Zurich Insurance Group reported a better-than-expected 25% rise in operating profit in the first half on strong performance across the board and announced a bumper 1.8 billion Swiss francs ($1.91 billion) share buyback on Thursday, sending its shares higher.

State-owned Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) said four more banks had agreed to back its upcoming 2.5 billion euro ($2.6 billion) cash call.

The Russian and Belarusian operations of Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) posted the sharpest gains in profit among its subsidiaries in the first half.

The Bank of England is now expected to lift borrowing costs by a bigger 50 basis points to 1.75% on Thursday as it battles soaring inflation, according to a Reuters poll taken over the past week after several economists changed their minds.

Regulators require finance companies to keep a record of vast swathes of staff communications to deter and uncover infringements such as insider trading.

Barclays' first-half profit fell more than expected due to a 1.9 billion pound ($2.3 billion) hit by regulatory missteps.

Euro zone stocks slipped in volatile trading on Thursday as investors assessed the impact of an aggressive 50 basis point interest-rate hike by the European Central Bank amid growing worries about a recession and a political turmoil in Italy.

The European Central Bank is set to deliver its first interest-rate hike since 2011 this week, yet markets are already fast-forwarding to focus on the path for higher rates beyond Thursday as economic prospects darken.

Barclays is seeking a Chinese banking partner to set up an asset management joint venture in the country, two people with knowledge of the matter said, as part of British lender's plans to expand its footprint in the world's second-largest economy.

The euro languished at $1.01475, having lost 2.3% last week and briefly falling to its lowest since late 2002.

Barclays Head of Macro Trading for EMEA and Asia Pacific, Nat Tyce, is leaving after more than 25 years, a staff memo seen by Reuters shows, after transforming the trading unit into one of the bank's highest-flying divisions.

Big U.S. banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co and Citigroup appear set for some earnings boost from a pick-up in the battered credit-card business, but a possible recession would pull consumers back and bring losses on outstanding loans.

The Bank of England said on Friday it was satisfied lenders had taken steps to ensure they were no longer "too big to fail" in any future crisis, though it found shortcomings at three major banks.

Kering will outline plans to reinvigorate sales at its star label Gucci this week, throwing the spotlight on its approach in China - a key growth driver for leading luxury houses that has been hit by its new COVID lockdowns.

The Japanese yen was on the back foot on Monday, ahead of a busy policy-focused week in which inflation will be in the spotlight with a major European Central Bank meeting and U.S.

Crypto markets, which trade around the clock, had a quiet weekend after turmoil last week driven by TerraUSD, a so-called stablecoin, broke its dollar peg.

Johnson's friendship with the Russian-born businessman dates back to his eight years as mayor of London from 2008.

Core inflation is actually seen rising by 0.4% in April, up from 0.3% the previous month, even as the annual pace dips a bit due to base effects.

Analysts say April readings will likely be worse, with lockdowns in commercial centre Shanghai and elsewhere dragging on

On October 21, 2021, Mason was chosen to be the first president of Barbados almost unanimously at a special sitting of the lower and upper houses of parliament.

Kyrie Irving will not be allowed to join the Brooklyn Nets for practice or games until he is fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

Kyrie Irving has refused to get vaccinated against Covid-19

Meanwhile, the "Bad Guy" hitmaker is facing backlash after winning the best Latin VMA award.

The men got into a fight on the red carpet with the UFC fighter trying to go physical on the singer.

Almost 80 percent of City workers plan to be back in the office from September

Knowles-Lawson called Jay-Z's touch as a show of affection and nothing more.

India's economy was in the throes of a prolonged slowdown even before Covid-19 struck, but the pandemic untraveled years of gains.

London is a bustling city in the United Kingdom and it also has the title of being the capital city. Standing on the Thames it has been a major settlement for at least two millennia. London is also one of the most important cities in the world and is also quite desirable. It has four world heritage sites and has quite a bit of history on its side.

The Knicks have the salary cap space for Westbrook and have been looking for a superstar for the past two seasons.

One of the first direct consequences of Brexit, the move by UK lenders to shut expat services is said to affect tens of thousands of people across Europe.