in the US appears to have resulted in tighter credit conditions and they are likely to hurt economic activities, said US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after the two-day monetary policy review meeting where it once again hiked interest rates in their pursuit of
The US monetary policy committee, seeking to achieve inflation at the rate of 2 per cent over the longer run, hiked the key interest rate by another 25 basis points to 5.0-5.25 per cent at its latest two-day review meet held during May 2-3.
According to Jahnavi Prabhakar who authored the report, a lot is at stake for Federal Reserve now, as it considers the next rate action given the stubbornly high inflation, elevated wage growth, credit crunch scenario and uncertainty in global growth.
Investors' sentiments across the world by and large will be influenced by the FOMC meeting outcome. It is expected that the European Central Bank (ECB) will announce its interest rate decision on May 4.