It’s a DONE DEAL

March 19 (Reuters) – UBS (UBSG.S) has agreed to buy Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) after increasing its offer to more than $2 billion, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, as authorities bid to stave off turmoil when the markets reopen.Officials have been racing to rescue the 167-year-old bank, among the world’s largest wealth managers, after a brutal week that saw the second- and third-largest U.S. bank failures in history. As one of 30 global banks seen as systemically important, any deal for Credit Suisse could ripple through global financial markets. At least two major banks in Europe are examining scenarios of contagion possibly spreading in the region’s banking sector and looking to the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank to step in with stronger signals of support, two senior executives with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters. A person with knowledge of the talks earlier told Reuters that UBS sought $6 billion from the Swiss government as part of a possible purchase of its rival. The guarantees would cover the cost of winding down parts of Credit Suisse and potential litigation charges. NN: As the markets digest this deal I believe the depression is now fears come out  of the oil markets.. They did the deal just in time for Sunday Dibber…… No need to be savages!