Ex-Silicon Valley Bank CEO defends record, regulators vow tougher supervision

By Hannah Lang, Tatiana Bautzer, Pete Schroeder and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The former chief executive of Silicon Valley Bank defended the U.S. lender’s efforts to manage risk in his first public comments after the bank’s shock collapse, as regulators promised better supervision to prevent more such failures. The top executives at SVB…

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US Fed’s Logan says ‘smaller, less frequent’ hikes may be safer for stability

AMELIA ISLAND, Florida (Reuters) – Changing interest rates in “smaller, less frequent steps” can make it less likely that U.S. Federal Reserve monetary policy causes financial instability, Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan said on Tuesday. “Gradual policy adjustments can be helpful,” Logan said at an Atlanta Fed economic conference. While not commenting on an upcoming…

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Taiwan speaker hails Japan, South Korea and Philippines for ‘crescent of defense’

By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The speaker of Taiwan’s parliament praised Japan, South Korea and the Philippines on Tuesday for helping to create a “crescent of defense” with Taiwan and the U.S. against China’s ambitions in the Indo-Pacific region. Speaking in Washington, You Si-kun told the Hudson Institute think tank that…

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US officials remove key obstacle to Thacker Pass lithium project

By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) -The U.S. Interior Department on Tuesday removed one of the last remaining obstacles to Lithium Americas Corp’s Thacker Pass mine project in Nevada by finding nearly all of the site contains the metal used to make electric-vehicle batteries. The opinion from the department’s solicitor comes amid an acrimonious debate about whether…

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