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Powell policy lost in translation as Fed blamed for market woes

Bloomberg There’s what you think you said. There’s what you actually said. And perhaps most importantly for the steward of the world’s largest economy, there’s what people heard. That’s a lesson that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is learning the hard way as he seeks to steer the economy between the twin shoals of overheating and recession while being buffeted ...

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Norway’s DNB seeks broader income mix to match competitors

Bloomberg DNB ASA finally feels it’s getting some respect from investors, but it has some way to go in matching its Nordic rivals on its income mix. With Nordea Bank Abp moved to Finland and Danske Bank A/S mired in a money laundering scandal, Norway’s DNB is now Scandinavia’s biggest bank by market value. While calling itself the largest Scandinavian ...

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Goldman tracks ahead of $5bn growth goal

Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has achieved half of its revenue-growth goal, but it isn’t stopping there. On his first day as chief financial officer, Stephen Scherr told investors the firm is ahead of schedule on its objective of $5 billion in new revenue by 2020. Goldman Sachs has already increased revenue firmwide by $2.5 billion through a series of ...

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