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Interview with Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB
March 9th, 2015
Interview with Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by Yannis Seitanidis on 8 March 2015 The ECB’s Governing Council had a meeting in Nicosia, two years after the “bail-in” agreement on the recapitalisation of ...
Annual result of the Swiss National Bank for 2014
March 6th, 2015
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is reporting a profit of CHF 38.3 billion for the year 2014 (2013: loss of CHF 9.1 billion). The profit on foreign currency positions amounted to CHF 34.5 billion. A valuation gain of CHF ...
All US banks pass first phase of ‘stress test’
March 6th, 2015
All 31 US banks have passed the first hurdle in the Federal Reserve’s latest round of annual “stress tests” to see how they would cope in the next economic crisis. The central bank said the banks had enough capital ...
Banks brace for Fed capital buffers inspection
March 5th, 2015
The largest U.S. banks and their foreign rivals are facing a tough two-step check-up of their financial health by the Federal Reserve, forcing the firms to get a far better grip on how they measure risk. In its annual ...
Citigroup unit probed by more authorities over money laundering
February 26th, 2015
Citigroup Inc (C.N) said additional government authorities have started probes of possible breaches of anti-money laundering laws at its Banamex USA unit. (Read more: International and regional bodies that combat money laundering ) The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, a unit of ...
Yellen Signals Fed’s Patience With Zero Interest Rate Has Limits
February 25th, 2015
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen signaled that the central bank’s patience with holding interest rates near zero has its limits as she began laying the groundwork for a possible increase in borrowing costs later this year. While she made ...
HSBC whistleblower spills Lynch evidence to Senate
February 19th, 2015
Massive drug, terrorism scandal ropes in Obama’s AG nominee The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday conducted a two-hour session with HSBC whistleblower John Cruz in its investigation of attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch’s role in the Obama administration’s decision ...
ECB Set to Release Meeting Minutes for the First Time Ever
February 19th, 2015
The European Central Bank is about to lift the veil on how it pushed through unprecedented stimulus against the wishes of some of its members. In a revamp of its communications, the ECB will on Thursday publish a summary ...
Fed Tiptoes Into Rate-Hike Debate
February 19th, 2015
Minutes of latest policy meeting show central bankers discussing when and how to raise interest rates from near zero The Federal Reserve’s debate about raising short-term interest rates is heating up. At their Jan. 27-28 policy meeting, officials heard ...
Central Banks Move to Drive Down Currencies, Yielding Domino Effect
February 9th, 2015
The central-bank stimulus spree of 2015 has the look of a global currency war. In quick succession, countries representing about a third of the world’s economic output—from the eurozone to China, Australia and Canada—have taken steps that have driven ...
