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Singapore banks set for better profits as provisions dip

Bloomberg The worst may be over for Singapore’s three biggest banks. A stronger economy, higher interest rates and rising wealth is expected to boost income at DBS Group Holdings Ltd., Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. and United Overseas Bank Ltd. After several quarters hit by bad loans, a Bloomberg survey shows they’re poised to post double-digit profit growth for the three months …

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ECB sees risk of tax race to the bottom following US reform

Bloomberg As economists ponder how much additional growth is in store for the US economy following the implementation of President Donald Trump’s wide-reaching tax reform, the European Central Bank says the consequences for its own jurisdiction “are highly uncertain and complex.” The tax burden on US corporate income will fall significantly to a level close to that in a number …

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New York battles ‘regulator switch’ by Tokyo bank

Bloomberg New York isn’t going to let Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. slip out of its regulatory oversight without fighting back. The state’s banking regulator, Maria Vullo, said in a legal filing that the Tokyo lender’s request last year to shift regulators — trading its state license for a federal one — was granted arbitrarily and unlawfully. Accusing the bank …

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