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Credit Suisse whistleblowers say bank has been helping Americans dodge U.S. taxes
Credit Suisse, the collapsed Swiss bank taken over by UBS Group in a hastily arranged bailout earlier this month, may bring with it a fresh set of regulatory and legal problems for its new owner. For years, the bank has provided a safe haven for wealthy American clients to hide assets from the IRS — even after it was caught and prosecuted for doing the same thing more than a decade ago, according two former Credit Suisse bankers who spoke in exclusive interviews with CNBC and are working with the U.S. government as whistleblowers. The bank notoriously pleaded guilty in 2014 to criminal charges for “knowingly and willfully” helping thousands…
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US ups interest rates, UBS buys Credit Suisse – this week’s economy news
This weekly round-up brings you the latest stories from the world of economics and finance. Top economy stories: US raises interest rates by 0.25 percentage points; UBS takes over Credit Suisse; IMF board approves Sri Lanka bailout. 1. US raises interest rates again as it weighs up banking crisis The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point but indicated it is on the verge of pausing further increases. This is to help balance out inflation risks given the threat of banking-system instability and a potential credit crunch that could lead to a sharp economic slowdown. The rate hike is the US central bank’s…
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Stocks plummet, yields fall amid Credit Suisse turmoil
U.S. shares plummeted Wednesday as two economic prints showed a slowdown in the U.S. financial state in February, though fresh new turmoil at Credit history Suisse (CS) renewed investor issues about the banking sector. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) dropped .7{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502}, whilst the Dow Jones Industrial Normal (^DJI) lost /9{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502}. Contracts with the technological innovation-hefty Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) pared earlier losses and ended just earlier mentioned the flatline. Bond yields plummeted. The yield on the benchmark 10-yr U.S. Treasury notice moved down to 3.49{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502} Wednesday from 3.6{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502} Tuesday. On the front end of the produce curve, two-12 months yields fell to 3.89{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502}. Oil fell to new lows on the yr, with…
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