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ECB Raises Emergency Lending to Greek Banks by $984 Million
July 23rd, 2015
Decision comes two days after a Greek bond redemption averted a default The European Central Bank on Wednesday raised the ceiling on emergency lending to Greek banks by €900 million ($980 million), a person familiar with the matter said, ...
European Banks Face Capital Hit From Second-Quarter Bond Selloff
July 23rd, 2015
The bond market selloff in the second quarter probably dented the capital defenses of many European banks, with lenders in Italy and Spain hit hardest. The extent of the damage will be disclosed when banks report earnings starting this ...
Greece update: Banks to reopen on Monday, after sudden ECB cash boost
July 17th, 2015
The 900-million-euro increase in the cash available to the Greek credit system and the lifting of the uncertainty with the passage through Parliament of the prior actions required for the third bailout loan pave the way for banks to ...
Banks face new legal action over forex manipulation
July 15th, 2015
After fines totalling many billions of pounds from UK and US regulators, a new threat is about to hit the major banks found guilty of manipulating the foreign exchange market. US lawyers are preparing multi-million-pound legal action – to ...
Leading Global Banks, Service Providers and Market Infrastructures Create New Hub for End-to-End Margin Processing
July 8th, 2015
Goal is to facilitate compliance with new margin regulations for non-cleared derivatives effective in 2016 Thirteen major global banks, ICAP plc and market infrastructures The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and Euroclear have joined forces with AcadiaSoft, Inc. ...
China’s central bank injects US$8b into market
July 7th, 2015
The People’s Bank of China, China’s central bank, has injected 50 billion yuan (US$8.2 billion) into the money market through open market operations, it announced on Tuesday. This has marked the fourth consecutive cash injection through the central bank’s ...
European Central Bank Press Release on Greek ELA
July 7th, 2015
European Central Bank Press Release : 6 July 2015 – ELA to Greek banks maintained Emergency liquidity assistance maintained at 26 June 2015 level Haircuts on collateral for ELA adjusted Governing Council closely monitoring situation in financial markets The ...
ECB to keep tight funding grip on Greek banks after ‘no’ – sources
July 6th, 2015
The European Central Bank (ECB) is likely to maintain emergency funding for Greek banks at its current restricted level, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday, a move that will see lenders run out of cash soon. There ...
Citigroup, HSBC Among Banks Named in Brazil Currency Probe
July 3rd, 2015
Citigroup Inc., Morgan Stanley, HSBC Holdings Plc and 12 other banks are being investigated for currency manipulation by Brazil’s antitrust agency after similar probes in the U.S. and Europe led to penalties of more than $10 billion. Cade, as ...
Closed banks and capital controls until referendum
June 29th, 2015
In wake of MPs approving plebiscite, gov’t agrees to emergency measures after ECB decides not to lift limit on liquidity Greece heads to a referendum on Sunday that could decide whether its future lies in or out of the ...