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Mar 2023
10m 16s

Silicon Valley Bank rattles Wall Street

Financial Times
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A US bank index suffered the worst one-day fall in market value since June 2020, the first France-UK summit in five years will focus on resetting relations, Mexico’s currency hit a five-year high this week despite its struggling economy, and former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng was sentenced to 10 years in prison for fraud.


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Investors dump US bank shares amid fears over value of bond portfolios

Mexico’s peso hits five-year high on interest rates and US benefits

France and UK aim to draw a line under post-Brexit tensions

Former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng sentenced to 10 years for 1MDB fraud

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