Exclusive: China’s state banks seen acquiring dollars in swaps market to stabilise yuan
China’s state banks stepped up their intervention to defend a weakening yuan on Monday, with banking sources telling Reuters these banks sold a high volume of U.S. dollars and used a combination of swaps and spot trades.
Exclusive: Citi, Raiffeisen, other foreign banks seek staff in Russia as they struggle to exit
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.
