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Iranian rial tumbles as US sanctions loom

Bloomberg Iran’s rial tumbled to another historic low, resisting government efforts to shore up the economy as the restoration of US sanctions looms. In an effort to signal they’re taking action to fight profiteering and cushion the blow of the US economic offensive, authorities have rounded up more than two dozen merchants who they say exploited government currency measures for …

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Human bankers lose to robots as Nordea sets a new standard

Bloomberg Something interesting happened in Swedish finance last quarter. The only big bank that managed to cut costs also happens to be behind one of the industry’s boldest plans to replace humans with automation. Nordea Bank AB, whose Chief Executive Officer Casper von Koskull says his industry might only have half its current human workforce a decade from now, is …

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Credit Suisse moves 50 ‘banking’ jobs to Madrid

Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG is moving 50 investment banking jobs to Madrid as part of its Brexit planning, according to two people familiar with the matter. The Swiss lender is relocating bankers at its Global Markets trading division and dealmakers from its advisory unit, the people said, asking not to be identified because the decision is private. The firm …

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