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BMO expects benefits in Bank of the West’s smaller markets

  Bloomberg Bank of Montreal (BMO), which just completed its $16.3 billion takeover of Bank of the West, expects to be able to gain share even in US markets where the firm only has a sparse branch presence. The Bank of the West deal expands Bank of Montreal’s US footprint to 32 states and gives it 1.8 million new customers. ...

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Deutsche Bank prepares to reduce more staff

  Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG is preparing further job cuts to keep costs in check, with the focus likely to be areas outside the trading unit. Meeting expense targets in an inflationary environment will require a redoubling of savings efforts, including job cuts, Chief Executive Officer Christian Sewing said at an earnings press conference. He singled out the lender’s consumer ...

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Denmark hikes key rate under new governor

  Bloomberg Denmark’s Nationalbanken raised its benchmark interest rate less than the European Central Bank (ECB) as its new governor seeks to weaken the krone and defend the peg to the euro. The central bank in Copenhagen, which doesn’t hold scheduled meetings, raised the current account rate to 2.1% from 1.75%, it said. The 35 basis-point hike comes on the second ...

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