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KfW faces $112mn in losses from Wirecard

Bloomberg Germany’s state-owned development bank KfW is facing potential losses of 100 million euros ($112 million) after payment company Wirecard AG filed for insolvency. KfW’s subsidiary Ipex Bank granted the scandal-hit company a 100 million-euro credit line in September 2018. The financing was extended last year and has been fully drawn down, a spokesman for Ipex told Bloomber. There are ...

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European stocks slip with futures; dollar strengthens

Bloomberg US equity futures and European stocks dropped after a resurgence in virus infections slowed down the pace of business re-openings. The dollar index climbed to a one-month high, while Treasuries steadied. Trading volume across European shares was below average, with banks and energy producers trending lower. Royal Dutch Shell Plc slumped after announcing it will write down as much ...

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Chinese stocks haven’t been this calm versus US in eight years

Bloomberg Stock investors wanting to preserve capital could do worse than look to China, whose relative stability stands out against the chaos in global markets. The country’s equities have gone back to the upward grind that has marked past rebounds since a bubble burst in 2015. The calm has allowed the CSI 300 Index to post at least 14 up ...

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