| Tue 7 Sep 2010 |
German warning on Basel rules
Irish Times | PATRICK JENKINS in London | GERMANY'S TOP 10 banks will have to raise as much as Euro105 billion of fresh capital under a global regulatory overhaul, the country's banking industry has warned, in a last-ditch effort to change tough new rules. | The... |
Book review: 'The Last of the Imperious Rich: Lehman Bros.'
USA Today Updated | Comment | Recommend | | | By Steve Weinberg, Special for USA TODAY As books about the collapse of Wall Street investment bankers rain down from publishers, one book focusing on Lehman Bros. places the history above the... |
EU budget chief attacks Britain's multi-billion-euro rebate
Daily Star Lebanon | By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Tuesday, September 07, 2010 | - Powered by | FRANKFURT: The European Union’s budgetary commissioner called into question on Monday billions of euros (dollars) which Britain gets back from the EU budget, in comm... |
While you were sleeping: Stocks hold on to gains
Scoop Tuesday, 7 September 2010, 7:27 am | Article: Businesswire | While you were sleeping: Stocks hold on to gains | September 7 (BusinessDesk) - Stocks in Europe gained for the fourth time in five sessions amid further signs that the global economic reco... |
German banks need to raise $135b in capital due to new rules
Gulf News | Frankfurt: Germany's ten biggest lenders, including Deutsche Bank AG and Commerzbank AG, may need about $135 billion (Dh385.35 billion) in fresh capital because of new regulation, according to the Association of German Banks. | The lenders wou... |
| Mon 6 Sep 2010 |
Long-ago German bonds are worth billions to U.S. investors - maybe
Kansas City Star J Pat Carter Germany sold bonds like these eight decades ago to pay for recovery from the First World War. Now, 65 years after the Second World War, those holding some of the bonds say Germany is balking at paying. "factbox" --> More News | More than... |
US investors seek pay for pre-WWII German bonds
The Wichita Eagle MIAMI - More than 80 years ago, Germany sold tens of thousands of bonds to American investors in an effort to recover financially from World War I. Later, Adolf Hitler used some of the money raised by those bonds to build the powerful Nazi war machin... |
Investors sue to redeem 80-year-old German bonds
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Troubles mount for EU bid to re-draw economic government
Breitbart | European Union President Belgian Herman Van Rompuy (R) speaks with Belgium ... | Plans to radically re-draw cross-border economic government across Europe hit a stumbling block on Monday 10 days from a deadline for concrete action set by European U... |
Greece's debt crisis
The Guardian Sept 7 (Reuters) - Here is a timeline of economic events in Greece in 2010. Jan 2010 - Greece unveils stability programme on Jan. 14, saying it will aim to cut its budget gap to 2.8 percent of GDP in 2012 from 12.7 percent in 2009. Feb 2010 - Prime M... |
Troubles mount for EU bid to re-draw economic government
Yahoo Daily News | BRUSSELS (AFP) – Plans to radically re-draw cross-border economic government across Europe hit a stumbling block on Monday 10 days from a deadline for concrete action set by European Union leaders. | The fourth meeting of EU president Herman ... |
Global stocks rise to four-week high
Houston Chronicle | Global stocks rose to a four-week high and industrial metals rallied amid growing optimism about the prospects for economic growth. European bonds rebounded from three days of losses. | The MSCI World Index of shares in 24 developed markets climbed... |
EU moves closer to swifter sanctions in budget rules
The Guardian * No milestones on budget rule reform after Monday talks * Frustration over slow progress on tougher budget rules * Talks on permanent mechanism for crisis resolution put off (Adds quotes, end of talks) By Daniel Flynn and John O'Donnell BRUSSELS, Se... |
U.S. investors seek pay for pre-World War II German bonds
Knox News | MIAMI — American investors are taking the German government to court in the U.S. over tens of thousands of bonds sold by the country in the aftermath of World War I. | They’re asking federal courts to force Germany to repay the 80-year-old bond... |
Basel committee seeks 9 percent Tier 1 capital: report
Yahoo Daily News | FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Global banks will be required to hold Tier 1 capital of nine percent including a 3 percent so-called "conservation buffer," German weekly Die Zeit reported, quoting a draft proposal from the Basel Committee, th... |
Basel Committee Seeks 9 Percent Tier 1 Capital: Report
ABC News | September 6, 2010 | FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Global banks will be required to hold Tier 1 capital of nine percent including a 3 percent so-called "conservation buffer," German weekly Die Zeit reported, quoting a draft proposal from the Basel Committee... |
US investors seek pay for pre-WWII German bonds
Lexington Herald-Leader | AP Photo - In a Wednesday, July 14, 2010 photo, attorney James Lowy holds up one of his favorite unpaid German bonds as several others cover his desk at his office, in Tampa, Fla. | AP Photo - Unpaid pre-war German bonds cover attorney James Lowy's... |
EU asks BASF to explain GM potato found in Sweden
The Guardian * Unapproved "Amadea" GM potato found growing in Sweden * Developers BASF investigating cause of contamination BRUSSELS, Sept 6 (Reuters) - European Union authorities said on Monday they had asked BASF to explain how unapproved, genetically modified ... |
UPDATE 1-German nuclear move draws antitrust unit gaze
The Guardian * Cartel office, Economy Ministry to monitor power prices * Nuclear life cycle move cements role of big four producers * Renewable companies must become more market-oriented (Adds details, context, quote, renewables angle) By Vera Eckert and Jens Hac... |
Q+A-Will EU agree on taxing banks more after crisis?
The Guardian BRUSSELS, Sept 6 (Reuters) - European Union finance ministers will attempt to resolve differences on whether to impose extra taxes on banks when they meet on Tuesday. Here is a rough guide to an issue that has divided the bloc's economic leaders thro... |
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