Dollar advances as traders consider higher-for-longer rates view
The dollar was on the front foot on Monday, hovering near a seven-week peak.
Earthquake will keep Turkish inflation above 40%, additional budget needed - official
Turkey's devastating earthquake will keep inflation above 40% in the run-up to elections scheduled for June and will necessitate an additional budget, a government official and four economists said.
China's top billionaire investment banker Bao Fan goes missing after Jack Ma: Report
Bao Fan is the CEO of China Renaissance Holdings, one of the country's top investment firms.
Stocks rise as data tempers recession worries
Stocks rose on Thursday as recent economic data from around the world fed hopes that the global economy might not face as hard a landing as feared a few months ago, even as interest rates threaten to remain higher for longer than expected.
Nomura's Q3 profit grows despite investment banking slump
Nomura Holdings Inc, Japan's biggest brokerage and investment bank, reported an 11% rise in quarterly net profit on Wednesday, as a partial stake sale in an affiliate offset a slump in investment banking.
Markets lose ground as traders await rate decisions
Stocks mostly fell Monday as traders struggled to maintain momentum from last week's rally, though Shanghai advanced as mainland Chinese markets reopened after a week-long Lunar New Year break.
Strikes: why refusing public sector pay rises won't help reduce inflation
Since industrial action first started to gather speed last year, concerns have been raised about a wage-price spiral causing entrenched inflation.
European shares gain on China's reopening optimism
European shares climbed on Friday, as optimistic investors gauged the potential impact of a week-long Lunar New Year holidays after China lifted its COVID-19 curbs, even as concerns over global economic slowdown continued to sap sentiment.
Brexit lifts number of million-euro-a-year bankers in EU, watchdog says
More Brexit-related relocations from London and rise in trading increased the number of bankers earning more than a million euros a year in the European Union by more than 40% in 2021, the bloc's banking watchdog said on Thursday.
Fed faces 'difficult' call to avoid overdoing rates shock, Romer says
The Federal Reserve's effort to shock the economy back to lower inflation is in its early days, making it tough for the U.S. central bank to avoid overdoing it.
Bed Bath & Beyond preparing to file bankruptcy within weeks -sources
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc is preparing to seek bankruptcy protection in coming weeks, people familiar with the matter said, following poor sales and an inability to compete with large online and big-box retailers.
Banker bonuses go from boom to bust in jarring reversal
Bankers in New York and London are bracing for year-end bonuses that recruiters estimate are 30% to 50% lower, while some may receive none at all as dealmaking sputters and economic gloom sets takes hold.
Buyout funds rethink deal financing amid shortage of debt
Private equity funds are rethinking how they pull off large deals after a 40.4% contraction in global buyout activity amid a shortage of debt financing caused by rising interest rates and banks' reluctance to open their money taps.
Banking reforms could make the UK a sustainable finance hub, but also threaten financial stability
The global financial crisis has cost Britain up to £7.4 trillion in lost output alone.
UK watchdog narrows dividend-stripping investigation
A British investigation into a trading scheme that claimed multiple tax rebates on dividend payments, said by European countries to have siphoned billions of euros from state coffers, is now focused on nine companies and three individuals, a Freedom of Information (FOI) request shows.
Explainer-How Britain is exploiting Brexit to reform finance?
Britain proposed over 30 reforms on Friday to bolster the City of London's role as a global financial centre, now outside the European Union and facing competition from Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt, as well as New York and Singapore.
UK defends new post-Brexit finance reforms
The government has already said it plans to lift a cap on bankers' bonuses, and to require UK regulators to prioritise growth and competitiveness, alongside market stability.
World economy faces more pain in 2023 after a gloomy year
This was supposed to be the comeback year for the world economy following the Covid pandemic.
Dollar edges up as darkening growth outlook hurts sentiment
The dollar crept higher on Wednesday as top executives from the biggest U.S. banks warned of an impending recession, which dampened risk appetite and kept the greenback supported.
Inflation may be peaking, but doubts emerge about its decline
With central banks ratcheting up their response to a global inflation shock, debate is shifting from when they'll win the war to whether faster rising prices are here to stay in a supply-constrained world.
Bankers pour cold water on red hot coal
It's the best of times, it's the worst of times. At least when it comes to mining coal.
Cryptoverse: Let's talk about DEX, baby
As the crypto castle crumbles, some true believers say the answer is to double down on DEX. Decentralized exchanges, that is.
Global FX trading hits record $7.5 trln a day - BIS survey
Currency trading has hit a record $7.5 trillion-a-day, a comprehensive new study has shown, with the dollar retaining its global dominance but some signs too that London's position as the world's top trading hub is being eroded by Brexit.
Credit Suisse to pay 238 mn euros to settle French fraud probe
Credit Suisse has agreed to pay 238 million euros ($234 million) to avoid prosecution on French money laundering and tax fraud charges, according to a settlement approved Monday by a Paris court.
Liz Truss resigns as prime minister: the five causes of her downfall explained
The shortness of her tenure does at least make it relatively easy to sum up where it all went wrong. I suggest there were five key elements at play in her rise and fall.
Banks brace for tax hit to help plug UK's budget gap
British banks are bracing for a potential tax hit to their profits as the government scrambles to plug an estimated 40 billion pound ($45 billion) hole in its finances.
ECB set to warn of risks in its non-binding opinion on Spanish tax proposal, sources say
The European Central Bank is set to warn of the adverse impact on Spanish banks' solvency of a proposed tax on the sector and of a higher cost of credit in an upcoming non-binding opinion, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
G7, IMF vow to support Ukraine after Russia strikes
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Ukraine's financing needs in 2023 will range between $3 billion and $4 billion a month.
World Central Banks Caught In The Fed's Slipstream
The world's central bankers are caught up in a race to curb inflation that only the Federal Reserve can stop.
Spanish banks need to boost provisions amid slowdown, De Cos says
A slowdown in Spain's economy, caused partly by the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, will force Spanish banks to increase provisions to cover potential losses, Bank of Spain Governor Pablo Hernandez de Cos said on Tuesday.