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Swiss National Bank pledges support to Credit Suisse if needed

Published 03/15/2023, 03:29 PM
Updated 03/15/2023, 05:50 PM

By Yasin Ebrahim

Investing.com -- The Swiss National Bank on Wednesday pledged support to Credit Suisse, easing some concern about the struggling Swiss banking giant and said there was no sign of contagion in the Swiss banking system. 

The Swiss National Bank said it would “provide liquidity to the globally active bank if necessary,” and downplayed concerns about the bank’s liquidity.

The Financial Market Supervisory Authority, or FINMA, confirmed that Credit Suisse “meets the higher capital and liquidity requirements applicable to systemically important banks,” SNB said.

Credit Suisse Group (NYSE:CS) fell 24% on Wednesday after its biggest shareholder, Saudi National Bank said it wouldn’t be able to provide further financial support, citing regulatory restrictions.

The Swiss central bank downplayed the recent concerns about the bank, saying that systemically important banks such as Credit Suisse have to bear more stringent capital and liquidity requirements that allow “all negative effects of major crises and shocks to be absorbed.”

The dramatic selloff in Credit Suisse that has seen losses for the year stretching to about 40% and the ongoing worries about a potential banking crisis in the U.S. had many concerned about contagion in the Swiss banking system.

But the SNB said there wasn’t any sign of a “direct contagion” for Swiss banks amid the ongoing turmoil in the U.S. banking market.

The turmoil in Credit Suisse added to growing concerns about a widespread banking crisis at a time when some U.S. banks are also in the spotlight.

First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC) fell more than 16% after S&P Global, a credit rating agency, downgraded the bank’s creditworthiness to BB+, or “junk” status,  from A-, amid concerns that depositors may pull their money.

Worries about a deepening banking crisis persist even as the Fed stepped in to rescue the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, while also launching a new lending facility to prevent further runs in banks.

Still, that hasn’t stemmed the crisis of confidence in the banking sector, pushing the odds of the no-rate hike higher to nearly 60% from 20% a day earlier, according to Investing.com’s Fed Rate Monitor Tool.

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Today's correction is solely caused by Saudi national bank's statement. So uncalled for.
Lmao good to see these events unfold in coming days
oversold LMFAO
Oversold? Really cause most are still at 10+ year highs when looking at forward looking earnings / long term PE Ratio levels.
I remember when a good PE was 16. This current 25 garbage is insane.
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