Bloomberg UniCredit has agreed to terminate a swap transaction with authorities in Sicily to end a dispute over deals entered into in 2005 and 2006. The transactions served to hedge Sicily’s long-term debt obligations. Both sides won’t be making any further comment on the resolution of the dispute, the Italian lender said in a statement. Disputes between a number banks ...

Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG is targeting more business in the Nordic market by utilizing its balance sheet and bringing in additional bankers, according to the region’s chief executive officer. “We are selectively hiring, but also putting capital and balance sheet behind the right type of opportunities,” Jan Olsson said in a phone interview from London. The Nordic region “really stands ...

Bloomberg The yen dropped to a three-year low against the dollar, with analysts forecasting more weakness ahead as the nation’s yield differentials widen. The currency slipped as much as 0.5% to 112.75 per dollar on Monday, the weakest since December 2018, with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp and Credit Agricole CIB predicting the yen could drop all the way to 115, ...