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Indian stocks, rupee convulse as nation heads for lockdown

Bloomberg Indian assets suffered a rough start to the week as stocks posted their worst-ever day on record as trading resumed after a system-wide halt, and the rupee hit a new low following a lockdown in much of Asia’s third-biggest economy. The S&P BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty 50 indexes crashed 13% each at the close in Mumbai, just ...

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Swedbank probe unearths $40b of ‘high risk’ payments

Bloomberg An investigation paid for by Swedbank AB into allegations of financial crime found that client transactions totaling 36.7 billion euros ($40 billion) represented a “high risk” of money laundering. “It’s obvious that there have been cultures in the bank that are not acceptable,” Swedbank CEO Jens Henriksson said in a statement on Monday. A review has been launched to ...

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ECB’s Villeroy backs Europe’s rescue fund for coronavirus crisis

Bloomberg Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said Europe’s rescue fund should be activated to lend to states struggling with the coronavirus outbreak, a move that could pave the way for further sovereign bond purchases by the European Central Bank. Villeroy’s call comes as euro-area officials consider a plan that would see the European Stability Mechanism set up ...

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