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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A planned merger of LSE and Deutsche Börse unravels The Trump administration’s trade strategy is dangerously outdated…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…

Things we’re reading today include … Lloyds profits surge but challenges remain New £1 ‘most secure coin in the world’ Royal Bank of Scotland reports ninth year of losses Brexit: Barclays ‘committed to London’ RSA steps out of turnaround programme as recovery from Irish financial scandal continues Ex-IMF chief Rodrigo Rato gets 4.5 years for…

Things we’re reading today include … Digital challenger bank Monzo’s just raised millions more and plans fresh crowdfunding Barclays reports rise in full-year profits The ex-trader turning disabilities into profits Lloyds Banking Group posts biggest profits in 10 years EU’s ‘currency nationalism’ could splinter world’s financial system, warns Bank of England deputy  Metro boss eyes…

Things we’re reading today include … TransferWise launches international money transfers via Facebook Digital bank Atom tries to find its voice with £4m Will.i.am deal Is this the end for high-street banking? Wells Fargo fund business on the defensive amid sales scandal Royal Bank of Scotland confirms plan to stop sale of Williams & Glyn…

Things we’re reading today include … Deutsche Bank examined Donald Trump’s account for Russia links Results will reveal the good, the bad and the ugly of UK banks The Treasury wants to change plans for Royal Bank of Scotland to sell Williams & Glyn UK bank chiefs to be awarded over £4m in 2016 bonuses…