JPMorgan upbeat on Greek banks, upgrades Piraeus to ‘overweight’

JPMorgan upgraded Piraeus Bank (BOPr.AT) to “overweight” and said it was positive on Greece’s four big banks in a research report published on Tuesday.
Exclusive: Flurry of new rules leave Turkish banks struggling to lend

Some Turkish banks are curtailing corporate lending after the government’s latest raft of regulations raised their costs and forced many to cut their balance sheet risks, five banking and private sector sources told Reuters.
Oil prices climb on concerns over tight supplies

Oil prices rose on Tuesday as worries about tight fuel supplies ahead of winter offset investor concerns about falling demand in China, the world’s biggest crude importer.
Oil prices rise as supply uncertainty mounts

Oil prices rose on Monday as Iranian nuclear talks appeared to hit obstacles and an embargo on Russian oil shipments loomed, with tight supply struggling to meet still robust demand.
Exclusive: Biden to hit China with broader curbs on U.S. chip and tool exports

The Biden administration plans next month to broaden curbs on U.S shipments to China of semiconductors used for artificial intelligence and chipmaking tools, several people familiar with the matter said.
Analysis: U.S. ban on Nvidia, AMD chips seen boosting Chinese rivals

The U.S. ban on exports to China of Nvidia and AMD’s flagship artificial intelligence chips will create new business opportunities for domestic startups jockeying for a piece of China’s fast-growing data center chip market, industry executives and analysts told Reuters.
Exclusive: German economy ministry reviews measures to curb China business

Germany’s economy ministry is considering a raft of measures to make business with China less attractive as it seeks to reduce its dependency on Asia’s economic superpower, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
EXCLUSIVE Sea’s Shopee shuts operations in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico -sources

Sea Ltd’s (SE.N) e-commerce arm told employees on Thursday it was shutting local operations in Chile, Colombia and Mexico, and leaving Argentina entirely, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the matter and an internal email.
Analysis: Sterling returns to the 1980s, and it may get cheaper still

Sterling’s slide against the dollar to a rate last seen in 1985 has sparked talk of a dramatic spiral downwards that ends in a collapse in confidence in British assets and a balance of payments crisis.
FOREX Euro holds above 2-decade low before ECB decision

The euro was hovering above Tuesday’s two-decade low on Thursday as investors awaited a policy decision from the European Central Bank (ECB) and comments from the head of the Federal Reserve for insight on the path for global monetary tightening.