Currency Markets Wobble After CS Deal as Fed Remains Acid Test

Traders watching Federal Reserve’s decision for next catalyst
Credit Suisse news may affect markets’ pricing of rate hikes

Credit Suisse's Crisis Source: Bloomberg

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By Srinivasan Sivabalan, Matthew Burgess, and Ben Purvis

March 19, 2023 at 4:20 PM UTC

Updated on

March 19, 2023 at 11:26 PM UTC

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Currency markets fluctuated after Switzerland brokered a rescue of Credit Suisse Group AG, with traders weighing the deal’s impact on the Federal Reserve’s monetary-tightening path.

The yen slipped against the dollar following a choppy open after UBS Group AG agreed to buy its rival bank for about $3.2 billion. The Swiss franc was little changed.