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  Bloomberg Lloyds Banking group Plc is stepping up help for struggling customers, including mortgage relief, during the UK’s heightened economic stress, according to Chief Executive Officer Charlie Nunn. The bank is talking to British regulators about lengthening the terms of some mortgages as well as moving some customers to interest-only loans or lower-cost products as they adjust to the ...

  Bloomberg Royal Bank of Canada agreed to buy HSBC Holdings Plc’s Canadian unit — the country’s seventh-largest bank — for C$13.5 billion ($10 billion) in cash, expanding its roster of business clients and bulking up its retail presence on the West Coast. The deal is expected to be completed by late 2023, subject to regulatory approvals, Toronto-based Royal Bank ...

  Bloomberg India’s central bank will launch the retail version of its digital currency on a test basis starting Thursday, a month after allowing some banks to use it for settling secondary-market transactions in government securities. Four banks will initially run the digital currency pilot, with another four joining at a later stage, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in ...

Bloomberg Nomura Holdings Inc sees a potential revenue boost of $1 billion or more from a deeper push into areas including equities, private markets and managing money for the rich, according to the firm’s chief executive officer. “Our wholesale business platform allows us to seize on profit opportunities with certainty whenever the market moves,” Kentaro Okuda said at an investment ...

  Bloomberg Asian currencies are set for their steepest monthly advance in more than six years, with the approaching end of the Federal Reserve’s tightening cycle supporting gains. The Bloomberg JPMorgan Asia Dollar Index has rallied 2.7% in November. South Korea’s won is the best performer after logging a 7% rise, followed by the Thai baht which climbed 6.8%. “While ...

  Bloomberg November looks set to mark a watershed moment for Chinese assets, as visible policy shifts away from Covid Zero triggered massive gains. After being pressured under the weight of virus restrictions and a property crisis, markets surged amid hopes of an eventual reopening. Chinese stocks in Hong Kong are headed for their best month since 2003, while the ...

  Bloomberg Taiwan dollar’s biggest rally in almost a quarter of a century is set to unwind as a looming global recession cuts into island’s technology exports. The currency, which has risen more than 4% this month to 30.90 per US dollar, will probably weaken to about 33 by the end of the first quarter, Mizuho Bank Ltd. and RBC ...

  Bloomberg Oil tumbled to its lowest price in almost a year as a wave of unrest in China punished risk assets and clouded the outlook for energy demand, compounding the stresses in an already volatile crude market. West Texas Intermediate sinks towards $74 a barrel following three weeks of losses, while Brent traded at around $81. Protests over harsh ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Board of Management of the UAE’s Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (Fanr) has approved Fanr’s Operational Plan for the period 2023 until 2026, where it covers its future blueprint in regulating the nuclear and radiological sectors in the UAE. Fanr plans to implement a number of strategic projects and initiatives that focus on carrying ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (Adib), a leading Islamic financial institution announced that its retail customers were able to conveniently participate in the subscription to initial public offerings (IPOs) that were issued this year through its mobile app. 80% of clients subscribed IPOs that were issued in 2022 through Adib Mobile app in just a few clicks. ...