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Italy to bailout Monte dei Paschi di Siena bank with €20bn rescue fund
December 22nd, 2016
A €20bn (£17bn) rescue fund for Italy’s banking sector has been approved by the country’s parliament, heralding a bailout of the world’s oldest bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS). The bank said late on Wednesday that it had ...
Twitter’s Chief Technology Officer to Leave Company
December 21st, 2016
Adam Messinger, Twitter’s chief technology officer, said in a Twitter message on Tuesday that he was leaving the company. His departure follows that of Adam Bain, Twitter’s chief operating officer, who exited last month. Other top product, engineering and ...
Italy seeks to borrow 20 bln euros to prop up banking sector
December 20th, 2016
The Italian government decided on Monday to seek parliamentary approval to borrow 20 billion euros to underwrite the stability of its wobbly banking sector, starting with a likely bail-out of No. 3 lender, Monte dei Paschi di Siena, as ...
Bitcoin crushed every other currency in 2016. Here are five reasons why
December 20th, 2016
Bitcoin, that nebulous digital currency that trades in cyberspace and is “mined” by code-cracking computers, emerged as a better bet this year than every major currency, stock index and commodity contract. The electronic coin that trades – and is ...
IMF head Christine Lagarde found guilty in French negligence court case
December 20th, 2016
IMF head was French finance minister in 2008 when billionaire was given $425M payout The high-flying career of Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, hung in the balance Monday after a special French court convicted her ...
Asian Shares Fall on Europe Turmoil; Yen Weakens After BOJ Move
December 20th, 2016
Japanese shares erased losses and the yen weakened after the Bank of Japan upgraded its assessment of the world’s second-largest economy. Gold retreated and treasuries dropped. Japan’s Topix index erased earlier declines after the central closed a tumultuous year ...
Central Bank of Greece forecast a strengthening of growth for 2017
December 16th, 2016
Today, in accordance with its Statute, the Bank of Greece submitted its Interim Report on Monetary Policy 2016 to the Speaker of the Greek Parliament and the Cabinet. Progress with the implementation of the programme and with economic recovery ...
The Fed Lifts Interest Rates On Outlook For Firmer Growth
December 16th, 2016
The Federal Reserve announced an increase in interest rates yesterday, nudging its target rate up by 25 basis points to a 0.50%-to-0.75% range. The central bank’s revised economic projections were slightly more hawkish too. Meantime, the government yesterday reported ...
Banks can continue to rally as rates rise, experts say
December 15th, 2016
Experts believe bank stocks still have a lot to gain, even though the sector has already rallied 21 percent in the last three months. The key sector ETF initially spiked 1 percent after the Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday ...
European shares move towards 11-month high on stronger banks
December 15th, 2016
STOXX Europe 600 index up 0.2 pct Banks advance on Fed’s move, hints Precious metals miners among top fallers European shares rose on Thursday, helped by gains in global banks following the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike overnight, ...
