The European Central Bank said Thursday that it will not ask eurozone states to enhance measures to limit asset bubbles. Eight countries were warned last month over asset bubbles, and most have begun bolstering policies, […]
The Federal Reserve’s forecast of three interest-rate increases in 2017 has surprised bond traders and has driven up the yield on the two-year Treasury. The US dollar jumped Thursday to the highest level against the […]
US homebuilder confidence in December reached the highest level since July 2005, according to an index from the National Association of Home Builders. “Though this significant increase in builder confidence could be considered an outlier, […]
The Federal Reserve has told banks to accept additional funding costs of as much as $2 billion annually as it introduces a rule to protect the financial system. The rule for total loss-absorbing capacity aims […]
Optimism at Japanese companies is on the rise for the first time in 18 months, thanks to a rebound in exports on a weakened yen. The election of Donald Trump brought a big slide in […]
Foreign banking institutions will have to pass the Federal Reserve’s Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review starting in 2017, and many fear they may not make the grade. “It is entirely possible there will be institutions […]
The Italian government, installed this week by Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, has drafted an emergency decree allowing the injection of government money into troubled financial institutions: Monte dei Paschi di Siena and three regional lenders. […]
Capital rules aimed at preventing taxpayers from being forced to bail out failed banks could drive up 133 EU banks’ funding requirements by as much as €276 billion, less than previously estimated, the European Banking […]
Eurogroup finance ministers have frozen short-term debt relief for Greece that they had approved Dec. 5 after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras proposed a one-time payout to low-income pensioners. The payout would violate Greece’s agreement […]
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