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Trumps says US economy doing well despite ‘destructive’ Fed

Bloomberg President Donald Trump fired a fresh broadside at the Federal Reserve for raising interest rates last year, saying the economy is in good shape “despite the unnecessary and destructive actions” taken by the central bank. In a tweet, Trump added that trade agreements with China, Canada and Mexico are “moving along nicely, there is little or no Inflation, and ...

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SocGen to cut 1,600 jobs globally as slump hits trading

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Bloomberg Societe Generale SA said it plans to cut about 1,600 jobs after a slump in trading revenue pushed Chief Executive Officer Frederic Oudea to intensify efforts to boost profit at the investment-banking unit. The reductions include close to 1,200 positions at the global banking and investor solutions division, which houses its trading activities, a trade union representing SocGen’s French ...

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Deutsche Bank’s trading arm key for ECB in takeover talks

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Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG’s troubled trading arm will be a focus of European banking regulators when they decide whether to approve a potential takeover of rival Commerzbank AG, according to people familiar with the matter. Supervisors at the European Central Bank and national authorities want a clear idea of how much the combined entity will depend on the securities unit ...

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