Things we're reading today include ...
- Google in peer-to-peer lending venture
- RBS admits mis-selling loans to troubled businesses
- Morgan Stanley executives visit brokerages to reassure after data theft
- US bank giants miss profit forecasts
- Bank of America fourth-quarter profit hurt by low interest rates
- Citi hit by sharp drop in trading revenue
- Swiss central bank stuns market with policy U-turn
- Currency cap: The doves will be smiling in Frankfurt
- Regulators test universal banking model
This week's Economist:
- Turkey’s economy: Saved by the well
- Global markets: A tangle of anxieties
- Monetary policy in India: The cycle turns
- Free exchange: Zoning out
- Political risk in Chinese finance: Kung-fu fighting
Chris M Skinner
Chris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through his blog, TheFinanser.com, as author of the bestselling book Digital Bank, and Chair of the European networking forum the Financial Services Club. He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand (as well as one of the best blogs), a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City AM, Deluxe and Jax Finance), as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News. To learn more click here...