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UK Finance Minister and Bank of England Work to Contain SVB Fallout

Britain’s finance ministry and the Bank of England are working to minimize the disruption that could arise from a collapse of the UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank, which has been seized by U.S. regulators, the ministry said on Saturday. Talks were scheduled for Saturday to discuss the issues faced by British tech companies affected […]

Explainer - What Caused Silicon Valley Bank's Failure?

SVB Financial Group Inc’s shutdown and takeover by banking regulators on Friday can be traced to the U.S. Federal Reserve raising interest rates and souring the risk appetite of investors. Here is the sequence of events that led to Silicon Valley Bank’s failure: FEDERAL RESERVE RAISES RATES The Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates […]

US Set to Further Tighten Chipmaking Exports to China - Bloomberg News

The Biden administration is working to further tighten restrictions on exporting semiconductor manufacturing gear to China, Bloomberg News reported on Friday citing people familiar with the situation. The government has briefed U.S. companies about the plan and told them it expects to announce the restrictions as early as next month, the report said. The Biden […]

Silicon Valley Bank Is Largest Failure Since 2008 Crisis, Billions Stranded

Startup-focused lender SVB Financial Group became the largest bank to fail since the 2008 financial crisis on Friday, in a sudden collapse that roiled global markets, left billions of dollars belonging to companies and investors stranded. California banking regulators closed the bank, which did business as Silicon Valley Bank, on Friday and appointed the Federal […]

Britain Talking to EU and US Over Inflation Reduction Act Concerns

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday he was talking to the United States and European Union about the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act amid concern it could make European markets uncompetitive. There are concerns in Europe that the United States’ $369 billion of subsidies for electric vehicles and other clean technologies could put companies […]

Main Street Investors Pressure SEC, Confront Wall Street on Stock Plan

Main Street investors are facing off against Wall Street in an attempt to sway the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in its proposed revamp of stock trading. Individuals coordinating online have flooded the SEC with more than 1,300 comment letters, mostly voicing their support, on rules the regulator proposed in December that represent the biggest […]

Main Street Investors Pressure SEC, Confront Wall Street on Stock Plan

Main Street investors are facing off against Wall Street in an attempt to sway the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in its proposed revamp of stock trading. Individuals coordinating online have flooded the SEC with more than 1,300 comment letters, mostly voicing their support, on rules the regulator proposed in December that represent the biggest […]

Wall Street Regulator to Unveil New Cybersecurity, Customer Data Rules

The top U.S. markets regulator is set to unveil a new effort to control how broker-dealers and others tackle the risk of hacking and respond to theft of customer data, continuing a regulatory drive on cybersecurity in the financial sector. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s five members are due to vote March 15 on issuing […]