NatWest shares plunge after warning on rising costs

NatWest’s shares fell as much as 9% on Friday after the British bank warned of rising costs, and as its third-quarter results were hit by a deteriorating UK economic outlook that prompted an increase in bad debt provisions.

Analysis: Cracks appear in Credit Suisse comeback plans

After months of reflecting, Credit Suisse’s chairman Axel Lehmann revealed an overhaul “to rebuild Credit Suisse as a strong … bank with a firm foundation, rock-solid like our Swiss mountains”. It did not take long for the first cracks to appear.