Credit Suisse has been fined $388mn by US and British regulators for “significant failures in risk management and governance” related to the collapse of Archegos Capital, which caused a $5.5bn trading loss and helped bring about the demise of the Swiss lender. The US Federal Reserve imposed a $269mn penalty on the bank for “unsafe
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Few business strategies inspire as much debate as share buybacks. Activist investors often demand them as a quick way of getting cash back to shareholders that would otherwise be wasted. Corporate executives argue that they are not only a tax-efficient alternative to dividends, but can also signal that the company is underpriced. They all hope
European stocks fell on Friday, as the tech sell-off on Wall Street sent jitters through the market while investors prepared for key central banks to announce their latest policy decisions next week. Germany’s tech-heavy Dax index was the biggest faller in Europe, down 0.6 per cent. The region-wide Stoxx 600 lost 0.1 per cent, as
The unexpected drop in UK consumer price growth last month has led to cautious predictions that the country’s inflation crisis has reached a turning point. The news that annual inflation declined to 7.9 per cent in June from 8.7 per cent in May also made the UK look less like an outlier among advanced economies.
UK inflation eased more than expected to 7.9 per cent in June, providing some relief for the Bank of England ahead of its decision on interest rates next month. Annual inflation was down from 8.7 per cent in May, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday. It was lower than the 8.2 per cent
Donald Trump said he was the target of a criminal probe into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, raising the possibility he could face fresh federal charges in the coming days. In a development he described as “horrifying”, Trump said he had received a letter from the US Department of Justice
European stocks followed Asia lower on Monday, as weak Chinese economic data reinforced investors’ concerns that the world’s second-largest economy was struggling to bounce back after three years of severe pandemic restrictions. Europe’s regionwide Stoxx 600 lost 0.5 per cent at the opening bell, extending losses from the previous session, as the index was dragged
The writer is former special US envoy to Ukraine and former US ambassador to Nato It is sometimes difficult to appreciate the significance of major global changes while they are happening. Our analyses, instincts and actions are rooted in what we already know, not fully appreciating the new environment in which we find ourselves. We focus on
Retail investment platforms are being probed by regulators over the profits generated on customers’ cash, ahead of the introduction of a new consumer duty which will force firms to offer investors “fair value”. The Financial Conduct Authority on Thursday wrote to 39 investment platforms and self-invested personal pension (Sipp) providers asking for details on “client
Wall Street stocks and US government debt rallied on Wednesday while the dollar tumbled after inflation fell more than expected in June, easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to keep raising interest rates. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 stock index rose 1 per cent to its highest level since April 2022, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq
The chief executives behind Microsoft’s planned $75bn acquisition of Activision made a last-ditch attempt to save the deal in a courtroom on Wednesday in the face of US government objections that could result in its annulment as early as next week. The acquisition of the gaming company would almost certainly collapse if the judge sided
Good morning. Here’s a prediction I feel close to 100 per cent comfortable making: whichever party wins the next election will raise taxes by more than they claim during it. How Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer and, equally importantly, Jeremy Hunt and Rachel Reeves navigate that is one of the big questions not only in
The US and Germany are under intense pressure from other allies to show greater support for Ukraine’s eventual membership of Nato, just days before the military alliance’s leaders meet in Lithuania. Washington and Berlin have backed a form of words for the summit’s concluding statement that does not fully endorse a “pathway” to Nato membership,
Elon Musk has sued the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to recover a portion of the $90mn fee paid by Twitter, the bulk of which was wired in the hours before the billionaire took over the social media company. Wachtell Lipton, an elite Wall Street firm, had helped Twitter’s then-board to close the
Harriet Clarfelt in New York and Daria Mosolova and Mary McDougall in London, Hudson Lockett in Hong Kong US stocks and bonds fell as investors were caught off guard by robust economic data and a signal from the Federal Reserve that it would raise interest rates further to tame inflation in the world’s largest economy.
European stocks fell and yields on US government debt rose on Thursday after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last policy meeting indicated the central bank would resume interest rate increases to stamp out high US inflation. The pan-European Stoxx 600 lost 1.2 per cent, edging towards its lowest point since May, while France’s Cac 40
European stocks followed Asia lower on Wednesday, after service sector data from China fell below expectations, raising concerns that the world’s second-largest economy was struggling to recover after years of severe pandemic restrictions. Europe’s region-wide Stoxx 600 lost 0.4 per cent, dragged down by declines in basic materials and technology stocks, while France’s Cac 40
The Russian army has lost half of its combat effectiveness in Ukraine, including as many as 2,500 tanks, and the main push of Kyiv’s counter-offensive is still to come, the head of Britain’s armed forces has said. Admiral Sir Tony Radakin rejected suggestions that Ukraine’s counter-offensive was proceeding slowly, arguing that the pushback against Russia
European stocks and US futures rose on Monday, after better than expected data from China added to bullish momentum driven by large US technology stocks such as Tesla. Europe’s region-wide Stoxx 600 added 0.2 per cent, lifted by strong performance in energy and basic materials stocks. London’s energy-focused FTSE 100 rose 0.3 per cent and
The French government said rioting and looting had calmed as it kept up a heavy security deployment to try to quell the unrest that has exploded in the five days since a fatal police shooting of a teenager. “Quieter night thanks to the resolute action of the police,” interior minister Gérald Darmanin wrote on Twitter
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