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Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG failed to properly monitor tens of billions of dollars of exposure that piled up while handling trades for Archegos Capital Management that generated relatively little revenue, according to people briefed on the findings of the bank’s internal inquiry. The report into how the bank lost about $5.5 billion tied to the collapse of Bill Hwang’s ...

Bloomberg Santander Brasil Chief Executive Officer Sergio Rial will step down from the role after almost six years at the helm of the bank. The change, announced in a filing, will happen at the end of the year. Rial, who’ll become chairman and will remain a member of the bank’s board in Spain, will be replaced by Mario Roberto Opice ...

Bloomberg Barclays Plc’s investment bankers brought in a record haul as the booming deals market extended through the second quarter, offsetting more muted results in trading and helping the group to deliver improved profit and fresh shareholder payouts. Income from capital markets and merger advisory at the London-based lender rose by almost a fifth to 873 million pounds ($1.2 billion), ...

Bloomberg US futures rose with European stocks as positive earnings boosted sentiment, while Asian equities were weaker amid Chinese market turbulence. Treasuries fell ahead of the Federal Reserve’s rate decision. Contracts on the Nasdaq 100 Index and the S&P 500 rose, with Alphabet Inc and Microsoft Corp gaining in premarket after their sales topped estimates. Apple Inc dropped 0.9% on ...

Bloomberg A continuing recovery in Bitcoin has put the largest cryptocurrency on course for its longest winning streak this year. The virtual coin rose as much as 6.1% to top $40,000 and was trading at about $39,700 as of 8:15 am in London on Wednesday. It’s advanced for eight straight days. Other coins including second-ranked Ether climbed, boosting the Bloomberg ...

Bloomberg While Chinese markets might look bleak at the moment, the biggest government bond selloff of 2021 has some investors salivating at a buying opportunity. Risk aversion swept the country and spread globally this week after China cracked down on private-education firms. Although reassurance from state media on Wednesday helped stem a selloff in stocks, sentiment remains fragile. The same ...

Abu Dhbai / WAM On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), ministers and government officials stated that the UAE has effectively contributed to supporting the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in developing countries. In this context, they highlighted the crucial role of the ADFD in establishing the UAE as ...

Bloomberg Oil steadied as the resurgent pandemic posed a fresh threat to fuel demand even as global crude markets continued to tighten. Futures fluctuated near $72 a barrel in New York. The rebound in key energy consumers such as the US and China has helped to underpin increasing fuel consumption and drained bloated stockpiles built up during the pandemic. The ...

Abu Dhbai / WAM The Emirati-Sudanese Security Committee held its first meeting remotely via video conferencing, to discuss ways of strengthening the cooperation and coordination and exchanging training expertise between the ministries of interior of the UAE and Sudan. The UAE delegation was chaired by Brigadier Hamad Ajlan Al Amimi, Director-General of the Federal Criminal Police, while the Sudanese side ...

BANJUL / WAM President Adama Barrow of the Gambia has received in his office Major General Dr Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Inspector General of the Ministry of Interior, who is on a tour to Africa aimed at strengthening security and police ties with a number of African countries. During the meeting, held in the capital Banjul, President Barrow conveyed his ...