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BofA offers six weeks paid sabbatical for longtime staff

Bloomberg Bank of America Corp (BofA) is starting a paid sabbatical program to reward its long-term employees, starting with four weeks off for those who have spent 15 years with the company. Beginning next year, the bank will offer time off to let employees “reinvest in their priorities in life,” according to a memo seen by Bloomberg News. The move ...

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China’s swap markets signal near-term easing bets fading

  Bloomberg China’s bond traders are growing less optimistic about the prospects for more monetary easing, if the derivatives markets are anything to go by. The nation’s one-year interest rate swaps, which show investor expectations of funding costs in the future, climbed for the seventh straight day on Friday in their longest rising streak since August 2019. That’s because China’s ...

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Russia signals interest rate cuts may be over

Bloomberg Russia’s central bank signalled it’s close to taking a pause from easing monetary policy after delivering the smallest interest-rate cut of the current cycle, as renewed risks of inflation prompt more caution. Governor Elvira Nabiullina said “we are close to the conclusion of the easing cycle,” with the central bank describing current monetary conditions as “overall neutral.” Policy makers ...

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Goldman faces Fed scrutiny of money-losing Marcus unit

Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s six-year foray into consumer banking — the unit dubbed Marcus — is the focus of a new review at the Federal Reserve. Fed officials have been looking into the Wall Street giant’s online-banking platform aimed at retail customers, according to people with knowledge of the matter. For at least several weeks, they’ve been peppering Goldman ...

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Yen rallies on reports of Bank of Japan’s intervention plan

Bloomberg The yen rebounded from near a 24-year low on signs the Bank of Japan is preparing an intervention to prop up the currency. The central bank conducted a so-called rate check in the currency market, meaning officials called asking for an indicative price at which it could intervene, according to a person with direct knowledge of the events. The ...

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UBA raises loan costs to protect profit margins

Bloomberg United Bank for Africa (UBA), a Nigerian lender with operations in 20 African countries, plans to increase lending rates by as much as 400 basis points to protect its profit margins. The repricing of loans will affect all corporate, commercial and personal banking credits, Chief Executive Officer Oliver Alawuba said on an investor call in Lagos, the nation’s commercial ...

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China sets yuan fix at strongest bias on record to lift currency

Bloomberg China extended its currency defense by setting its reference rate for the yuan with the strongest bias on record. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) set the fix at 6.9116 per dollar, 598 pips stronger than the average estimate in a Bloomberg survey of analysts and traders. The strong bias exceeded the previous record of 454 pips seen and ...

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Citigroup hires JPMorgan banker Weir for UK deals

  Bloomberg Citigroup has hired veteran JPMorgan Chase & Co dealmaker Barry Weir as it seeks to beef up its senior ranks in London. Weir, who’s known for his work on natural resources deals, will join Citigroup as a managing director on the UK investment banking team in September, according to a memo. He has more than 22 years of ...

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Citizens Financial buys Planning-services firm

  Bloomberg Citizens Financial Group Inc agreed to buy College Raptor, a firm that helps connect prospective students with colleges based on their academic and financial compatibility. The acquisition will bolster the bank’s exposure to college-age customers, Chris Ebeling, executive vice president and head of student lending at Providence, Rhode Island-based Citizens, said. The deal, for which terms weren’t disclosed, ...

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