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Things worth reading: 16th December 2011

Things we're reading today include … EU 26 fight to stop pact unravellingThe Independent UK 'to observe EU negotiations'BBC Doubts emerge over EU tax plansBBC The euro crisis: Damned with faint plansThe Economist European banks: Staggering to the rescueEconomist Why European Banks Are Sacrificing GrowthBusiness Week Germany's Hidden RiskBusiness Week French call to downgrade UK…

Things worth reading: 15th December 2011

Things we're reading today include … Lloyds chief executive Horta-Osorio to return to work as bank sells 632 branches to Co-op The Telegraph Credit Agricole to cut 2,350 jobsBBC Paypal plans daily deal couponsBBC State Street leaves UK and German bond marketsFinancial Times   BIS checks criminal allegations against Sir Fred GoodwinThe Telegraph FTSE boss…

Things worth reading: 15th December 2011

Things we're reading today include … Lloyds chief executive Horta-Osorio to return to work as bank sells 632 branches to Co-op The Telegraph Credit Agricole to cut 2,350 jobsBBC Paypal plans daily deal couponsBBC State Street leaves UK and German bond marketsFinancial Times   BIS checks criminal allegations against Sir Fred GoodwinThe Telegraph FTSE boss…

Things worth reading: 14th December 2011

Things we're reading today include … Top economists reveal their graphs of 2011BBC Risk for €250bn of leveraged loansFinancial Times   Asian stock markets fall over EU fearsThe Independent Euro at its lowest since JanuaryBBC  Commerzbank rules out plea for fundingThe Telegraph EFSF Sells $2.6B of Bills to Add FlexibilityBusiness Week ECB May Have to…

Things worth reading: 14th December 2011

Things we're reading today include … Top economists reveal their graphs of 2011BBC Risk for €250bn of leveraged loansFinancial Times   Asian stock markets fall over EU fearsThe Independent Euro at its lowest since JanuaryBBC  Commerzbank rules out plea for fundingThe Telegraph EFSF Sells $2.6B of Bills to Add FlexibilityBusiness Week ECB May Have to…

Things worth reading: 13th December 2011

Things we're reading today include … Management and light-touch regulation blamed for RBS crisisThe Independent FSA seeks ban on hostile bank buy-outsFinancial Times Q&A: What the FSA has proposedFinancial Times FSA 'better skilled to regulate'The Independent Cable seeking advice on RBS chiefsThe Independent Fears raised over RBS chief in 2003The Independent RBS woes caused by…

Things worth reading: 13th December 2011

Things we're reading today include … Management and light-touch regulation blamed for RBS crisisThe Independent FSA seeks ban on hostile bank buy-outsFinancial Times Q&A: What the FSA has proposedFinancial Times FSA 'better skilled to regulate'The Independent Cable seeking advice on RBS chiefsThe Independent Fears raised over RBS chief in 2003The Independent RBS woes caused by…

Things worth reading: 12th December 2011

Things we're reading today include … RBS report: FSA's analysis of banks was 'deficient'BBC RBS investigation: Chapter 1 – NatWest and BeyondThe Telegraph RBS investigation: Chapter 2 – the ABN Amro takeoverThe Telegraph RBS investigation: Chapter 3 – run up to the collapseThe Telegraph RBS investigation: Chapter 4: the bail-outThe Telegraph RBS investigation: Chapter 5:…

The Finanser’s Week: 5th December – 11th December 2011

Our biggest stories of the week are … How The City Developed, Part One: The Romans In Roman Times, the centre of London was at Cornhill, where the Bank of England is based, and Leadenhall market, where Lloyd’s of London is based.  At Leadenhall, the Romans built a Basilica, a combination of a town hall…

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Things worth reading: 9th December 2011

Things we're reading today include … The IMF and the euro: Cash for credibilityEconomist Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis: Scaling the summitThe Economist European banks must raise €115bn of capitalThe Telegraph French Banks’ Capital Gap May Have ShrunkBusiness Week What is Germany's vision for Europe?BBC EU nations and the euro: What they wantBBC   Lloyds boss 'ready…