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ECB could work with non-banks: Coeure

Bloomberg The European Central Bank (ECB)could consider giving non-banks access to its balance sheet to keep control over money-market rates, according to Executive Board member Benoit Coeure. Speaking at a money-market workshop in Frankfurt, Coeure highlighted a “possible risk” that the new short-term rate called ESTR — designed to provide a more complete picture of actual borrowing conditions — “might …

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New capital rules may help Europe’s weakened banks

Bloomberg European banks have found a silver lining to their recent troubles: they can make a case that they’re too weak to abide by new regulations being set by Brussels. After years fighting a rearguard battle against tighter requirements set by global regulators, some bankers in Europe now say they sense an opportunity to persuade local policy makers to go …

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FAA official’s call to ground Southwest jets prompts clash

Bloomberg A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) official wrote a memo last month saying that Southwest Airlines Co should ground 49 of its airliners because repairs were performed that didn’t meet legal standards. There is “a high likelihood of a violation of a regulation, order or standard” of the FAA, and the US regulator needs to take immediate action to revoke …

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