Global bank stocks shiver as US credit risks spark checks

Fear over credit quality in US regional banks rippled through markets on Friday, dragging global financial stocks lower and reviving memories of the crisis of confidence that shook sentiment just over two years ago.

- Reuters

European banks fell nearly 3%, with Deutsche Bank, Barclays sliding around 6%.

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The selloff hit Wall Street's main indices, with futures pointing to a weaker open, deepening investor anxiety that was already heightened by escalating US-China trade tensions and renewed worries about the global economic outlook.