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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1e64ce26/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Crate0Eswap0Escandal0C920A48550CBarclays0Erocked0Eby0Enew0Eclaim0Eof0Eswaps0Emis0Eselling0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Barclays rocked by new claim of swaps mis-selling</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1e64771e/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C920A45790CBarclays0Epay0Erow0Elifts0Ethe0Elid0Eon0Ebanks0Eclosed0Eculture0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Barclays pay row lifts the lid on bank&#39;s closed culture</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1e6977c6/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C920A58580CBarclays0Erocked0Eby0Efresh0Erow0Eover0Etax0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Barclays rocked by fresh row over tax</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1e68fa2d/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C920A56470CBarclays0Ehas0Emore0ECayman0EIslands0Elinks0Ethan0ERBS0Eand0ELloyds0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Barclays has more Cayman Islands links than RBS and Lloyds</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1e64ce27/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Ccomment0Cjames0Equinn0C920A45610CLloyds0EHorta0EOsorio0Ecant0Ebet0Eon0Ethe0ECo0Eop0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Lloyds&#39; Horta-Osorio can&#39;t bet on the Co-op</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1e64ce25/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C920A48390CCo0Eop0Eboard0Eto0Emeet0Eamid0ELloyds0Ebid0Efears0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Co-op board to meet amid Lloyds bid fears</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1e6035c8/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cgoldman0Esachs0Echief0Elloyd0Eblankfein0Epaid0E162m0Elast0Eyear0E76442470Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Goldman Sachs chief Lloyd Blankfein paid $16.2m last year</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1e647720/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C920A48410CGoldman0ESachs0Eto0Ereport0Eprofit0Erebound0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Goldman Sachs to report profit rebound</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/9hPCWL3M9lI/us-creditsuisse-idUSBRE83E08520120415" target="_blank">Credit Suisse could cut 5,000 jobs: paper</a><br />Reuters</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17720012#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">US &#39;to make profit from bailouts&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9a20dac8-8480-11e1-b6f5-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">Global taxation: Fiscal frustrations</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17721335#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">China loosens currency controls</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/FR94Uq23HT4/us-usa-treasury-yuan-idUSBRE83E09I20120415" target="_blank">U.S. Treasury says China yuan move helpful</a><br />Reuters</div>
<div><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/PFEESywb1Kw/us-china-economy-currency-idUSBRE83E01520120415" target="_blank">Analysis: China currency move nails hard landing risk coffin</a><br />Reuters</div>
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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include &#8230;</p>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1e64ce26/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Crate0Eswap0Escandal0C920A48550CBarclays0Erocked0Eby0Enew0Eclaim0Eof0Eswaps0Emis0Eselling0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Barclays rocked by new claim of swaps mis-selling</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1e64771e/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C920A45790CBarclays0Epay0Erow0Elifts0Ethe0Elid0Eon0Ebanks0Eclosed0Eculture0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Barclays pay row lifts the lid on bank&#39;s closed culture</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1e6977c6/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C920A58580CBarclays0Erocked0Eby0Efresh0Erow0Eover0Etax0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Barclays rocked by fresh row over tax</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1e68fa2d/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C920A56470CBarclays0Ehas0Emore0ECayman0EIslands0Elinks0Ethan0ERBS0Eand0ELloyds0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Barclays has more Cayman Islands links than RBS and Lloyds</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1e64ce27/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Ccomment0Cjames0Equinn0C920A45610CLloyds0EHorta0EOsorio0Ecant0Ebet0Eon0Ethe0ECo0Eop0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Lloyds&#39; Horta-Osorio can&#39;t bet on the Co-op</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1e64ce25/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C920A48390CCo0Eop0Eboard0Eto0Emeet0Eamid0ELloyds0Ebid0Efears0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Co-op board to meet amid Lloyds bid fears</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1e6035c8/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cgoldman0Esachs0Echief0Elloyd0Eblankfein0Epaid0E162m0Elast0Eyear0E76442470Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Goldman Sachs chief Lloyd Blankfein paid $16.2m last year</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1e647720/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C920A48410CGoldman0ESachs0Eto0Ereport0Eprofit0Erebound0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Goldman Sachs to report profit rebound</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/9hPCWL3M9lI/us-creditsuisse-idUSBRE83E08520120415" target="_blank">Credit Suisse could cut 5,000 jobs: paper</a><br />Reuters</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17720012#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">US &#39;to make profit from bailouts&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9a20dac8-8480-11e1-b6f5-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">Global taxation: Fiscal frustrations</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17721335#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">China loosens currency controls</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/FR94Uq23HT4/us-usa-treasury-yuan-idUSBRE83E09I20120415" target="_blank">U.S. Treasury says China yuan move helpful</a><br />Reuters</div>
<div><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/PFEESywb1Kw/us-china-economy-currency-idUSBRE83E01520120415" target="_blank">Analysis: China currency move nails hard landing risk coffin</a><br />Reuters</div>
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