With shares of Credit Suisse, a Swiss bank with significant operations in the United States and abroad, falling more than 20%, pressure on the financial sector grew on Wednesday, which resulted in a decline in stock futures.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average’s futures dropped 532 points, or 1.6%, while S&P 500 futures increased.
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Regional banks have been at the center of a financial crisis in recent days as Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapsed as a result of negligent management in the face of eight interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve in the previous 12 months. After shares of Credit Suisse hit a record low on Wednesday morning, focus shifted to the major banks.
The largest shareholder in Credit Suisse, Saudi National Bank, reportedly stated on Wednesday that it was unable to continue funding. After earlier this week’s disclosure by the Swiss lender that it had discovered “some substantial deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting” for the years 2021 and 2022, this has happened.
Credit Suisse’s shares that are traded in the United States are currently down 20.7% in the premarket.
U.S. major bank shares fell in sympathy as Credit Suisse dragged down the European Bank sector. While Goldman Sachs and Bank of America each had a 2% decline, Citigroup and Wells Fargo each saw a 3% decline. After rising 2% on Tuesday, the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund dropped 2.9% in premarket trading.
Regional banks dropped back into the negative after recovering on Tuesday to boost market optimism. Old National Bancorp and Zions Bancorp were the two biggest decliners in the premarket for the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE).
as well as Fifth Third Bancorp. Indeed, First Republic Bank’s stock was holding onto its gains.
According to Peter Boockvar of Bleakley Financial Group, the financial sector is under increasing pressure as a result of the industry’s altered mindset as a result of the bank collapses.
Boockvar told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that there was a chance for simply a big credit extension reduction as banks turned their attention away from lending and toward taming their balance sheets Box.”
Boockvar continued, “It’s a balance sheet rethink that the market’s had,” pointing out that many banks may have purchased bonds with longer maturities that have lost value since the Fed started hiking rates. Also, you have to consider whether many of these banks may need to start raising equity.
Elsewhere on Wednesday, investors will gain more insight into the strength of the economy through retail sales and producer price index data due out before the bell.
Source (CNBC)
