Banking

From risk‑management practices to competitive positioning, the Banking section delivers detailed articles and opinion pieces on global banks and financial institutions. It examines regulatory shifts, digital transformation and the evolving role of banks in the wider economy.

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ECB ready to act if inflation goal is hit sooner, says Schnabel

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Inflation in the euro area will “in all likelihood” ease as soon as...

14th September, 2021

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Key gauge of euro zone inflation expectations at highest since mid-2015

By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – A key market gauge of euro zone inflation expectations...

14th September, 2021

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Big Tech cloud services could face resilience test, says Bank of England

LONDON (Reuters) – Amazon, Google and other tech companies providing cloud computing to banks...

14th September, 2021

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Bank of England says COVID hitting timing of Basel bank capital rules

(Adds BoE official’s full name in fourth paragraph) By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Coun...

14th September, 2021

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Exclusive-U.S. Treasury, financial industry discuss cryptocurrency ‘stablecoins’

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department met with a number of ind...

13th September, 2021

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Afghanistan remittance payouts limited to local currency -sources

By Tom Arnold LONDON (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s central bank has ordered banks to pay out...

13th September, 2021

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Banks expect London to remain a top financial centre, says survey

LONDON (Reuters) – London will remain a leading global financial centre despite uncertainty ov...

13th September, 2021

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After the ‘bazooka’, Bank of Japan dismantles the work of its radical chief

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – After years of shock-and-awe stimulus, the Bank of Japan is...

13th September, 2021

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Lloyd’s of London likely exposed to 10% of Ida losses, chairman says

LONDON (Reuters) – Lloyd’s of London is likely to be exposed to around 10% of the billio...

10th September, 2021

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Sterling bounces back, brushing off UK tax hike worries

LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling rebounded on Thursday, snapping three straight days of losses and...

10th September, 2021

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UK regulators tell trade finance firms to step up crime controls

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s financial regulators said on Thursday that trade fina...

10th September, 2021

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G7 seeks more progress on global corporate tax reform

LONDON (Reuters) -Finance ministers from the Group of Seven rich nations said on Thursday they had t...

10th September, 2021