<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/10000876/device/rss/rss.html" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>Banks</title><description><![CDATA[Banks]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/10000876</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:56 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>COMMODITIES-Up broadly on strong US economic data; gold slumps</title><description><![CDATA[*Gold at 1- month low as Fed pressured to end US stimulus. Gold fell, touching a 1- month low and closing down for a seventh straight session as the dollar hit its highest levels since 2008 after some Federal Reserve officials said the central bank should end its stimulus for the U.S. economy. Gold was the CRB&#039;s biggest loser, falling almost 2 percent.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100747517</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 21:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100747517</guid> </item>  <item><title>Wall Street Bonuses, Staff Levels to Rise in 2013</title><description><![CDATA[Wall Street bonuses and staff levels are expected to rise again in 2013, according to a closely watched report.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100747261</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:23 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100747261</guid> </item>  <item><title>UPDATE 1-Fed has not lowered interest rates enough: Kocherlakota</title><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO, May 17- The Federal Reserve has not done enough to lower U.S. borrowing costs to boost economic growth, a top Fed official said on Friday, citing his outlook for overly low inflation and overly high unemployment over the next two to three years.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100747289</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100747289</guid> </item>  <item><title>Credit Suisse CEO Talks Regulation</title><description><![CDATA[Credit Suisse is among the first nanks to de-leverage to meet the demands of today&#039;s stricter regulatory environment. Brady Dougan, CEO, Credit Suisse, weighs in on the transition with CNBC&#039;s Maria Bartiromo.]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000167873</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100747352</guid> </item>  <item><title>PRECIOUS-Gold hits 1-month low as Fed pressured to end stimulus</title><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK/ LONDON, May 17- Gold fell for a seventh straight session on Friday, its longest losing streak in four years, as the dollar rose to the highest since 2008 after some Federal Reserve officials said the central bank should end its stimulus for the U.S. economy.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100747240</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100747240</guid> </item>  <item><title>U.S. authorities seize accounts of major Bitcoin operator</title><description><![CDATA[ST. LOUIS, May 17- U.S. authorities have seized two accounts linked to a major operator in the booming Bitcoin digital currency market, Tokyo- based exchange Mt. The price of the volatile currency ballooned in March as a result of the Cyprus bank crisis.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100746748</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100746748</guid> </item>  <item><title>US STOCKS-Wall St rally just keeps ticking, lifted by data</title><description><![CDATA[The benchmark S&amp;P 500 index fell 0.5 percent on Thursday, its biggest drop since May 1, after a Federal Reserve official said the U.S. central bank could begin reducing its monetary stimulus program this summer.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100746444</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100746444</guid> </item>  <item><title>Adult Entertainer? No Loan for You...</title><description><![CDATA[Then you won&#039;t be doing business at this bank.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100746445</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100746445</guid> </item>  <item><title>INVESTMENT FOCUS-Top four central banks may change the tune</title><description><![CDATA[LONDON, May 17- The world&#039;s major central banks may be shifting their tone subtly from &quot;whatever it takes&quot; to &quot;we can only do so much&quot;. Financial markets supercharged this year by the extraordinary monetary stimuli of the top four central banks are once again asking how long this can last.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100746338</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100746338</guid> </item>  <item><title>PRECIOUS-Gold falls to 1-month low as Fed comments lift dollar</title><description><![CDATA[*Gold prices set to end the week down 5 pct. LONDON, May 17- Gold fell for a seventh straight session on Friday, its longest losing streak in four years, as speculation that the Federal Reserve may soon rein in monetary easing lifted the dollar.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100746262</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100746262</guid> </item>  <item><title>UPDATE 1-Bank of England's Weale sees chance of stimulus after Carney arrival</title><description><![CDATA[BIRMINGHAM, England May 17- The Bank of England may have more scope to boost the economy after Mark Carney starts as governor because of tentative signs of lower inflation ahead, a member of its policymaking body said on Friday.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100746059</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100746059</guid> </item>  <item><title>EURO GOVT-ECB rate cut talk lifts Bunds to one-week high</title><description><![CDATA[*Spain, Italian yields extend fall after supply this week. *Spain to auction more bonds next week. LONDON, May 17- German Bunds hit one-week highs on Friday, with traders citing talk the European Central Bank was checking with some banks whether they were ready for a potential cut in its deposit rate to below zero.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100746029</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100746029</guid> </item>  <item><title>GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares bounce off lows after talk of Fed QE exit</title><description><![CDATA[*Copper up for 2nd day after China data. LONDON, May 17- European shares lifted off lows on Friday while the dollar held near a 10- month high against a basket of currencies as investors considered the prospect the Federal Reserve might begin easing off on asset buying.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100745909</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 11:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100745909</guid> </item>  <item><title>FOREX-Dlr index near 10-month high, ECB deposit rate cut talk hits euro</title><description><![CDATA[LONDON, May 17- The dollar rose against a basket of currencies on Friday, trading near a 10- month high as debate over whether the Federal Reserve would wind down its asset buying programme later this year gathered pace.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100745863</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 11:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100745863</guid> </item>  <item><title>Beppe Grillo: We Want Honesty to Come Back into Fashion</title><description><![CDATA[Beppe Grillo, founder of Italy&#039;s Five Star Movement, talks to CNBC about honest bankers and how he wants the quality to come back into fashion. ]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000169309</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 09:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100745964</guid> </item>  <item><title>PRECIOUS-Gold falls as Fed comments lift dollar</title><description><![CDATA[*Gold prices set to end the week down 5 pct. LONDON, May 17- Gold fell for a seventh straight session on Friday, its longest losing streak in four years, after comments from a Federal Reserve official that the bank may soon rein in monetary easing lifted the dollar.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100745732</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 09:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100745732</guid> </item>  <item><title>ECB can only do so much to help SMEs, says Coeure</title><description><![CDATA[ORLEANS, France, May 17- The European Central Bank can only do so much to bolster lending to small- and medium-sized firms, ECB policymaker Benoit Coeure said on Friday as the bank tries to secure the help of other EU institutions to tackle the problem.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100745709</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 09:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100745709</guid> </item>  <item><title>FOREX-Dollar near 10-mo high as Fed asset buying debate in focus</title><description><![CDATA[LONDON, May 17- The dollar rose against a basket of currencies on Friday, hovering near a 10- month high as debate over whether the Federal Reserve would wind down its asset buying programme later this year gathered pace.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100745563</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 08:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100745563</guid> </item>  <item><title>GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares fall as Fed officials talk of QE exit</title><description><![CDATA[LONDON, May 16- The dollar held firm near a 10- month high versus a basket of currencies on Friday and European shares fell after a regional Federal Reserve chief said the U.S. central bank may begin to taper its asset buying this summer.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100745562</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 08:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100745562</guid> </item>  <item><title>Moller-Maersk CEO: No Need for New Capacity</title><description><![CDATA[The chief executive of the world&#039;s largest container shipping company Moeller-Maersk told CNBC that the company would not order any new ships this year.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100745550</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 07:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100745550</guid> </item>  <item><title>STMicro CEO Cautious Despite Strong Demand</title><description><![CDATA[The chief executive of European chipmaker STMicroelectronics told CNBC that the company had to be careful as it winds down a loss-making venture with Ericsson.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100745338</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 06:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100745338</guid> </item>  <item><title>GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar near 10-mth peak on Fed remarks, Asian shares mixed</title><description><![CDATA[*MSCI Asia Pacific ex- Japan edges lower. At 0604 GMT, futures for Euro STOXX 50, Germany&#039;s DAX and France&#039;s CAC were 0.1 to 0.4 percent lower. U.S. equities had sagged on Thursday after John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, said the Fed could begin easing back on the monetary gas pedal this summer and end bond buying late this year.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100745327</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 06:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100745327</guid> </item>  <item><title>FOREX-Dollar approaches 10-mth high as markets reassess Fed outlook</title><description><![CDATA[Currency markets took their cue from comments by John Williams, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, who said the Fed could completely exit its easing by the end of the year. Investors see Williams&#039; thinking as close to that of the Fed&#039;s top officials such as Chairman Ben Bernanke and Vice Chair Janet Yellen.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100745324</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 06:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100745324</guid> </item>  <item><title>ECB eyes supervisor role to squeeze weak banks</title><description><![CDATA[*Move could see banks cut off from Frankfurt&#039;s lifeline. BRUSSELS, May 17- The European Central Bank could use its new supervisory role from next year to single out weak banks and make it harder for them to get its financial support, people familiar with the matter say.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100745269</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 06:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100745269</guid> </item>  <item><title>CORRECTED-FOREX-Dollar near 10-mth high as Fed dove hints at QE wind-down</title><description><![CDATA[TOKYO, May 17- The U.S. dollar held firm near a 10- month high against a basket of currencies on Friday after a regional Fed chief said the U.S. central bank could begin easing up on stimulus this summer, sharpening the high-yielding Aussie&#039;s fall.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100745244</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 05:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100745244</guid> </item>  <item><title>Yuan rises vs dollar, PBOC signals further appreciation</title><description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI, May 17- China&#039;s yuan strengthened on Friday after the central bank set an unexpectedly strong official midpoint, following on from an overnight slip in the dollar, to signal its intention to let the Chinese currency appreciate further in the near term. The People&#039;s Bank of China set the yuan&#039;s midpoint at 6.1997, up 0.16 percent from 6.2096 on Thursday.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100745240</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 05:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100745240</guid> </item>  <item><title>GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar firmer on Fed remarks, Asian shares mixed</title><description><![CDATA[*MSCI Asia Pacific ex- Japan edges lower. U.S. equities had sagged on Thursday after John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, said the Fed could begin easing back on the monetary gas pedal this summer and end bond buying late this year.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100745222</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 04:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100745222</guid> </item>  <item><title>PREVIEW-BOJ may seek ways to calm bond yields, policy on hold</title><description><![CDATA[*Board meets May 21-22; decision seen May 22 0330-0500 GMT. TOKYO, May 17- The Bank of Japan is expected to stand pat on monetary policy next week despite jitters over the recent jump in bond yields, hoping it can stem the volatility by fine-tuning market operations.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100745058</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 02:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100745058</guid> </item>  <item><title>Pandit Returns to Banking Via India Investment</title><description><![CDATA[Vikram Pandit has returned to banking by investing in an Indian financial services group that hopes to launch a new lender. The Financial Times reports.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100745055</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 02:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100745055</guid> </item>  <item><title>Will US QE effect stocks?</title><description><![CDATA[Chris Bertelsen, CIO at Global Financial Private Capital, shares his incite into the US QE and when to expect the effects, and which stocks are going to be great opportunities in the US market.]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000169207</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 02:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100745336</guid> </item> </channel>   </rss>