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- UBS agrees to $19.4B buyback in biggest settlement yet over charges it misled investors 8 Aug 2008 16:50 GMT
... BOSTON (AP) _ The Swiss bank UBS has reached a $19.4 billion agreement ... the biggest settlement yet over claims that banks misled investors to buy auction-rate securities, the Massachusetts ... in The Boston Globe. Auction-rate securities have interest rates set periodically, depending on submitted bids. The ...
- Citigroup shares regain some traction, a day after settlement over auction - rate securities 8 Aug 2008 16:50 GMT
... Auction-rate securities have interest rates set periodically, depending on submitted bids. The ... Massachusetts Secretary of State's office said Swiss bank UBS had reached a deal to buy back ...
- China's strong march 8 Aug 2008 16:50 GMT
... - the high cash-flow sectors such as banking, communications, transport and resources - and tilted ... China pulled those investments, American and world interest rates would soar and the financial crisis would ... and the chief economist at the World Bank, thinks the Government is sympathetic to his ...
- UPDATE 1-Bank NY Mellon faces SEC auction-rate debt probe 8 Aug 2008 16:49 GMT
... NEW YORK, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Bank of New York Mellon Corp (BK.N: ), ... cooperating with the SEC. Auction-rate debt has interest rates that reset through periodic auctions, typically held ... auction-rate practices of at least a dozen banks and brokerages. Citigroup Inc (C.N: ) have agreed ...
- Business in brief 8 Aug 2008 16:49 GMT
... the overall retail sector. BOSTON - Investment bank Morgan Stanley has agreed to identify all Massachusetts ... auction-rate securities, which are debt instruments whose interest rates are reset through periodic auctions. Coakley began ...
- US Productivity Advances 2.2%: Good news for Inflation, Interest Rates and Economy 8 Aug 2008 16:49 GMT
... Prospects for inflation remain mostly determined by foreign ... and Treasury policies to reform Wall Street Banks and securities dealers, and the right mix of ... Chinese yuan, Japanese yen and other Asian currencies limits productivity gains, because the resulting trade ...
- Dollar soars against major currencies as euro area struggles, commodities sell off 8 Aug 2008 16:49 GMT
... On Thursday, the European Central Bank and Bank of England left their key interest rates unchanged at 4.25 percent and 5 percent, ... Higher interest rates can buck up a currency, as investors transfer assets where they can ...
- Euro drops sharply vs dollar 8 Aug 2008 16:48 GMT
... dollar on Friday after the European Central Bank left its interest rates on hold amid worries about the continent's ... in New York late Thursday. The 15-nation currency went as low as US$1.5044 in the ...
- Oil dips on stronger dollar, drops below $118 8 Aug 2008 16:48 GMT
... euro and yen after the European Central Bank and the Bank of England both left ... hedges against inflation and a falling U.S. currency. By early U.S. trading, the euro dropped ... rose to 109.93 yen. Furthermore, the central banks' actions bolstered the growing belief in the energy ...
- Turkey Keeps Investors Happy 8 Aug 2008 16:48 GMT
... 2008-08-08 17:53:43 - Prospective investors in Turkey were ... available to Turkish nationals, at high, double-figure, interest rates,' explains Ken, 'now non-resident property owners can ... non-resident property owners can take advantage of multi-currency mortgages with low fixed rates. Mortgages are ...
- Brazil annual inflation climbs to 6.4 pct in July 8 Aug 2008 16:48 GMT
... six months of the year. Brazil's central bank has approached the country's rising inflation with caution, ... the country's rising inflation with caution, raising interest rates for the third straight month in July ...
- Banks reject PM's call on rates 8 Aug 2008 16:48 GMT
... THE nation's banks continue to ignore government calls to guarantee ... to ensure that action by the Reserve Bank is reflected in the interest-rate posture adopted ... happens if you don't have a solid banking industry," he said. Mr Rowland offered a ...
- UBS to buy back bonds for $19.4 billion in settlement 8 Aug 2008 16:48 GMT
... BOSTON - The Swiss bank UBS has reached a $19.4 billion agreement ... the biggest settlement yet over claims that banks misled investors to buy auction-rate securities, the Massachusetts ... in the Boston Globe. Auction-rate securities have interest rates set periodically, depending on submitted bids. The ...
- Dollar soars higher on euro zone woes 8 Aug 2008 16:48 GMT
... the dollar. On Thursday, the European Central Bank and Bank of England left their key interest rates unchanged at 4.25 percent and 5 percent, ... Higher interest rates can buck up a currency, as investors transfer assets where they can ...
- Oil's slide revives Wall Street rally 8 Aug 2008 16:48 GMT
... easier for the Federal Reserve to postpone interest rates increases at a time when the economy ... Nasdaq 100. Shares of No. 3 U.S. bank JPMorgan Chase led financials on the S&P 500, ...
- Are central banks getting it all wrong? 8 Aug 2008 16:47 GMT
... Since then it has claimed U.S. investment bank Bear Stearns, British mortgage lender Northern Rock ... inflation-fighting credentials. The European Central Bank raised interest rates last month. The U.S. Federal Reserve and ... of the euro zone and British central banks their explicit mandate. Their models assume people like ...
- Oil slips below $116 8 Aug 2008 16:47 GMT
... euro and yen after the European Central Bank and the Bank of England both left ... come. Higher interest rates make a country's currency more attractive to invest in. By early ... a falling U.S. currency. Furthermore, the central banks' actions bolstered the growing belief in the energy ...
- Stocks Jump As Oil Skids 8 Aug 2008 16:47 GMT
... and yen came after the European Central Bank and the Bank of England separately left their benchmark interest rates unchanged Thursday. With the ECB signaling more ... signaling more rate hikes aren't likely, the currency wasn't as attractive as an investment option. ...
- The global financial mess: blaming the victims 8 Aug 2008 16:47 GMT
... of bad debts on the balance-sheets of banks and other financial institutions. On that day blindfolds ... is offering Northern Rock, a failed private bank now nationalised, a further £3.4 billion of ... decision of the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates after 2001, in order to lessen the ...
- Bank of England expected to raise inflation forecasts 8 Aug 2008 16:46 GMT
... Bank of England expected to raise inflation forecasts LONDON ... clues as to the likely path of interest rates this year. July's minutes showed an unusual ...
- 1st Financial Services Corporation Reports Second Quarter Earnings 8 Aug 2008 16:46 GMT
... Board: FFIS), parent company of Mountain 1st Bank & Trust Company reported earnings of per ... into the most challenging environment for the banking industry in at least the past two ... growing and most successful de novo community banks in the southeast. With over in assets, ...
- Stocks jump as oil prices fall sharply 8 Aug 2008 16:15 GMT
... and yen came after the European Central Bank and the Bank of England separately left their benchmark interest rates unchanged Thursday. With the ECB signaling more ... signaling more rate hikes aren't likely, the currency wasn't as attractive as an investment option. ...
- Outlook for the Indian Economy 8 Aug 2008 16:14 GMT
... under control and to within the central bank “comfort zone”. - to reduce the growing ... ratings agency Fitch to lower India's local currency credit rating. The decision by Fitch to ... required by the Reserve Bank of India. Banks credit remains strong and rose by 25.8% in ...
- UBS to settle securities case for $19.4B 8 Aug 2008 16:14 GMT
... securities case for $19.4B BOSTON The Swiss bank UBS has reached a $19.4 billion agreement ... the biggest settlement yet over claims that banks misled investors to buy auction-rate securities, the Massachusetts ... in The Boston Globe. Auction-rate securities have interest rates set periodically, depending on submitted bids. The ...
- Banks bloodied, but buoyant 8 Aug 2008 16:14 GMT
... July, Wayne Swan sought reassurance from Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens and the nation's top banking supervisor, John Laker. Their reassurance about Australia's ... a bit of ritual public prodding, the banks will pass on to home borrowers most ...
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