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Credit Suisse sees $1.6b loss in blow to recovery

  Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG posted its third straight quarterly loss after investment banking revenue declined and clients pulled money, underscoring the Swiss firm’s challenges in exiting its worst slump since the financial crisis. The Zurich-based bank reported a net loss of 1.59 billion Swiss francs ($1.6 billion) in the three months through June, driven by a loss at ...

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S Korea probes $3.4b of crypto-linked FX deals

  Bloomberg South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) is probing $3.4 billion worth of “abnormal” foreign-exchange transactions at two of the country’s largest commercial banks for possible links to illegal crypto-related activities. Unusual transactions totalling 1.6 trillion won ($1.3 billion) took place at five branches of Woori Bank between May 3, 2021 and June 9 this year, the regulator said ...

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UniCredit Q2 net profit climbs

  Bloomberg UniCredit SpA posted second-quarter profit that almost doubled analyst expectations, prompting the lender to lift its full-year target in anticipation of further gains from rising interest rates in Europe. Net income was 2 billion euros ($2 billion), compared with the 1.02 billion euros estimated by analysts. Above-expectation revenues, the absence of fresh loan-loss provisions, and the performance of ...

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