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| Nov.2 |
Washington |
Trump nominates Jerome Powell as Fed chair |
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| Apr.14 |
USA |
US government 'hacked global bank system' |
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| Feb.20 |
London |
HSBC shares down as full year profit falls 62% |
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| Dec.22 |
Rome |
Italy approves bailout for Monte dei Paschi |
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| Nov.18 |
Melbourne |
Man sets himself on fire in Australia bank; 26 injured |
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| Jul.20 |
Malaysia |
1MDB: Malaysia 'will co-operate' with US investigation |
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| Feb.15 |
European Union |
Mario Draghi seeks to calm fears over European banks |
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| Jan.28 |
 Japan |
Japan adopts negative interest rate in surprise move The benchmark rate of -0.1% means that the central bank will charge commercial banks 0.1% on some of their deposits
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| Sep.7 |
Moldova |
Moldova protest camp in Chisinau over $1bn bank fraud |
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| Jul.19 |
 Greece |
Banks reopen after three-week shutdown 
| Greek banks are set to reopen after three weeks of closures sparked by the deadlock over the country's debt | |
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| Jul.8 |
Greece |
Banks stay shut as endgame looms |
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| Jun.28 |
Athens |
Greek debt crisis: Banks to remain shut all week | The Greek government has confirmed that banks will be closed all week, after a decision by the European Central Bank not to extend emergency funding | |
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Greece |
Greek banks will not open Monday
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West Germany |
Greek debt crisis: ECB not raising funding limit
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| Feb.8 |
London |
HSBC 'helped clients dodge tax' |
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| Oct.26 |
European Union |
Vulnerable European banks identified Twenty-four European banks have failed stress tests of their finances, the European Banking Authority has announced
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| Jul.15 |
Northeastern Brazil |
BRICS nations to create $100bn development bank |
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| Nov.19 |
Manhattan |
JP Morgan in record $13bn settlement
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| Jun.28 |
Vatican |
Church official arrested in Vatican bank investigation |
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| Apr.3 |
Tokyo |
Japan central bank makes growth move |
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| Mar.29 |
Cyprus |
Cyprus eases some bank restrictions |
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| Mar.28 |
Cyprus |
Cyprus banks reopen with tough curbs
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| Mar.25 |
 Cyprus |
Cyprus banks closed until Thursday Temporary measures will be placed on transactions when they reopen despite an EU/IMF bailout deal
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| Mar.22 |
Cyprus |
Cyprus MPs pass banking reforms MPs in Cyprus have voted to restructure the island's banks - one of several measures to ease a financial crisis, which has hit eurozone conf...
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| Mar.19 |
Cyprus |
Cyprus MPs reject divisive bank tax
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| Feb.27 |
European Union |
EU agrees to cap bankers' bonuses
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| Jan.7 |
North Carolina |
US bank to pay $12bn settlement
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| Dec.12 |
Belgium |
Eurozone bank union deal agreed |
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| Dec.10 |
 London |
HSBC 'to pay $1.9bn' in US deal HSBC is to pay US authorities $1.9bn (£1.2bn) in a settlement over money-laundering, say reports, the largest ever in such a case
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| Dec.5 |
Manhattan |
Citigroup in 11,000 staff cull |
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| Nov.1 |
Myanmar |
World Bank promises aid to Burma |
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Athens |
Greek bank list editor on trial |
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| Jul.3 |
London |
Barclays Bank boss Diamond resigns Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond has resigned a week after the bank was fined a record amount for trying to manipulate inter-bank lending...
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| Jul.1 |
London |
Barclays chairman to quit over rate fix |
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| Jun.29 |
 Belgium |
European leaders reach key deal on banks European leaders reached a 'breakthrough' deal to ease the recapitalization of struggling banks that should help draw the eurozone back from...
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| Jun.25 |
Spain |
Spain banks downgraded by Moody's |
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| Jun.21 |
USA |
Moody's downgrades 15 major banks
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| Jun.9 |
 Spain |
Spanish bank bailout request welcomed Spain's decision to request a loan of up to 100bn euros from eurozone funds to help shore up its struggling banks has won broad support
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| Jun.8 |
Spain |
Spain bailout talks 'imminent' |
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| May.25 |
Spain |
Spain's Bankia seeks 19bn euros Spain's fourth-largest bank, Bankia, asks for a bailout worth 19bns euros ($24bn), and admits that it made a massive loss last year
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| May.17 |
Spain |
Moody's downgrades Spanish banks
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| May.12 |
European Union |
EU bankers ponder Greek euro exit |
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| Apr.16 |
 New York |
American Jim Yong Kim named World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim was tapped to be the next president of the World Bank, besting Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
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| Mar.23 |
Washington |
Surprise US World Bank candidate |
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| Feb.9 |
USA |
US banks in mortgage settlement |
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| Dec.21 |
European Union |
Huge demand for ECB's bank loans |
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| Dec.16 |
UN Security Council |
UN lifts Libyan banks sanctions
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| Nov.30 |
 Global |
World banks announce joint action plan Some of the world's biggest central banks have announced a program of co-ordinated action designed to support the global financial system
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| Oct.26 |
Connecticut |
FBI detains ex-Goldman Sachs man
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| Sep.26 |
European Union |
Bank shares rally on rescue hopes |
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| Sep.18 |
Switzerland |
UBS unauthorized trade loss now $2.3B
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| Sep.15 |
 Switzerland |
UBS: 'Unauthorized' trades cost us $2 B| Swiss banking giant UBS discovered that 'unauthorized trading by a trader in its investment bank' has cost it an estimated $2 billion | |
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| Sep.13 |
France |
Moody's downgrades French banks |
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| Sep.1 |
Washington |
US 'to sue banks over mortgages' |
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| May.12 |
Tibet |
Deadly bomb attack on China bank |
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| Sep.21 |
 Vatican |
Bank investigated over money laundering 2 Vatican Bank transactions that did not appear to comply with anti-money laundering requirements
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| Aug.16 |
Pakistan |
World Bank to loan Pakistan $900m
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| Jul.23 |
European Union |
Europe's big banks pass stress tests Officials led by the European Central Bank tested 91 banks, and most of banks passed stress tests aimed at shoring up confidence in the economy
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| Apr.27 |
U.S. Senate |
Goldman Sachs' under fire at hearing |
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| Apr.24 |
New York |
Goldman executives in crash profit boasts |
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| Apr.22 |
New York |
Obama pushes case for bank reform bill
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| Apr.16 |
New York |
Goldman Sachs accused of fraud |
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| Mar.6 |
Iceland |
Plan to repay Icesave debts rejected
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| Jan.21 |
Washington |
Obama pushes new bank regulation US President has proposed significant new curbs on the activities of banks to try to prevent future financial crises, include limits to the size...
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| Jan.7 |
Argentina |
President dismisses central bank governor
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| Dec.16 |
Switzerland |
Credit Suisse to pay $536m fine over Iran |
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| Dec.14 |
Washington |
Obama tells US banks to lend more |
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| Oct.15 |
New York |
US banks' profits beat forecasts
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| Sep.17 |
European Union |
EU agrees on bonus claw-back call
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| Sep.14 |
USA |
Bank crisis lessons 'not learned' |
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Washington |
Obama issues warning to bankers
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| Sep.5 |
London |
G20 pledges tougher bank action Finance ministers from the most powerful economies have agreed a series of measures to try to regulate the global banking system
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| Sep.4 |
London |
Bonus row opens up G20 divisions |
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| Jul.14 |
New York |
Goldman Sachs sees bumper profit |
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| May.7 |
USA |
Ten US banks fail 'stress tests' |
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| Mar.13 |
Switzerland |
Switzerland eases banking secrecy The world's largest offshore financial centre has agreed to accept concessions on bank secrecy
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| Mar.10 |
New York |
Banking stocks lead markets surge |
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| Feb.2 |
Washington |
Obama predicts more bank failures |
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| Jan.16 |
New York |
Citigroup to split as losses grow
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| Dec.15 |
London |
Banks face huge losses from $50B 'scam'
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| Nov.23 |
Washington |
Citigroup secures U.S. government lifeline
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| Nov.19 |
Iceland |
IMF approves $2.1bn Iceland loan
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| Nov.17 |
New York |
Citigroup job cull to hit 75,000 The bank has announced plans for new job cuts, on top of 23,000 cuts already made this year It's about 20% of its staff
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| Nov.6 |
London |
UK interest rates slashed to 3% |
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| Nov.3 |
Brazil |
Itaś and Unibanco to merge operations |
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| Oct.29 |
Washington |
Treasury spends $125 billion on 9 banks |
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| Oct.17 |
Berlin |
Parliament passes bank bailout |
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| Oct.14 |
Washington |
Plans to buy stakes in major banks |
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| Oct.12 |
Paris |
European banks rescue plan agreed |
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| Oct.8 |
London |
World's central banks slash interest rates
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| Oct.7 |
United Kingdom |
UK bank rescue package imminent Chancellor Alistair Darling to announce details of a £50bn rescue package for the UK banking system
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| Oct.5 |
Berlin |
Plan to save German bank 'agreed' |
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| Oct.4 |
Germany |
Another top European bank falters |
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Paris |
No banks bail-out fund for Europe
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| Oct.1 |
U.S. Senate |
Senate backs new bail-out bill |
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| Sep.28 |
U.S. Congress |
US lawmakers publish rescue deal |
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| Sep.23 |
U.S. Senate |
Congress cool after bail-out plea |
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| Sep.21 |
New York |
US banks make shock status switch
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| Sep.18 |
Global |
Central banks moves cheer markets
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| Sep.14 |
New York |
Lehman Bros files for bankruptcy The 4th-largest investment bank in the US will file for bankruptcy protection, amid a growing global financial crisis
| The move dealed a further blow to the global financial system. It was a primary dealer in the U.S. Treasury securities market. The filing marked the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history
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New York |
Barclays quits Lehman sale talks |
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| May.29 |
Global |
World Bank pledges $1.2 billion for food |
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| May.3 |
Global |
Asian bank in food crisis warning |
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| Apr.18 |
London |
Bank £50bn mortgage rescue plan |
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USA |
Citigroup sees second giant loss |
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| Mar.16 |
New York |
JPMorgan to acquire Bear Stearns |
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| Mar.14 |
New York |
Bear Stearns gets emergency funds |
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European Union |
EU leaders urge banks to reveal losses |
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| Mar.12 |
Paris |
Second SocGen employee detained |
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| Mar.11 |
European Union |
Central banks plan emergency cash |
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| Feb.15 |
Berlin |
Deutsche Postbank posts 39% loss |
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| Jan.30 |
Paris |
Societe Generale CEO keep jobs |
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| Jan.24 |
 Paris |
Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn | Bank Societe Generale as uncovered 'massive' fraud by a trader which resulted in a loss of 4.9bn euros | |
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| Dec.18 |
European Union |
ECB lends $500bn to lower rates |
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| Dec.12 |
London |
UK welcomes world cash injection |
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Washington |
Central banks act on credit fears |
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| Nov.20 |
London |
Bank data of 25 millions missing |
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| Aug.10 |
London |
Central banks pour money into system |
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| May.29 |
Washington |
Bush picks Zoellick to head World Bank |
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| Apr.30 |
Venezuela |
Venezuela to pull out of IMF, World Bank |
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