November 10, 2023
“A U.S. judge on Thursday approved JPMorgan Chase’s $290 million settlement with women who said Jeffrey Epstein abused them, and that the largest U.S. bank turned a blind eye to the late financier’s sex trafficking. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff granted final… Continue Reading…
November 10, 2023
“The Federal Reserve’s efforts to drain liquidity from the financial system have finally pushed inflows into a critical central bank tool below the $1 trillion mark for the first time since late summer 2021. Cash from money market funds and… Continue Reading…
November 6, 2023
“Citigroup’s managers and consultants working on CEO Jane Fraser’s reorganization have discussed job cuts of at least 10% in several major businesses, CNBC reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the process… Last month, Citi said it would cut… Continue Reading…
October 30, 2023
“…The London-headquartered bank said that it would shortly begin buying back an additional $3 billion of its shares, taking total stock repurchases for the year to $7 billion. HSBC Chief Executive Officer Noel Quinn signaled there may be more to… Continue Reading…
October 30, 2023
“Turkey’s central bank on Thursday hiked its key interest rate from 30% to 35%, in an ongoing bid to rein in inflation. The move was in line with expectations of economists polled by Reuters. The central bank said price rises… Continue Reading…
October 30, 2023
“…Here’s what the company reported: The bank said profit surged 35% to $13.15 billion, or $4.33 a share, from a year earlier. That per-share figure includes 17 cents in securities losses and 22 cents in legal expenses. It wasn’t immediately clear which items… Continue Reading…
October 27, 2023
“Russia’s central bank raised its key interest rate by a higher than expected 200 basis points to 15% on Friday, hiking borrowing costs for the fourth meeting running in response to a weak rouble and stubborn inflation pressure. The central… Continue Reading…
October 26, 2023
“The central bank for the 20 countries that use the euro left the rate it pays on deposits at a record-high 4.0%, reaffirming that the current level of borrowing costs may just be enough to tame inflation if kept there… Continue Reading…
October 6, 2023
“U.S. Treasury yields rose Friday, with the 10-year nearing a 16-year high after the latest jobs data came in stronger than economists anticipated. The yield on the 10-year Treasury was up by nearly 13 basis points at 4.839%. It had hit a fresh… Continue Reading…
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