Banking Turmoil Pounding Investor Confidence, Surveys Show

Banking Turmoil Pounding Investor Confidence, Surveys Show
A pedestrian walks past a logo of Credit Suisse outside its office building in Hong Kong, on March 21, 2023. Lam Yik/Reuters
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LONDON—This month’s U.S. banking system turmoil and renewed recession worries have left global investor confidence at one of the lowest levels in the last 20 years, and that does not even account for this week’s demise of Credit Suisse.

A monthly survey carried out by investment bank BofA following the collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, but before Sunday’s Credit Suisse takeover, showed the perception of risk levels worsening dramatically.