Bloomberg Banks are lobbying the European Central Bank (ECB) to extend temporary capital relief granted during the pandemic to keep credit flowing to fragile economies, according to people familiar with the matter. Lenders on the continent have been pressing officials to be allowed to keep excluding deposits held at central banks when calculating their leverage ratio. The exemption, set to ...

Bloomberg JPMorgan Chase & Co. has told UK-based staff that more of them will return to office working starting next month as the country begins to wind down Covid-related restrictions. The American bank said in a memo that more workers would come to its London and Bournemouth sites from June 21. The offices will operate at a maximum of 50% ...

Bloomberg Commerzbank AG posted a surprise profit in the first three months and upgraded its full-year revenue outlook, providing support to Chief Executive Officer Manfred Knof after he unveiled a new turnaround strategy to boost profitability. Revenue soared 35% in the first quarter after the bank joined peers in profiting from strong trading and investment banking conditions. That helped drive ...

Bloomberg Deutsche Bank is rearranging how it sells fixed-income trading products as it seeks to lower costs without sacrificing revenue from the company’s biggest source of income. The new model will divide the coverage team into two groups, one focusing on flow and liquidity and another on client solutions. That’s in an effort to provide purely electronic or voice offerings ...

Bloomberg Stock sales are reaping a windfall for the world’s richest shareholders. Corporate insiders including Amazon.com’s Jeff Bezos and Google co-founder Sergey Brin have ramped up stock sales recently, cashing in on a 14-month long bull market that’s helped boost fortunes to the tune of trillions. US public company insiders offloaded shares worth $24.4 billion this year through the first ...

Bloomberg Global funds have piled back into short selling South Korean stocks in the two weeks since authorities lifted a ban on the divisive investment strategy. While the benchmark Kospi Index has held up amid a decline in regional peers during this period, pain has been felt in Korean stocks favoured by the nation’s legions of retail traders. Short selling ...

Bloomberg Oil in New York surged the most in a month as prices garnered support from a recovery in the equities and a softer dollar. West Texas Intermediate climbed back above $65 a barrel, eking out a third straight weekly gain as a weakening dollar boosted appeal for commodities priced in the currency. Concerns persist over spread of Covid-19 in ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has strongly condemned the explosion that targeted a mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expressed its utter denunciation of these criminal acts and its rejection of all forms of violence and terrorism, which aim to undermine security ...

Dubai / WAM HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE), has issued Directive No. 3 of 2021 on the regulation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) trading, in order to protect the environment and society, by implementing the highest standards of safety and security. This includes the transportation, storage, and distribution of LPG, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) will participate at this year’s edition of the Arabian Travel Market (ATM), the largest in-person travel and tourism event to physically take place in over a year. Now in its 28th year, ATM 2021 will be delivered in a hybrid format, with an on-ground ...