The Swiss bank UBS announced an offer to repurchase the debt securities with maturity of 2028 and 2032 issued last Friday, just a couple of days before the agreement for the acquisition of Credit Suisse, whose aggregate amount amounts to 2,750 million euros.
In this way, UBS wants to acquire the…
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Brent Crude price is below USD 71
This week begins with a downward marker in the value of Brent Crude, which for the first time since 2020 is below USD 71.
According to data from the ICE (London) stock market, the price of Brent has been showing a downward trend. In this…
Sharon Stone claims she lost half her fortune to SVB bankruptcy
The bankruptcy of Silicon Valley Bank affects not only empires in the technology sector. Actress Sharon Stone claimed at a charity event on Thursday that half of her fortune was trapped in SVB.
During a fundraiser for cancer and HIV…
Fed will try to keep the dollar liquid
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) announced a coordinated plan with five other central banks to keep the US dollar liquid during a series of bank failures in the US and Europe.
The plan will use currency swap lines between central banks to…
Boris Johnson will repeat as a candidate in the next legislative elections in the United Kingdom
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will try again to be deputy in the next general elections and, again, for the west London constituency he already represents, despite speculation about his possible transfer to a safer bastion.…
Nicolás Maduro appoints Anabel Pereira superintendent of Sunacrip
The Venezuelan government ordered the restructuring of the National Superintendency of Cryptoactives and Related Activities, Sunacrip, appointing the lawyer Anabel Pereira as rector.
Through the media it emerged that the order issued by…
The ECB raises interest rates to control inflation
The European Central Bank (ECB) announced a half percentage point increase in the interest rate, raising it from 2.5 % to 3.0 % on average for deposit returns.
In a press release, the ECB explained that the increase will be reflected in…
Biden signs new executive order on gun control
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, signed a new executive order on gun control on Tuesday, which is intended to tighten purchase and sale requirements, strengthen collaboration between different departments and greater…
Credit Suisse collapses on the stock market and asks the BCS for support
The negative effects of the bankruptcy of Silicon Valley Bank in the United States reached Europe. This Wednesday, Credit Suisse suffered a collapse of shares on the stock market and has requested a rescue from the Swiss Central Bank.…
US government intervenes in Silicon Valley Bank
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (CFSD) intervened this Friday in Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a financial institution that concentrates a large number of clients among technological 'startups'.
Customer withdrawals due to rumors…
Latin American air traffic growth slowed
Air passenger traffic in Latin America reached 31.3 million people transported in January, which is equivalent to 96.4 % of the figure registered in the same month of 2019, prior to the pandemic.
Thus, according to the monthly report…
Chevron’s contribution to crude oil production in Venezuela is 87 thousand bpd
The expert on the oil issue Rafael Quiroz has indicated that the contribution of the Chevron company to oil production in Venezuela amounts to 87,000 barrels per day.
The economist pointed out on Tuesday that, despite this figure, the US…