By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp deposited $40 billion back into the U.S. Treasury General Account on Tuesday, reversing a $40 billion withdrawal on Friday as the regulator took control of the failed Silicon Valley Bank, Treasury financial data released on Wednesday showed. A Treasury spokesperson referred questions about the fund …
By Noele Illien, John Revill and Tom Sims (Reuters) – Swiss regulators pledged a liquidity lifeline to Credit Suisse in an unprecedented move by a central bank after the flagship Swiss lender’s shares tumbled as much as 30% on Wednesday. In a joint statement, the Swiss financial regulator FINMA and the nation’s central bank sought …
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(Reuters) -The European Union is planning to introduce restrictions on the import of green technologies from China, reducing the chances of Chinese companies winning public contracts and creating additional barriers for buyers seeking subsidies, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Public procurement bids using products from a country with more than 65% EU market share …
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By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. surveillance drone brought down over the Black Sea after a Russian military intercept probably broke apart and would be difficult to recover given the depth of the water in the area, the top U.S. general said on Wednesday. In the first direct U.S.-Russian incident since …
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(Reuters) – The U.S. central bank will launch its “FedNow” instant payment service in July, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday, with certification and testing for early adopters starting in the first week of April. Announced in 2019, FedNow will allow banks to instantly transfer payments across the financial system. (Reporting by Ann Saphir, Editing …
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By Bart Meijer AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Farmers protest party BBB looked set to become one of the largest parties in the Dutch Senate, a first exit poll following regional elections held on Wednesday showed. Newcomer BoerBurgerBeweging (Farmer-Citizen Movement) was indicated to have won 15 of 75 Senate seats, at a par with the Labour/GreenLeft combination …
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By Chris Prentice and Dhara Ranasinghe NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Renewed unease gripped world markets on Wednesday as news that Credit Suisse’s largest investor said it could not provide the Swiss bank with more financial assistance sent its shares and broader global equities sliding. U.S. inflation data showed signs of economic weakness and cooling inflation. …
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15 mar (Reuters) – El banco central de Estados Unidos dijo el miércoles que lanzará su servicio de pagos instantáneos “FedNow” en julio, con la certificación y las pruebas para los primeros usuarios a partir de la primera semana de abril. Anunciado en 2019, FedNow permitirá a los bancos transferir instantáneamente pagos en todo el …
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(Reuters) -The Russian and U.S. defence ministers held a phone call on Wednesday, the Russian defence ministry said, a day after a U.S. military drone crashed over the Black Sea in an incident Washington called “unsafe” and “reckless” Moscow said the request for the call came from the United States, but provided no other details …
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By Cooper Inveen and Edward McAllister DABOYA, Ghana (Reuters) – U.S. commanders leading annual counter-terrorism exercises in West Africa have urged coastal countries to depend on each other to contain a spreading Islamist insurgency, rather than non-Western powers, after Mali last year hired Russian mercenaries. Relations between Russia and the U.S. have become more hostile …
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