Treasury’s Yellen says US overdependent on China for critical supply chains

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday the United States has become overly dependent on China for critical supply chains, particularly in clean energy products and needs to broaden out sources of supply. Yellen, speaking at a Fortune CEO event in Washington, repeated her longstanding view that the United States does…

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PNC Bank buys $16.6 billion capital commitment portfolio from Signature Bridge Bank

(Reuters) -PNC Financial Services’ banking unit said on Tuesday that it had bought a portfolio of capital commitments from Signature Bridge Bank worth $16.6 billion in an agreement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp as receiver. The portfolio comprises fund subscription credit lines extended to private-equity firms to help manage liquidity and bridge financing for…

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