Banking

Japan’s banks may soon chafe at their mission to support the bond marketJAPAN has been dining out on the story this month of the arrest of its hot-dog-eating champ, Takeru ... [visit site]

Can the American mortgage market survive without taxpayer support?THE hefty financial overhaul that Barack Obama signed into law on July 21st (pictured) left behind one big piece of unfinished business. ... [visit site]

An unhealthy addiction to cheap government moneyBRITAIN’S biggest banks may pass the common “stress test” for resilience that was applied recently to banks in the European Union (results were expected ... [visit site]

Banks’ bad debts are shrinking but so too are revenues“PEOPLE may look back at this quarter as essentially the first earnings period of the post-crisis era” for American banks, says ... [visit site]

BankingBig banks need IT reform almost as badly as regulatory changeWHEN Metro Bank, which claims to be Britain’s first new high-street bank for more than 150 years, opens its first ... [visit site]

BankingJapan’s banks may soon chafe at their mission to support the bond marketJAPAN has been dining out on the story this month of the arrest of its hot-dog-eating champ, Takeru ... [visit site]

Might the most controversial deal of the crisis pay off after all?WHEN Bank of America swooped on Merrill Lynch in September 2008, BofA’s boss, Ken Lewis, was applauded for rescuing ... [visit site]

New financing markets offer a ray of hope to credit-starved small firmsTHE global credit crunch was universally painful. The recovery has been uneven. Many large companies can once again raise ... [visit site]

There is a difference between self-interest and breaking the lawWHEN Goldman Sachs went public in 1999 its prospectus began: “Our clients’ interests always come first. Our experience shows that if ... [visit site]

The IMF’s proposals to tax the banks will be popular, but are incompleteTHE IMF used to be accused of clobbering little people in order to protect Big Finance. Now it ... [visit site]