Things worth reading today include … Today's must read: How the ECB’s fig leaf has completely withered away Anatole Kaletsky in the Times provides a fascinating analysis of the ECB's policies in Europe compared to the Federal Reserve in the USA."Unlike the Fed and the Bank of England, which only accept AAA public bonds as…
Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: PollyTrade Lets You Trade Stocks Via Twitter (Techcrunch) PollyTrade links "your Twitter account to your E*Trade account (more brokers will be added in the future based on user feedback), and subsequently enable you to do transactions using tweets that start with @pollytrade and include the respective…
Here are our key stories of the week: The Top 10 Investment Banks of 2009 The Top Ten of Everything SUN, IBM, SWIFT and more create a cloud crowd How accountable are the rating agencies for this mess? How to break trust with social media SmartyPig makes a Big Oink! Amazing survey result Desperate hedge…
Things we're reading today include … Companies: LSE takes tough new approach to technology (Financial Times) JPMorgan's investment banking gaining on Goldman (Reuters) Citi faces retail sales ban in Japan (Financial Times) Regions: Spain launches $12.7bn bank fund (BBC)Poland's euro adoption faces delay (Euractiv) China argues to replace US dollar (BBC) Five Banks Are Seized,…
Things we're reading today include … UK Regulators and Policymakers at War: King and I in 'joint effort' to produce white paper, says Darling (Guardian)Rift between Darling and King widens (Guardian)Financial White Paper won't end tensions at the heart of British policymaking (Telegraph)Bank defies the Treasury again as it seeks new powers (Independent)Alistair Darling set…
Things we're reading today include … UK Regulators and Policymakers at War: King and I in 'joint effort' to produce white paper, says Darling (Guardian)Rift between Darling and King widens (Guardian)Financial White Paper won't end tensions at the heart of British policymaking (Telegraph)Bank defies the Treasury again as it seeks new powers (Independent)Alistair Darling set…
Things we're reading today include … UK: Bank of England governor attacks Darling's borrowing policy (Guardian) Bank governor Mervyn King says scale of UK deficit is 'truly extraordinary' (Telegraph) King warns of the 'long hard slog' to clear Britain's debt (Independent)City watchdog (FSA) pays £20m in bonuses (Guardian) Europe: ECB lends record €442bn in first…
Things we're reading today include … UK: Bank of England governor attacks Darling's borrowing policy (Guardian) Bank governor Mervyn King says scale of UK deficit is 'truly extraordinary' (Telegraph) King warns of the 'long hard slog' to clear Britain's debt (Independent)City watchdog (FSA) pays £20m in bonuses (Guardian) Europe: ECB lends record €442bn in first…
Things we're reading today include … Today's must-read: RBS topped the losses list while Chinese banks raked in profits (Guardian)"The Banker's Top 1,000 annual survey reveals that RBS's pre-tax operating loss of $59.3bn (£36bn) puts it way out in front of Citigroup, which was second with losses of $53bn … the world's most profitable bank…
Things we're reading today include … Today's must-read: RBS topped the losses list while Chinese banks raked in profits (Guardian)"The Banker's Top 1,000 annual survey reveals that RBS's pre-tax operating loss of $59.3bn (£36bn) puts it way out in front of Citigroup, which was second with losses of $53bn … the world's most profitable bank…
