Yellen declares bank system sound, as new rescues ordered

Friday, March 17, 2023

WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen offered firm, upbeat reassurances to rattled bank depositors and investors Thursday, even as American financial institutions and European agencies ordered fresh rescue efforts following the second-largest bank collapse in U.S. history.

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