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  Bloomberg Chinese lenders have leaped ahead of their Wall Street peers in global rankings for initial public offerings, as China wraps up a record year for listings which bucked one of the worst slowdowns in deals history. CITIC Securities Co pushed ahead of Goldman Sachs Group Inc as the top underwriter of IPOs this year, followed by China International ...

  Bloomberg The Treasury Department’s top official for financial markets and stability expressed little urgency over the federal government’s need to prepare for the potential launch of a digital US dollar. Regulators need to examine whether a central bank digital currency — or CBDC — would actually improve the speed or cost of real time interbank payments, which the Federal ...

  Bloomberg Investors are betting the yen may rise as much as another 10% after the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) unexpected policy shift fueled speculation it is finally abandoning its ultra-dovish monetary settings. The currency may appreciate to 120 per dollar or stronger due to its inexpensive valuations, according to Generali Investments, while Union Investment Privatfonds GmbH predicts a short-run ...

  Bloomberg Anne Finucane is stepping down as chair of Bank of America (BofA) Corp Europe and passing the torch to Vice Chairman Paul Donofrio. Finucane will leave her post at the end of the month at the company’s European banking subsidiary, which is based in Ireland, people familiar with the matter said. She will also exit her position as ...

Bloomberg European stocks advanced alongside US stock futures after the S&P 500 closed higher for the first time in four sessions, providing a moment of respite in one of the worst years for stocks and bonds in more than a decade. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index rebounded 0.5% from its lowest level since November 9 after global bond yields surged ...

  Bloomberg Investors ready to turn the page on the worst year for equities since the global financial crisis should brace for more pain heading into 2023. That’s the blunt message from top strategists at Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and others, who are warning that stocks face fresh declines in the first half as corporate earnings succumb to ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE affirmed its full support and solidarity with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in reflection of the strong ties between the two countries and peoples, stressing the importance of ensuring stability and security in the country. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) expressed the UAE’s support for all ...

  Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has announced that Sunday, January 1, 2023, will be an official paid holiday in the UAE for all private sector employees. The holiday is in accordance with the UAE cabinet decision on approved official holidays for government and private sectors.

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Credit financing provided by national banks to the trade and industry sectors totalled AED37.2 billion in the first nine months of 2022, according to recent data issued by the central bank of the UAE (CBUAE). The statistics showed that the cumulative balance of credit provided by national banks to the trade and industry sectors reached ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the UAE’s largest bank and one of the world’s largest and safest financial institutions, has launched a new sustainability-linked current account for corporate clients, extending its leadership as an environmental pacesetter for the UAE banking sector. The new FAB Sustainable Account will support clients in achieving ESG objectives by contributing ...