The IMF has released its weakest global growth forecast in over 30 years as inflation, banking crises, and geopolitical problems bite hard. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently published its most underwhelming medium-term global growth forecast in over 30 years. On Tuesday, the major United Nations (UN) financial agency expected global growth of 2.8% in 2023 and 3% in 2024. This forecast comes in slightly below what the IMF estimated in January as continued inflation and a...
Read More »First Citizens to Acquire Silicon Valley Bank after Striking Deal with FDIC
First Citizens has acquired failed bank Silicon Valley and will open former SVB branches today as First Citizens Bank and Trust Company. According to the Federal Deposit and Insurance Corporation, First Citizens Bank is set to acquire the embattled state-chartered commercial bank Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). In a recent statement, the FDIC revealed that the bank holding company would acquire all deposits and loans of SVB. According to the deal, 17 former SVB branches will reopen as...
Read More »JPMorgan to Acquire Leading Data Platform Aumni in Venture Capital Service Push
Financial powerhouse JPMorgan will acquire Aumni for the data platform’s value at its last fundraising in 2021. Banking giant JPMorgan appears set to acquire leading venture and private markets investment data platform Aumni. Yesterday, the New York-based multinational financial services company announced a definitive purchase agreement with Aumni. Although JPMorgan did not disclose financial terms, the bank expects to pay the data platform’s value at its last fundraising in 2021. This...
Read More »Goldman Sachs Note Expects Fed to Pause Next Rates Hike Following Banking Crisis
A Goldman Sachs economist anticipates that the Fed would suspend its forthcoming rates hike due to “stress in the banking system.” Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) believes the US Fed would not hike rates as planned due to prevailing macroeconomic circumstances. In a note published Monday morning, the banking giant’s economist David Mericle pointed to the ongoing banking crisis as a deterrent. According to Mericle, the recent collapses of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank make any...
Read More »Coinbase Contemplates Launching New Non-US Trading Platform as Authorities Intensify Scrutiny of Crypto Sector
Firms are actively searching for new banking partners as the regulatory climate in the US has now turned sour. Top American crypto exchange Coinbase is presently weighing its options regarding the creation of a new crypto trading platform. According to a Bloomberg report, the platform will be located outside the United States, and Coinbase has already begun talking about the move with institutional clients. Per the report, the exchange is also yet to decide on the particular location to...
Read More »This US Lawmaker Says Signature Bank Collapse Was Due to Instability in Crypto
Senator Michael Bennet from Colorado said that Signature Bank didn’t make “prudentially sound” decisions while dealing with crypto. Other US lawmakers believe crypto is being made a scapegoat in the failed banking policies of the Fed. Michael Bennet, the United States Senator from Colorado, recently opened up about the shutting down of crypto-friendly Signature Bank, with the intervention of the Fed and the FDIC. He said that the bank with crypto clients didn’t make “prudentially sound”...
Read More »Moody’s Downgrades Signature Bank to Junk while Putting More Banks Under Review
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Read More »Crypto Firms Announce Funds Caught in Signature Bank Closure
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Read More »Circle Reassures Customers Riding on Promises from Federal Regulators
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