LONDON, March 20 Reuters Sterling rose on Monday ahead of a key Bank of England BoE rate decision and inflation data due this week, while the Swiss governmentbacked takeover by UBS of Credit Suisse failed to soothe market nerves, weakening the dollar. Global financial markets continue to be rattled by the collapse of some regional U.S. […]

March 20 Reuters Shares of First Republic Bank slumped 13.1 on Monday, after a report the regional bank could raise more money fanned worries about its liquidity despite a 30 billion rescue last week. SP Global downgraded the bank deeper into junk status on Sunday and said the recent cash infusion from 11 large U.S. banks may […]

MUMBAI, March 20 Reuters This week, the Indian rupee and government bond yields are expected to take cues from the Federal Reserve39;s guidance at a pivotal monetary policy meeting amid the turmoil in the U.S. and European banking sectors. On Sunday, UBS Group AG sealed a deal to buy Credit Suisse for 3.23 billion, a […]

TOKYO, March 20 Reuters The safehaven yen rebounded from early steep declines and the risksensitive Australian and New Zealand dollars flipped to losses as early optimism ebbed over efforts by global authorities to contain a banking crisis. Japan39;s currency, which is particularly sensitive to longterm Treasury yields, rebounded from losses as steep as 0.6 to […]