Paraguay’s president quits after millions of people’s savings frozen in bank crisis
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Santiago Peña’s rightwing administration had authorised Ueno Bank to drastically expand operations before collapse Paraguay’s rightwing president, Santiago Peña, resigned on Thursday after a political and financial crisis collapsed the South American country’s banking system in recent days. At the centre of the crisis is Ueno Bank, which in just a few years under Peña went from an obscure digital bank to one of the country’s largest lenders, claiming to have about 60% of Paraguay’s adult population as customers. Continue reading...
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR-1.4% 30d
Financial Select Sector SPDR: it holds banks. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story.
- KRE SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF-3.0% 30d
SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF: it holds banks. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story.
- ECH iShares MSCI Chile ETF-6.2% 30d
iShares MSCI Chile ETF holds stocks listed in Chile, which this story is about (“santiago”).
- BAC Bank of America-11.4% 30d
Bank of America (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story.
- JPM JPMorgan Chase+0.1% 30d
JPMorgan Chase (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story.
- WFC Wells Fargo+4.4% 30d
Wells Fargo (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story.
- C Citigroup-5.6% 30d
Citigroup (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story.
- GS The Goldman Sachs Group+0.6% 30d
Bank profits move with lending and interest rates. Linked by “financial + bank” in this story
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLF | -3.78% | -2.75% | base | -2.67% | after close | after close | after close |
| KRE | -1.70% | -0.54% | base | -2.36% | after close | after close | after close |
| ECH | -2.93% | -3.23% | base | -3.24% | after close | after close | after close |
| BAC | -0.95% | -4.00% | base | -3.18% | after close | after close | after close |
| JPM | -2.45% | -3.27% | base | -4.27% | after close | after close | after close |
| WFC | -3.01% | -1.76% | base | -3.29% | after close | after close | after close |
| C | +0.79% | -1.31% | base | -5.13% | after close | after close | after close |
| GS | -0.10% | -3.19% | base | -6.04% | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
Santiago Peña’s rightwing administration had authorised Ueno Bank to drastically expand operations before collapse Paraguay’s rightwing president, Santiago Peña, resigned on Thursday after a political and financial crisis collapsed the Sou…
Source: The Guardian
This story
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAC | that day | -3.18% | still updating |
| BAC | three days earlier | -4.00% | final price |
| BAC | five days earlier | -0.95% | final price |
| C | that day | -5.13% | still updating |
| C | three days earlier | -1.31% | final price |
| C | five days earlier | +0.79% | final price |
| ECH | that day | -3.24% | still updating |
| ECH | three days earlier | -3.23% | final price |
| ECH | five days earlier | -2.93% | final price |
| GS | that day | -6.04% | still updating |
| GS | three days earlier | -3.19% | final price |
| GS | five days earlier | -0.10% | final price |
| JPM | that day | -4.27% | still updating |
| JPM | three days earlier | -3.27% | final price |
| JPM | five days earlier | -2.45% | final price |
| KRE | that day | -2.36% | still updating |
| KRE | three days earlier | -0.54% | final price |
| KRE | five days earlier | -1.70% | final price |
| WFC | that day | -3.29% | still updating |
| WFC | three days earlier | -1.76% | final price |
| WFC | five days earlier | -3.01% | final price |
| XLF | that day | -2.67% | still updating |
| XLF | three days earlier | -2.75% | final price |
| XLF | five days earlier | -3.78% | final price |
Congressional trades in the stocks in this story
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Bank Of America (BAC) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 9 Sep 2026. That is 57 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Laurel Lee sold Bank Of America (BAC) (held by a spouse), worth $50,001 - $100,000 on 24 Aug 2026. That is 73 days before publication. Filed 16 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse sold Jpmorgan Chase (JPM), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 4 Sep 2026. That is 62 days before publication. Filed 1 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse sold Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) (held by a spouse), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 4 Sep 2026. That is 62 days before publication. Filed 1 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) (held by a spouse), worth $100,001 - $250,000 on 27 Aug 2026. That is 70 days before publication. Filed 4 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Wells Fargo (WFC) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 25 Sep 2026. That is 41 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Wells Fargo (WFC) (held by a dependent child), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 17 Sep 2026. That is 49 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Wells Fargo (WFC) (held by a dependent child), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 15 Sep 2026. That is 51 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar sold Citigroup (C), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 24 Sep 2026. That is 42 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Citigroup (C) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 4 Sep 2026. That is 62 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar sold Goldman Sachs Group (GS), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 24 Sep 2026. That is 42 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Michael Rulli bought Goldman Sachs Group (GS), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 3 Sep 2026. That is 63 days before publication. Filed 2 Oct 2026. View the filing.
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