Bank of Nova Scotia reported third-quarter profit a touch below estimates on Tuesday, but earnings rose from a year earlier as strong loan growth, particularly in its international business helped offset challenges in its wealth and capital markets units.
Ghana’s central bank on Wednesday delivered its biggest rate hike ever, a 300 basis point increase to 22%, at an emergency meeting to address the economy’s rapid deterioration amid crippling inflation.
German chancellor Olaf Scholz faces lawmakers’ questions this week over his role in tackling a multibillion-euro tax fraud as a sprawling probe into the scheme threatens to undermine him as he grapples with an energy crisis and the fallout of war.
The Swiss National Bank (SNBN.S) reported a first-half loss of 95.2 billion Swiss francs ($100.08 billion) on Friday, the biggest six-month loss since the central bank was founded in 1907.
Russian divisions of foreign banks, such as Citi and Raiffeisen Bank International (RBIV.VI), have started looking for staff this month after Russian authorities moved to block them exiting the country, industry sources and a recruiting company said.
HSBC Holdings Plc said employees had formed a branch of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) within its securities brokerage unit in the country, following media reports on Thursday.
Swedish lender Swedbank (SWEDa.ST) reported a smaller-than-expected net profit for the second quarter on Tuesday, as higher costs and lower trading gains took some of the shine off rising income from mortgages on the back of higher interest rates.
The British arm of Spanish lender Santander (SAN.MC) said on Tuesday it would award a 4% pay rise to around 11,000 UK-based employees to help with the rising cost of living, as inflation cripples household budgets across Britain and beyond.
Americans’ financial health held up well in the second quarter even as inflation sent gas and grocery bills higher and ate into savings for the first time since the pandemic, U.S. bank executives said.
A decision by banks to change how they invest spare capital is limiting their ability to extend loans to companies with weak balance sheets during the financial market downturn, fund managers and investors said.
Bank of Nova Scotia reported third-quarter profit a touch below estimates on Tuesday, but earnings rose from a year earlier as strong loan growth, particularly in its international business helped offset challenges in its wealth and capital markets units.
Ghana’s central bank on Wednesday delivered its biggest rate hike ever, a 300 basis point increase to 22%, at an emergency meeting to address the economy’s rapid deterioration amid crippling inflation.
German chancellor Olaf Scholz faces lawmakers’ questions this week over his role in tackling a multibillion-euro tax fraud as a sprawling probe into the scheme threatens to undermine him as he grapples with an energy crisis and the fallout of war.
The Swiss National Bank (SNBN.S) reported a first-half loss of 95.2 billion Swiss francs ($100.08 billion) on Friday, the biggest six-month loss since the central bank was founded in 1907.
Russian divisions of foreign banks, such as Citi and Raiffeisen Bank International (RBIV.VI), have started looking for staff this month after Russian authorities moved to block them exiting the country, industry sources and a recruiting company said.
HSBC Holdings Plc said employees had formed a branch of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) within its securities brokerage unit in the country, following media reports on Thursday.
Swedish lender Swedbank (SWEDa.ST) reported a smaller-than-expected net profit for the second quarter on Tuesday, as higher costs and lower trading gains took some of the shine off rising income from mortgages on the back of higher interest rates.
The British arm of Spanish lender Santander (SAN.MC) said on Tuesday it would award a 4% pay rise to around 11,000 UK-based employees to help with the rising cost of living, as inflation cripples household budgets across Britain and beyond.
Americans’ financial health held up well in the second quarter even as inflation sent gas and grocery bills higher and ate into savings for the first time since the pandemic, U.S. bank executives said.
A decision by banks to change how they invest spare capital is limiting their ability to extend loans to companies with weak balance sheets during the financial market downturn, fund managers and investors said.
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