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Stocks Fall, Treasurys Rally as Banking Fear Returns

Focus of investor worries shifts to European banks such as Credit Suisse

Recent bank failures could force the Federal Reserve to choose what problem demands the central bank’s top focus: stabilizing the banking industry or fighting inflation. WSJ’s Nick Timiraos explains three things the Fed will be considering ahead of next week’s meeting. Illustration: Ryan Trefes

Fallout from the banking storm whipsawed stocks, bonds and commodities Wednesday as investors fled to the relative safety of the U.S. Treasury market. Credit Suisse led a rout in European banking shares and U.S. stocks before Swiss regulators offered to shore up the bank, stoking a rebound.

The S&P 500 ended the day down 27.36 points, or 0.7%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 280.83 points, or 0.87%—recovering more than half their intraday losses—while the Nasdaq Composite rebounded sharply and eked out a 0.05% gain.

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