Against the backdrop of a new record fall in Credit Suisse shares, US and British officials announced the approval of measures to take over the Swiss bank
The takeover of troubled Swiss bank Credit Suisse by big bank UBS has been welcomed by major central bankers and government officials.
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen jointly stated:
Although, it would seem, what business in a market economy can be the officials of another country regarding the banking sector in Switzerland. Another proof that the real market economy in the West has long ceased to be a market economy, and is increasingly influenced by state institutions, including foreign ones.
The US Treasury Department said Washington is also in close contact with international partners to support their implementation. At the same time, Powell and Yellen commented on the affairs of American banks:
Usually when they say this, it seems that they are trying to convince themselves.
The Bank of England also expressed its approval of the forced deal between the Swiss financial giants.
- said the representatives of the Bank of England. According to insiders, international players have urged Switzerland to act quickly at Credit Suisse in the past few days.
According to the European Central Bank (ECB), the quick steps taken to rescue Credit Suisse are key to calming financial markets. Prompt action and decisions by the Swiss authorities are critical to restoring orderly market conditions and ensuring financial stability. This is how ECB President Christine Lagarde explains the situation and its decision.
Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter considers the takeover uncontested. As stated, the takeover of UBS was the only possible solution.
Keller-Sutter said in Bern.
These words sounded against the backdrop of how Credit Suisse shares fell by tens of percent, dragging Saudi assets invested in UBS down with them. It is estimated that the Saudi investor lost about $1 billion in just one day.
Trading in shares of Credit Suisse at the end of the day stopped at a mark that is more than 55 percent lower than the previous one.
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