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- Central bank to allow a stronger NT dollar: RBS 18 Nov 2009 16:17 GMT
... Central bank to allow a stronger NT dollar: RBS ... higher than the 0.48 percent that local banks pay on three-month commercial paper, Bloomberg data ... Lin, a foreign-exchange trader at Shin Kong Commercial Bank (·s¥ú»È¦æ). ¡§Some of the foreign banks are ...
- Banks weigh on world markets after Chinese central bank warning 24 Nov 2009 11:34 GMT
... drop in three months after the country's central bank warned commercial banks to control their lending. European shares tracked their Asian ... in the months ahead. In Britain, Lloyds Banking Group PLC shares rose even though it ...
- Gold Hits Fresh USD, Euro & GBP Records as UK Central Bank Bets Its Pension on Inflation-Linked Bonds 24 Nov 2009 14:33 GMT
... the nature of the market these days..." British investors now ready to buy gold saw ... wake of the [recent] announcements from central banks – – the market is catching onto a strong buy signal ... most investors have positioned themselves long." 's central bank said today that it grew its ...
- Dollar falls after British central bank comments 18 Nov 2009 12:00 GMT
... echoed by other Fed officials and European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet, had pushed the ... have been quite clear signals from central bankers in developed and developing economies that further ... to ease policy as it would encourage banks to lend more. "Any hopes for an MPC-related boost to ...
- Dollar falls on British central bank comments 18 Nov 2009 16:33 GMT
... echoed by other Fed officials and European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet, had pushed the ... have been quite clear signals from central bankers in developed and developing economies that further ... to ease policy as it would encourage banks to lend more. "Any hopes for an MPC-related boost to ...
- Commercial Bank successfully closes bond offering 19 Nov 2009 07:56 GMT
... COMMERCIAL BANK OF QATAR SUCCESSFULLY CLOSES LOWER TIER ... the United States, Hong Kong, Singapore, UAE, UK and Switzerland. The dual-tranche transaction generated significant ...
- Another Central Bank Bites the (Gold) Dust 18 Nov 2009 07:31 GMT
... Ocean, is the latest of sovereign central banks to purchase gold bullion from the IMF bank, which ... IMF said in a statement that Mauritius’ central bank bought gold at market prevailing prices on November ... in total. According to data from the London Bullion Market Association, gold was quoted on ...
- Euro up to $1.4905 in European morning trade despite central bank calls for stronger dollar 18 Nov 2009 09:04 GMT
... FRANKFURT (AP) - The euro was higher against the dollar ... the dollar Wednesday despite calls from central bankers for a stronger U.S. currency. Meanwhile, Asian ... Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet both noted the ...
- Euro up to $1.4925 in European morning trade despite central bank calls for stronger dollar 18 Nov 2009 11:17 GMT
... FRANKFURT (AP) - The euro was higher against the dollar ... as traders looked past calls from central bankers for a stronger U.S. currency. The 16-nation ... $1.4855 late Tuesday in New York. European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet again backed comments ...
- Malaysian Central Bank Names New Assistant Governor 20 Nov 2009 08:00 GMT
... Malaysian Central Bank Names New Assistant Governor (RTTNews) - The central ... the Foreign Exchange Administration Department, the central banks said. Puan Norzila joined the Bank Negara Malaysia in ... Financial Market department in the central bank's London representative office. She holds a Business Degree ...
- European Central Bank to Be Pickier on Loan Collateral 20 Nov 2009 21:10 GMT
... securities issued starting March 1, 2010, the central bank, based in Frankfurt, said in an e-mailed statement. ... Juergen Michels, chief euro-area economist at in London. “The E.C.B. is just going to be ... a record low of 1 percent, flooded banks with cheap money and started purchasing covered bonds. In ...
- Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, will host a major meeting of G7 finance ministers and central bank governors in early February. 18 Nov 2009 22:41 GMT
... Last Updated: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 | 4:35 PM ET ... major meeting of G7 finance ministers and central bank governors in February, federal officials announced ... G7 members include Canada, the United States, Britain, France and Germany, Italy and Japan. ...
- Swedish Central Bank Discontinues Dollar Loans 19 Nov 2009 13:57 GMT
... LONDON -- Sweden's central bank on Thursday announced the cancellation of an auction of loans in U.S. dollars scheduled for Dec. ...
- Floods swamp UK and Ireland 21 Nov 2009 05:19 GMT
... the North West of England, parts of Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland. People were ... and saddened by the dreadful flooding across Britain," the Queen said yesterday as she offered ... collapsed and the Lee River burst its banks. ...
- OFT ruling may end free banking in Britain 22 Nov 2009 20:51 GMT
... The banks argue that the income cross-subsidises free services such ... Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks, Royal Bank of Scotland and Nationwide Building Society in July 2007. ... was launched, freezing potential payouts to 1.1m banking customers of as much as £1.7bn. Banks ...
- For highlights of South African Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus' news conference after the central bank policy meeting, please click on 17 Nov 2009 15:16 GMT
... Datafeed and UK data supplied by ProQuote. While London South East do their best to maintain the high quality of the information displayed ...
- Gold Targets $1,200/oz by Year End on Central Bank Diversification? 17 Nov 2009 19:17 GMT
... UK NO. 1 CORNHILL LONDON 2 EC3V 3ND IRL +353 (0)1 632 5010 UK +44 (0)203 086 9200 US ...
- IFC'S THUNELL - CENTRAL BANK POLICYMAKERS HAVE TO WATCH ASSET PRICE BUBBLES 19 Nov 2009 10:05 GMT
... Datafeed and UK data supplied by ProQuote. While London South East do their best to maintain the high quality of the information displayed ...
- Markets News Friday; Japan warns of deflation - central bank more upbeat; One in 10 US homeowners with mortgages missing payments in Q3 2009 20 Nov 2009 12:13 GMT
... UK housing starts up for the third consecutive quarter "We talked yesterday about the similarities and ...
- Jordan's central bank to continue dinar-dollar peg 22 Nov 2009 15:11 GMT
... Singapore - A Singapore court on Wednesday sentenced ... a year are settling in the former British colony of Hong Kong under a residency ...
- Wholesale banks 'must shoulder more risk' 16 Nov 2009 16:22 GMT
... 13:34 Those who provide wholesale lending to banks – generally other financial institutions – must be required ... senior In remarks prepared for a European banking conference in Brussels, Paul Tucker, deputy governor ... minimise the need for banks to use central bank facilities, they should be required, as ...
- WRAPUP 1-Poor Oct UK public finances threaten govt forecasts 19 Nov 2009 13:39 GMT
... By Fiona Shaikh and David Milliken LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) ... lending remains constrained, particularly for companies. The central bank said the flow of lending to ... ($1=.5946 Pound) ($1=.6002 Pound) Keywords: BRITAIN ECONOMY/ (uk.economics@reuters.com, Tel: 44 207 542 5109) COPYRIGHT Copyright ...
- Enter the world of political banking 25 Nov 2009 05:23 GMT
... this week. Picture: BLOOMBERG YOU might think bankers worry only about balance sheets, risk assessment ... assessment and bonuses. Think again. Now a banker needs to take a stance on the ... year ago, governments stepped in to rescue banks that were teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. Recently ...
- Lehman Brothers' London staff may not be paid 22 Nov 2009 11:52 GMT
... on the London stock market, where big banks bore the brunt of the shock news from Wall Street. ... of England, in step with the European Central Bank, injected an extra 5 billion pounds ... Angela Knight, chief executive of the British Bankers' Association, took a more relaxed view. She ...
- Floods devastate UK Lake District; Many rescued 20 Nov 2009 12:50 GMT
... flooded after the River Greta burst its banks, because of heavy rain in the area over ... missing after a bridge was swept away. British soldiers conducted house-to-house searches and the air ... said Julian Mayes, a forecaster with MeteoGroup UK. Environment Secretary Hilary Benn told the BBC that ...
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