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Biggest Global Banks Go to Pieces Under Pressure From Regulators
February 27th, 2015
Global regulators have issued dozens of rules aimed at making the biggest banks safer. That’s leading to another result some wanted: making them shrink. HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe’s biggest bank by market value, said this week it’s considering “extreme ...
Big Banks Face Scrutiny Over Pricing of Metals
February 24th, 2015
U.S. Justice Department investigates price-setting process for gold, silver, platinum and palladium U.S. officials are investigating at least 10 major banks for possible rigging of precious-metals markets, even though European regulators dropped a similar probe after finding no evidence ...
Asia Stocks Climb With Dollar Before Yellen, Greek Talks
February 24th, 2015
Asian stocks traded near a five-month high and the dollar strengthened before Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks to lawmakers and as Greece’s creditors review a list of debt-reduction policies. Australian bonds gained and U.S. oil extended declines below ...
Standard Chartered CEO Is Under Pressure From Shareholders, Regulators, Staff
January 29th, 2015
Bank’s Top Shareholders Privately Push for New Leadership Amid Investor, Regulatory Anxiety Hundreds of Standard Chartered PLC’s most senior executives gathered earlier this month on Singapore’s Sentosa island to address the global bank’s dimming fortunes. From a lectern at ...
Markets edge higher anticipating ECB stimulus plan
January 22nd, 2015
US stocks finished Wednesday’s volatile session with marginal gains as investors expect the European Central Bank to unveil the monetary stimulus program at its meeting on Thursday. Investor confidence was further boosted by rising oil prices. The market advance ...
Dollar Extends Rally on Fed View; Euro Slumps to Two-Year Low
January 2nd, 2015
The dollar extended gains against its major peers after posting its best year since at least 2005 amid speculation the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this year. The euro slumped to the lowest level in more than two ...
Officials will interview Traders about currency market manipulation
November 25th, 2014
U.S. prosecutors will travel to London in the coming weeks to interview traders about currency market manipulation, the latest sign that authorities are closer to filing criminal charges stemming from the long-running probe, sources told Reuters. Officials from the ...
European Bonds Gain With Stocks as Aussie, Kiwi Decline
November 25th, 2014
Bonds rose and European stocks gained for a third day on prospects for more stimulus as inflation slows. Brent crude traded near a four-year low before a meeting of oil exporters and currencies from commodity-producing nations weakened. Spain’s 10-year ...
Emerging Stocks Fall on China, Euro-Area Slowdown; Ruble Gains
November 20th, 2014
Emerging-market stocks fell as manufacturing gauges in China and Germany retreated, dimming the outlook for exporters. The ruble rose as Russian companies sought funds to meet their tax commitments. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index lost less than 0.1 percent ...
Yen Falls to Seven-Year Low on Election Outlook as Won Drops
November 20th, 2014
The yen declined to a seven-year low versus the dollar amid speculation Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will win elections and extend his economic stimulus program. Japan’s currency dropped against all except one of its 16 major counterparts. A gauge ...
