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Australia & NZ shares slip as commodity prices fall, China data awaited
November 5th, 2014
Australian and New Zealand shares slipped on Wednesday with weaker iron ore, copper and oil prices dragging down Australia’s heavyweight resources sector amid concerns about global demand. The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 29.9 points to 5,490 by 01:20 GMT, ...
Bank of England Resists Change to Interest Rate
September 4th, 2014
To raise or not to raise, that is the question — in Britain, at least. On Thursday, nearly a month after two monetary policy makers at the Bank of England broke ranks from the majority and voted to raise ...
Bank Seizure Leaves Bulgarians Stranded
September 3rd, 2014
What seemed at first to be a short-term banking crisis is looking more like a chronic condition. But the name of the affliction probably does not matter as much to companies and consumers as the money, about $4 billion ...
Barclays to Sell Retail and Corporate Bank Units to CaixaBank of Spain
September 1st, 2014
Barclays said on Sunday it had agreed to sell its retail and corporate banking business in Spain to CaixaBank for 800 million euros, or $1.05 billion, the latest development in the British bank’s plan to streamline itself by selling ...
Bank of America to Settle $16.65 Billion Mortgage Case
August 21st, 2014
The Justice Department is poised to announce a $16.65 billion settlement with Bank of America over accusations that it duped investors into buying toxic mortgage securities, say people briefed on the matter. Yet even as that accord nears completion, ...
Bank of England Lifts Growth and Inflation Forecasts
August 13th, 2014
The Bank of England on Wednesday raised slightly its forecasts for growth and inflation in Britain, and gave further indications it was getting closer to gradually increasing interest rates. “The committee’s guidance remains the same: The increases in bank ...
ASIC imposes new AFS licence conditions on two Commonwealth Bank
August 8th, 2014
The AFS licensees, the Australian financial services (AFS) licences of two of Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA)’s financial planning arms, Commonwealth Financial Planning Limited (CFPL) and Financial Wisdom Limited (FWL), have consented to new conditions. ASIC took this action after CBA ...
Banco Espírito Santo reports a loss of €3.6 Billion
July 31st, 2014
Banco Espírito Santo on Wednesday reported a first-half loss of €3.58 billion (or $4.8 billion), the largest ever for a Portuguese institution, wiping out the bank’s €2.1 billion capital cushion and forcing it to raise new funding. The loss ...
Barclays gains Profit But Investment Banking Revenue declines
July 30th, 2014
Barclays said on Wednesday that it had swung to a profit in the second quarter, but that it was hurt by lower revenue in its investment banking unit and by higher provisions for improperly sold insurance. The British bank ...
Banks Cash In on Mergers Intended to avoid Taxes
July 29th, 2014
Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, recently said, “I love America.” Lloyd Blankfein, the chief executive of Goldman Sachs, wrote an opinion article saying, “Investing in America still produces the best return.” Yet guess who’s behind the ...
