Axel Lehmann, chairman of Credit Suisse. Photo: Reuters
Axel Lehmann, chairman of Credit Suisse. Photo: Reuters
Switzerland

Credit Suisse to get liquidity backstop if needed, says Swiss National Bank

  • ‘Credit Suisse meets the capital and liquidity requirements imposed on systemically important banks,’ the Swiss National Bank and Finma said late on Wednesday
  • Credit Suisse’s stock plunged as much as 31 per cent on Wednesday, while some of its bonds dropped to levels that signal financial distress

Axel Lehmann, chairman of Credit Suisse. Photo: Reuters
Axel Lehmann, chairman of Credit Suisse. Photo: Reuters
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