As Denmark’s biggest bank considers what sort of capital might be used to fill a new regulatory buffer, some investors are signaling they’ve reached their saturation point. Danske Bank A/S (DANSKE) said last week it may use a variation of Tier 3 debt to add to a list of reserves that can be wiped out […]
LATEST NEWS : Draghi Devaluing Euro Cheers ECB as Inflation Seen Fading
Mario Draghi’s strategy for reviving the euro area looks like devaluation. While the European Central Bank president says the exchange rate isn’t a policy target, officials aren’t secretive about their approval of the currency’s almost 10 percent slide. The depreciation increases the cost of imports and boosts exporters’ competitiveness, aiding the effort to revive inflation […]
LATEST NEWS : SNB Won’t Exclude Negative Interest Rates, Spokesman Meier Says
The Swiss National Bank is willing to take further measures such as negative interest rates if pressure on the franc intensifies, spokesman Walter Meier said today. “If needed we would take extra measures, with a negative rate a conceivable option,” Meier said by phone from Zurich, adding that this was the SNB’s standard comment. The […]
LATEST NEWS : EU Banks Must Shun Bitcoin Until Rules in Place, EBA Says
The European Commission signaled it will try to impose rules on virtual currencies such as Bitcoin after the bloc’s banking regulator ordered lenders to shun them. “It’s imperative to move quickly on this issue,” Chantal Hughes, a spokeswoman for Financial Services Commissioner Michel Barnier, said by e-mail today. “The potential for money laundering and terrorist financing is too serious […]
LATEST NEWS : They're Dying at Their Desks in China as Epidemic of Stress Proves Fatal
Chinese banking regulator Li Jianhua literally worked himself to death. After 26 years of “always putting the cause of the party and the people” first, his employersaid this month, the 48-year-old official died rushing to finish a report before the sun came up. continue reading at bloomberg.com
LATEST NEWS : Draghi Poised to Keep Rate-Cut Option Even After June Move
Mario Draghi is likely to signal that any interest-rate cut this week won’t necessarily be the final one, according to two euro-area central bank officials. The European Central Bank president will probably reiterate his commitment to keep borrowing costs at present or lower levels, the people said, asking not to be identified because the talks aren’t […]
LATEST NEWS : Xi Says China Must Adapt to ‘New Normal’ of Slower Growth
Chinese President Xi Jinping said the nation needs to adapt to a “new normal” in the pace of economic growth and remain “cool-minded” amid a slowdown that analysts forecast will lead to the weakest expansion since 1990. continue reading at bloomberg.com
LATEST NEWS : Europe Deflation Risk Seen by 74% in Global Investor Poll
Financial professionals are optimistic about the global economy, just not as fervent about it as they were at the start of the year. That’s the message from the latest Bloomberg Markets Global Investor Poll, which shows concern about risks ranging from the turmoil in Ukraine to the threat of deflation in Europe. continue reading at bloomberg.com
Soros Says Europe Faces 25-Year Slump Without Overhaul
Billionaire investor George Soros saidEurope faces 25 years of Japanese-style stagnation unless politicians pursue further integration of the currency bloc and change policies that have discouraged banks from lending. While the immediate financial crisis that has plagued Europe since 2010 “is over,” it still faces a political crisis that has divided the region between creditor and debtor nations, […]