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Things we’re reading today include … No matador in sight as bull market in U.S. stocks turns eight Barclays hands top executives £23m in share awards Bank of England forecast to hold interest rates amid Brexit uncertainty Machines v hackers Elon Musk offers to fix Australian power network in 100 days The subdued mood in…

Things we’re reading today include …. Bank branches still more popular than mobile apps for new accounts China’s banking system overtakes eurozone to become the biggest in the world Girl statue faces Wall Street bull to fight gender inequality RBS hands out £22m in share awards to bosses Co-op Bank racks up more losses as…

Things we’re reading today include … China’s banking system overtakes eurozone to become the biggest in the world Big four banks passing the buck on open data regulation Shawbrook Bank rejects £825m takeover offer Deutsche Bank shares hit by cash call Banking jobs denied to young people due to having ‘wrong accents’ PwC in robust…

Things we’re reading today include … 200-year-old bank note stolen from a museum in the 1980s is sent back to bemused staff in an envelope covered with Caribbean stamps How to start your own bank Survey finds rise in ‘bank of mum and dad’ lending £11bn Standard Life and Aberdeen merger driven by weakness, analysts…

Things we’re reading today include … Bitcoin value tops gold for first time American Express: mettle fatigue Aldermore Bank plans dividends as profits jump  Banks paid $321 billion in fines since financial crisis: BCG China and currency manipulation A planned merger of LSE and Deutsche Börse unravels The Trump administration’s trade strategy is dangerously outdated…

Things we’re reading today include … ‘Long shadow’ of financial crisis hits incomes American Express escalates high-fee card competition Overdraft charges are elephant in the room, say MPs SEC freezes accounts in SoftBank-Fortress inquiry Fed officials jolt market with talk of pending rate hike Bank deputy Charlotte Hogg ‘must avoid conflicts of interest’ Hedge fund…

Things we’re reading today include … White House accused of blocking information on bank’s Trump-Russia links Telco Orange to open bank next month Deutsche Bank Cuts Bonus Pool Almost 80% on Legal Costs India’s Slow-Motion Bank Crisis JPMorgan, Microsoft, Intel and others form new blockchain alliance Morgan Stanley gave some clients incorrect tax information LSE…

Things we’re reading today include … ‘Bityuan’ Won’t Kill China’s Banks. Yet Customers ‘stranded with no money’ as Barclays bank system crashes nationwide Top bank executives required to vouch for cyber attack defences Financial executives sceptical on London’s future LSE, Deutsche Boerse deal in jeopardy as EU set to block The remittances propping up Lesotho’s…