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By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) - Hedge funds ended last week positioned to scoop up winning profits from bearish positions on bank stock falls, ac...

Hopes for a milder rate hike surge as bank stocks fall and gold climbs

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank has sent a shock wave across markets while sharply ...

Global banking shares plunged on Monday as moves by the United States to guarantee deposits at collapsed tech-focused lender Silicon Valley Bank failed to reassure investors that other banks remain financially sound. Europe's STOXX banking index fell 5.8%, having shed 3.78% on Friday, leaving it on track for its biggest two-day fall since March 2022, soon after Russia invaded Ukraine. Commerzbank AG

Traders are now betting that the Fed will lift its key rate just once more or not at all this year — a staggering pivot from last week.

One year after the Federal Reserve started frantically raising interest rates, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank answered what had become perhaps the hottest question on Wall Street: When is something going to break?

The global economy is showing vigor, with business surveys this week pointing to a widespread revival in growth despite rising borrowing costs and elevated energy and food prices, a sign that central banks may need longer than anticipated to bring...

March 6 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond yields fell on Monday as market focus shifted to the U.S. ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's testimony on Tuesday. Fed officials last week... | 06:26am

Markets are delivering a harsh verdict on the European Central Bank s efforts to rein in inflation. Eight months into ECB President Christine Lagar...

The volatility that has rattled financial markets in the last year is offering opportunities for some hedge fund strategies.