Credit Suisse to repurchase $3 billion of debt securities

Signage hangs over the entrance of a Credit Suisse Group AG branch in Zurich, Switzerland, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Inflation in Switzerland has more than doubled since the start of the year and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs expects it to come in at a three-decade-high of 3% for 2022. Photographer: Pascal Mora/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Troubled bank Credit Suisse offered to buy back up to $3 billion of debt securities Friday.

“The transactions are consistent with our proactive approach to managing our overall liability composition and optimizing interest expense and allow us to take advantage of market conditions to repurchase debt at attractive prices,” the bank said in a statement.

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“The transactions are consistent with our proactive approach to managing our overall liability composition,” the bank said.