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RPT-UK productivity is improving - BOE Dep Gov Cunliffe

(Repeats to cover alert) LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) - There are signs that productivity in the UK economy is improving Bank of England Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe said on Thursday on the BBC. Speaking to other media, Cunliffe also said Greece's deepening debt crisis is showing no sign

RPT-BOE dep gov says any HSBC HQ decision is a business one, not spurred by regulation

(Repeats to cover alert) LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) - Greece's deepening debt crisis is showing no sign yet of spreading to other countries on the periphery of the euro zone, Bank of England Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe said on Thursday. "We're not seeing signs of that at the moment. F

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Bank of England deputy governor sees no sign of Greece contagion

LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) - Greece's deepening debt crisis is showing no sign yet of spreading to other countries on the periphery of the euro zone, Bank of England Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe said on Thursday. "We're not seeing signs of that at the moment. Financial markets are not showin

CORRECTED-Slow start after Saudis open stock market to foreigners - U.S. fund managers

(Changes Dubai to London in tenth paragraph and adds eleventh paragraph to clarify that Adel-al-Ghamdi did not discuss specific licenses.) By Tariro Mzezewa June 25 (Reuters) - One week after Saudi Arabia opened its stock market to direct foreign investment, U.S. mutual fund managers

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UPDATE 1-HSBC faces $2.4 billion bill for new ringfencing rules

* Lloyds says bill will be 'hundreds of millions' * HSBC says ongoing costs won't be substantial * ICB head Vickers says reforms still necessary * Rules meant to stop need for bank bailouts (Recasts, adds comments from HSBC, Lloyds executives) By Matt Scuffham LOND

HSBC UK bank chair says requirement for ringfencing a moot point

LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - Hsbc's uk bank chairman symonds says 'moot point' whether ringfencing is still required for uk banks Lloyds fd says bank ringfencing not redundent, complements other regulatory reforms Lloyds fd culmer says doesn't believe separate ringfenced bank board should be requi

UK bank 'ringfencing' still necessary, says architect of plan

LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - The case for making British banks protect domestic retail customers from riskier parts of their operations is as strong now as it was in 2011, the architect of the proposals told a House of Lords committee on Tuesday. The Bank of England has told banks they must

FTSE 100 movers: Travel stocks rebound, but supermarkets dip on Kantar data

UK stocks extended losses on Tuesday, as the recovery in travel stocks was offset by weakness in supermarkets and miners. As of 14:30 BST, the FTSE 100 was trading 0.6% lower at 6,583. Travel stocks including TUI, Easyjet and IAG rebounded from Monday's losses, which followed disruption to tourism

London midday: Stocks pare losses as investors hope for last-minute Greek deal

UK stocks were trading in the red again on Tuesday, but had bounced off their lows by lunchtime as investors digested the latest news flow from Greece. The FTSE 100 was trading 0.6% lower at 6,583.15 by midday, having bounced off an intraday low of 6,540.52 early on. The index has not closed below t

HSBC highlights upside at Tesco, stays at 'buy'

HSBC has reiterated its 'buy' recommendation on Tesco, saying that the supermarket group is likely to be the preferred choice of suppliers across the grocery industry. The bank highlighted that Tesco is the fastest-growing retailer for many suppliers with 2.5% total volume growth. It is not growing

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Goldman Sachs has removed banking giant HSBC from its 'conviction buy' list and cut its recommendation on the stock to 'neutral', slashing its target price from 760p to 690p. Goldman said its investment case on HSBC was predicated on a strategic shift towards geographic streamlining and meaningful i

Goldman downgrades HSBC to 'neutral', slashes target price

Goldman Sachs has removed banking giant HSBC from its 'conviction buy' list and cut its recommendation on the stock to 'neutral', slashing its target price from 760p to 690p. Goldman said its investment case on HSBC was predicated on a strategic shift towards geographic streamlining and meaningful i

London open: FTSE drops to January lows on Grexit fears

UK stocks were trading at levels not seen since the start of the year on Tuesday morning as fears about a Greek exit from the Eurozone intensified. With Greece's current bailout set to expire on the same day that Athens faces a debt repayment to the IMF, investors were once again scaling back their