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"The UK is over its experiment of combining fiscal and monetary austerity," sentenced analysts at Swiss broker UBS this morning. So much so in fact that in their opinion the incoming Bank of England governor's openness to monetary policy innovation may not even need to be tested if, as they expe
Read moreIt is often the case that one year's underperformers in the stock market are the next year's best, but no so year-to-date. Thus, the main high street banks' shares are leading gains today after analysts at UBS pulled out their spread sheets this morning and raised their price targets for the main Hi
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Banks lead the UK blue chips higher, providing nearly a third of the FTSE 100 index's 0.4 percent advance, with Lloyds Banking Group a strong performer, up 2.3 percent as traders cite the impact of an upgrade in rating by UBS. The bank ups its stance on the part-state-owned lender to "buy" from "ne
Read more* UK's Osborne urges EU to adopt Liikanen ring-fence proposals * UK already planning to separate retail and investment banking * Germany and France sceptical about ring-fence proposals By David Milliken LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - British finance minister George Osborne urged European Union policymake
Read moreUK stocks are now registering slight gains - and recovering most of yesterday's scant losses - as investors opt to overlook the release of some weaker than expected economic indicators from the Eurozone. That ahead of the beginning of the formal earnings season, Stateside, later today, when alumin
Read more- Traders take profits after recent surge - European banks on Basel III developments - Investors looking ahead to central bank decisions After registering impressive gains last week, stocks across Europe pulled back on Monday with investor taking profits as fourth-quarter earnings season gets into
Read moreBanking giant Barclays was the high riser of the day after regulators eased rules on cash buffers, giving lenders more time and greater flexibility to comply with Basel III liquid coverage ratio requirements. Sector peers Lloyds and HSBC were also on the up. "Less strict liquidity rules should red
Read more* Rulemakers relax tough liquidity rules due to credit crunch fears * Basel Committee widens pool of eligible assets, delays timetable * French, German banks rally, seen as main gainers * Europe's banking index climbs 1.6 pct to 17-month high (Writes through with analyst comments, details) By Stev
Read moreStrong gains in the banking sector weren't enough to lift the FTSE 100 into positive territory on Monday morning, as London's benchmark index pulled back from its near two-year high on Friday. "Stock markets in Europe have surrendered early morning slim gains as the temptation to book profits on ma
Read more(Writes through, adds detail and background throughout) LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - French bank stocks helped lead a sector-wide surge on Monday after regulators softened and delayed new liquidity rules, easing pressure on lenders to conform and potentially giving some a big profit boost. Europe's ban
Read more* Cerberus to cut stake to 7.7 pct from 58 pct * Aozora shares plunge 10 percent * Cerberus reducing exposure to Japan By Emi Emoto and Taro Fuse TOKYO, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Cerberus Capital Management LP plans to sell up to 148 billion yen ($1.7 billion) of shares in Aozora Bank Ltd in a global offer
Read moreAfter hitting a near two-year high the previous trading session, profit-taking meant that the FTSE 100 opened slightly lower on Monday morning. This was despite relative strength in the banking sector on the back of some better-than-expected news on regulation. The FTSE 100 finished Friday at 6,090
Read moreBy Aruna Viswanatha WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. credit union regulator sued JPMorgan and Washington Mutual late Friday over $2.2 billion in mortgage securities sold to credit unions that collapsed because of losses from the securities. The suit is the third the regulator, the National Cre
Read more* Rabobank, BayernLB become latest banks to quit Euribor * Austria's Raiffeisen says it is considering its future * Rabo says no plans to quit Libor By Thomas Escritt and Marc Jones AMSTERDAM/LONDON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Rabobank became the highest profile European bank to quit money market benchmark E
Read more* Investment bankers only ones to get asset bonuses this year * Full details to be announced internally later in January By Laura Noonan LONDON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Credit Suisse is preparing to offload more risk exposure to staff in its 2012 bonus giveaway but significantly fewer managers will be all
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