SVB contagion fears hammer banks, roil markets

Asia's share markets slid on Tuesday, with financial stocks in Tokyo leading losses as fear of a U.S. banking crisis had investors fleeing the sector and slashing the interest rate outlook even ahead of U.S. inflation data due later in the day. dropped 2.2%. The Tokyo Stock Exchange banks index…

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