Banking

  Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG sees room to expand its deals business in Asia and is looking to hire selectively even as some rivals turn wary amid a sharp slowdown in China. “As different industry players continue to be increasingly cautious, we do see opportunity to strategically grow our market share in some areas where it makes sense,” Amit Khattar, ...

  Bloomberg Australia has a stronger probability of bringing its economy in for a “soft landing” than almost any other developed-world counterpart, Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe said, citing the nation’s still-contained wage growth. “It’s not guaranteed but where I sit today I think we have a better chance than most other countries of pulling it off,” Lowe told a ...

  Bloomberg The ringgit jumped, making the currency the best performer in Asia, following the appointment of Anwar Ibrahim as Malaysia’s new prime minister. The ringgit rose by as much as 0.9% against the dollar to 4.4542, its strongest level since mid-August. The currency had surged by 1.8% after Anwar’s appointment on Thursday, the largest single-day gain since March 2016. ...

  Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG falls to a fresh record low as investors weighed the impact of the massive outflows the bank reported this week and news that rivals in the key growth market of Asia are benefiting from the Swiss firm’s troubles. Shares of the lender declined as much as 5% in Zurich after Vontobel cut its price ...

    Bloomberg The European Central Bank (ECB) is imposing higher capital requirements on lenders including BNP Paribas SA and Deutsche Bank AG, arguing that they have ignored warnings to cut risk in the lucrative business of leveraged finance, according to people familiar with the matter. The French and German investment banks are among a handful of institutions who are ...

Bloomberg India’s banking regulator asked a unit of Paytm to resubmit its application for approval required to provide payment aggregator services, a potentially lucrative business the company is trying to expand into. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) asked Paytm Payments Service Ltd. to resubmit its application after seeking necessary approvals from its parent to comply with foreign direct investment ...

  Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Group Inc. plans to set up shop in Munich to strengthen its coverage of Germany’s biggest, and newest, companies. The US investment bank is close to signing a lease for an office on upmarket Maximilianstrasse from the end of 2023, people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified discussing confidential information. It will ...

  Bloomberg Pakistan unexpectedly raised its benchmark interest rate by a full percentage point to prevent stronger-than-anticipated inflation from spiraling out of control. State Bank of Pakistan increased the target rate to 16%, a move expected by just one of 44 economists in a Bloomberg survey while the rest had predicted no change. The authority also raised its annual inflation ...

  Bloomberg China’s central bank cut the amount of cash lenders must hold in reserve for the second time this year, ramping up support for an economy racked by surging Covid cases and a continued property downturn. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) reduced the reserve requirement ratio for most banks by 25 basis points, it said in a statement. ...

Bloomberg The Bank of Canada’s No. 2 official said the country’s financial system will be able to weather growing stability risks stemming from higher interest rates and inflation that’s causing hardship for many households. In prepared remarks of a speech delivered in Ottawa, Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers said risks for Canada are mitigated by financial reforms since the 2008-09 ...