Things we're reading today include … Economies: Economic Outlook: Inflation takes centre stage (Financial Times)Paul Krugman's fear for lost decade (Guardian)Sir Nigel Rudd fears regulatory issues will put foreign investors off Britain (Telegraph) Toxic debt fears undermine euro (Financial Times) Latvia is 'saved from bankruptcy' (BBC) Trouble in the Middle East's banking centre (BBC) Weighing the US government’s response…
Here are our key stories of the week: Is the social web party over? Social media has changed society IBM discovers banks don't understand their customers A SEPA end-date at last? Forget payments, think value A compliance culture or function? Time for the Gangsters? Harry Potter and the Prince of Darkness Looks like the banker's…
Here are our key stories of the week: Is the social web party over? Social media has changed society IBM discovers banks don't understand their customers A SEPA end-date at last? Forget payments, think value A compliance culture or function? Time for the Gangsters? Harry Potter and the Prince of Darkness Looks like the banker's…
Things we're reading today include … Black Rock buys Barclays Global Investors: Sovereign wealth funds back BlackRock move to acquire Barclays Global Investors (Telegraph)Epic deal that crowns Larry Fink as Wall Street's new king (Telegraph) Barclays' market-based solution leaves bailed-out banks trailing (Telegraph) Barclays’ reliance on investment banking ‘to rise’ (Financial Times) Companies: Goldman's commercial bank days numbered?…
Things we're reading today include … Barclays offloads fund management business BGI to BlackRock for $13.5bn (Telegraph) Rising oil price poses theat to recovery, Alistair Darling warns (Telegraph) City fears EU regulatory onslaught (Financial Times) Sweden backs UK to fend off EU regulation of City (Guardian)Calls for Brown to go nuclear in City battle with EU (Telegraph) Western…
Things we're reading today include … Barclays offloads fund management business BGI to BlackRock for $13.5bn (Telegraph) Rising oil price poses theat to recovery, Alistair Darling warns (Telegraph) City fears EU regulatory onslaught (Financial Times) Sweden backs UK to fend off EU regulation of City (Guardian)Calls for Brown to go nuclear in City battle with EU (Telegraph) Western…
Things we're reading today include … UK recession may have ended in March (Telegraph)Bank of England's Andrew Sentance says economy may be 'bottoming out' (Telegraph)UK financial clout fades as EU pushes tighter regulation (Euractiv) Germany approves new 'bad bank' (BBC) ECB fears bank crisis in 2010 as recession drags on (Telegraph) Ailing Banks Caught Between Regulators'…
Things we're reading today include …UK: Count us in, maths experts tell UK regulator (Financial Times)Bank of England's Tucker warns banks threatening recovery by not lending (Telegraph)Britain isolated as EU tightens grip on City (Telegraph) Europe: EU finance ministers clash over reforms (Times)New Irish rating downgrade hits euro (Euractiv)Commission launches consultation on possible end-date for Single Euro…
Things we're reading today include …UK: Count us in, maths experts tell UK regulator (Financial Times)Bank of England's Tucker warns banks threatening recovery by not lending (Telegraph)Britain isolated as EU tightens grip on City (Telegraph) Europe: EU finance ministers clash over reforms (Times)New Irish rating downgrade hits euro (Euractiv)Commission launches consultation on possible end-date for Single Euro…
Things we're reading today include … Lloyds Banking Group boosts Brown with £2.3bn bailout repayment (Times)Lloyds to close Cheltenham & Gloucester branches (Telegraph)Standard Chartered's traditional approach pays off (Telegraph) BlackRock nears $13bn BGI deal (Financial Times) Citi confirms plan to raise $33bn (Financial Times)GM and Citigroup drop out of Dow (BBC) Scottish economy will not…
