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US bank stocks plunge as investors grow uneasy about mounting risks

U.S. bank stocks, including Zions Bancorporation, Jefferies, and Western Alliance, fell sharply on Thursday as investors grew uneasy about risk in the sector, which has been shaken by exposure to two auto bankruptcies. Zions sank 12% after disclosing it would take a $50 million loss in the third quarter on two commercial and industrial loans from […]

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US set to cut capital requirements for banks, FT reports

U.S. authorities are preparing to announce one of the biggest cuts in banks’ capital requirements in over a decade, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. Regulators were in the next few months poised to reduce the supplementary leverage ratio (SLR), the newspaper reported, citing several people familiar with the matter. The supplementary leverage ratio is […]