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Russia's central bank has been forced to rescue two major lenders in less than a month, intensifying concerns among global investors.
The German government favors a merger of state-backed Commerzbank with France's BNP Paribas, German weekly WirtschaftsWoche reported on Thursday, citing financial sources.
Bob Landry, USAA Investments CIO, and Stephen Guilfoyle, Sarge 986 LLC president, discusses the Federal Open Market Committee's news conference on leaving rates unchanged.
SHANGHAI, Sept 19- China's yuan weakened against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, giving back all the gains it booked in early September, pressured by a softer fixing and heavy corporate demand for the greenback. "Intraday volatility in the spot yuan has become higher recently," said a trader at a regional bank in Shanghai, adding he expected the volatility to persist for...
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Stanley Fischer, a veteran central banker who helped set the course for modern monetary policy, said on Wednesday he will step down from his position in mid-October, potentially accelerating President Donald Trump's opportunity to reshape the direction of the central bank. His departure leaves the seven-person board of...
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Stanley Fischer, a veteran central banker who helped set the course for modern monetary policy, said on Wednesday he will step down from his position in mid-October, potentially accelerating President Donald Trump's opportunity to reshape the direction of the central bank. His departure leaves the seven-person board of...
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Stanley Fischer, a veteran central banker who helped set the course for modern monetary policy, said on Wednesday he will step down from his position in mid-October, potentially accelerating President Donald Trump's opportunity to reshape the direction of the central bank. His departure leaves the seven-person board of...
SHANGHAI/ BEIJING, Aug 31- China's central bank has barred financial institutions from issuing certain kinds of interbank loans as a funding loophole, as it continues to keep a tight grip on the potential for speculative financing. Institutions will not be allowed to issue negotiable certificates of deposit- a popular short-term debt instrument for smaller...
*China's big banks report upbeat half-yearly results. *Analysts see funding squeeze for China's struggling firms. SHANGHAI/ BEIJING, Aug 31- After a tough two years, China's largest banks are reporting green shoots, with the top four turning in consensus-beating profits and promising an upbeat second half.
Russia's central bank stepped in to launch one of the largest bank rescues in the country's history, stoking fears of a possible systemic crisis in its banking sector.
Russia's central bank launched one of the biggest banking bail-outs in its history on Tuesday, saying it would rescue troubled private lender Otkritie which has suffered a sustained run on its deposits amid worries about its loan portfolio.
Michael Rose, Raymond James analyst, discusses how regional banks in Texas will be affected by Hurricane Harvey.
European Central Bank policymakers worried about a possible overshoot in the euro when they met on July 20, minutes of the meeting showed on Thursday.
SHANGHAI, Aug 15- China has given those who bet against the yuan a bloody nose this year thanks to policy moves and intervention by the authorities. They argue that after a Communist Party leadership meeting in the fall, which is expected to solidify President Xi Jinping's grip on power, there will be room for the yuan to weaken. David Qu, markets economist at ANZ Bank...
Marketing Media Money looks at the RBS's complicated 300 year history, up until day that it was forced into a government bailout.
Cullen/Frost Bankers CEO Phil Green discusses the raising of interest rates on deposits at the regional bank as well as his views on running the Texas bank as an institution rather than just a business.
RBS reported a large earnings beat on Friday morning with the U.K. lender highlighting that it had swung back to a first-half profit for the first time in three years.
U.K. lender Barclays reported a net loss of £1.21 billion ($1.58 billion) loss for the first half of 2017, hit by the fall in sterling and a charge from the mis-selling of payment protection insurance.
July 21- Weak refinancing, thanks to higher interest rates, took a bite out off regional banks' earnings in the second quarter and loan growth remained sluggish, mirroring trends seen at larger banks. Mortgage banking income fell by double digits on a percentage basis at most regional banks that have reported results so far. But mortgage rates are starting to inch...
