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Things worth reading: 3rd January 2012

Things we're reading today include … Treasury plans for euro failureThe Telegraph Eurozone is closer to break-up, warns Standard Chartered's Peter SandsThe Telegraph UK finance chiefs 'fear for euro'BBC Euro Takes a Dive on Record ECB Balance SheetBusiness Week European banks: Hose and dryEconomist ‘Financial amnesia’ a factor behind crisisFinancial Times   Global markets finish…

Things worth reading: 3rd January 2012

Things we're reading today include … Treasury plans for euro failureThe Telegraph Eurozone is closer to break-up, warns Standard Chartered's Peter SandsThe Telegraph UK finance chiefs 'fear for euro'BBC Euro Takes a Dive on Record ECB Balance SheetBusiness Week European banks: Hose and dryEconomist ‘Financial amnesia’ a factor behind crisisFinancial Times   Global markets finish…

Things worth reading: 23rd December 2011

Things we're reading today include … Predictions for 2012: bankingThe Telegraph Revamp after Barclays loses millions on copper and aluminiumThe Telegraph Lloyds sells £900m of debtThe Telegraph   AUDIO: Bonuses 'not cause of banking crisis'BBC Legal action on Goldman tax dealBBC What really caused the eurozone crisis?BBC Junk move hits Hungary debt costsBBC   Wall…

Things worth reading: 23rd December 2011

Things we're reading today include … Predictions for 2012: bankingThe Telegraph Revamp after Barclays loses millions on copper and aluminiumThe Telegraph Lloyds sells £900m of debtThe Telegraph   AUDIO: Bonuses 'not cause of banking crisis'BBC Legal action on Goldman tax dealBBC What really caused the eurozone crisis?BBC Junk move hits Hungary debt costsBBC   Wall…

Things worth reading: 22nd December 2011

Things we're reading today include … ECB lends £409bn to eurozone banks The Independent Huge demand for ECB's bank loansBBC European banks borrow record €489bn from ECBThe Telegraph   Vince Cable vows to reduce power of 'whingeing City bankers'The Telegraph US Fed in new bank rules proposalBBC Investment banks: annus horribilisFinancial Times  Latinia Introduces 'Tweet…

Things worth reading: 22nd December 2011

Things we're reading today include … ECB lends £409bn to eurozone banks The Independent Huge demand for ECB's bank loansBBC European banks borrow record €489bn from ECBThe Telegraph   Vince Cable vows to reduce power of 'whingeing City bankers'The Telegraph US Fed in new bank rules proposalBBC Investment banks: annus horribilisFinancial Times  Latinia Introduces 'Tweet…

Things worth reading: 21st December 2011

Things we're reading today include … RBS May Consider U.S. Citizens Unit SaleBusiness Week RBS tries to calm staff anxiety over business revampThe Telegraph Christmas in prison for Kweku Adoboli on £1.4bn UBS fraud chargesThe Telegraph Cost of bank reforms 'will be borne by customers'The Independent Banks to scrap some currency feesBBC Brussels backs WestLB…

Things worth reading: 21st December 2011

Things we're reading today include … RBS May Consider U.S. Citizens Unit SaleBusiness Week RBS tries to calm staff anxiety over business revampThe Telegraph Christmas in prison for Kweku Adoboli on £1.4bn UBS fraud chargesThe Telegraph Cost of bank reforms 'will be borne by customers'The Independent Banks to scrap some currency feesBBC Brussels backs WestLB…

Things worth reading: 20th December 2011

Things we're reading today include … Osborne confirms new bank rulesBBC George Osborne to implement full banking measures: what the analysts saidThe Telegraph ICB report: the key recommendationsThe Telegraph George Osborne urged to rethink reformsThe Telegraph Finance Bill 'needs clarifying'BBC UK banks: concessions may be too littleFinancial Times Banks face disclosure of capital positionFinancial Times…

Things worth reading: 20th December 2011

Things we're reading today include … Osborne confirms new bank rulesBBC George Osborne to implement full banking measures: what the analysts saidThe Telegraph ICB report: the key recommendationsThe Telegraph George Osborne urged to rethink reformsThe Telegraph Finance Bill 'needs clarifying'BBC UK banks: concessions may be too littleFinancial Times Banks face disclosure of capital positionFinancial Times…