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BOE’s first back-to-back hikes in 17 years may just be the start

  Bloomberg The Bank of England (BOE), one of the first movers in what looks set to be a rapid global tightening of monetary policy, this week will give a big clue about how far and fast it will move in combating inflation. Policy makers led by Governor Andrew Bailey are expected to hike interest rates to 0.5% on Thursday, ...

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OCBC completes goodwill payouts to phishing victims

  Bloomberg Overseas-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) said it made $10.1 million in goodwill payouts to 790 customers who fell prey to an text message phishing scam impersonating the lender. About 80% of the amount lost occurred during December 23-30 festive period, at which time calls to the bank’s contact center surged by over 40%, OCBC said. A previous figure that ...

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UBS boosts buyback, targets after beat at investment bank

  Bloomberg UBS Group AG increased its share buyback program and upgraded key profit and efficiency targets after rising capital market and trading revenues drove better-than-expected results at the investment bank. Switzerland’s largest lender, which also beat analyst forecasts for profit and revenue, will buy back as much as $5 billion of shares this year, almost doubling its total buyback ...

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