FILE PHOTO: Logo of France’s biggest insurer Axa is seen in front the compagny headquarter in Paris, France, August 4, 2016. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen/File Photo November 14, 2017 By Maya Nikolaeva and Matthieu Protard PARIS (Reuters) – French insurer AXA <AXAF.PA> will narrow its acquisition focus to 16 key countries and […]
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Deutsche Bank cuts German equities to ‘underweight’, ups Switzerland
November 14, 2017 LONDON (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank on Monday downgraded German equities to “underweight” from “overweight”, following a strong rally that has taken the country’s benchmark to a series of record highs. Germany’s DAX <.GDAXI> index has gained nearly 14 percent so far this year, compared with a 6.6 […]
Bank of England to stretch out horizon for reining in inflation due to Brexit
Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney sits before delivering the Michel Camdessus Central Banking Lecture at the the International Monetary Fund in Washington, U.S., September 18, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts November 14, 2017 FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The Bank of England will stretch out the horizon over which it plans […]
Home Depot’s quarterly profit jumps 10 percent
The logo of Down Jones Industrial Average stock market index listed company Home Depot is seen in Encinitas, California April 4, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo November 14, 2017 (Reuters) – Home Depot Inc <HD.N>, the largest U.S. home improvement chain, reported a 10 percent jump in third-quarter profit on Tuesday, […]
ECB to only ask banks for extra capital for bad loans if talks fail
November 14, 2017 FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will only ask banks to set aside extra capital for their bad loans via Pillar 2 demands if talks with the lenders on the matter fail, a senior ECB supervisor said on Tuesday. “Only if the results of this structured […]
UK-based banks need to move quickly to keep EU access
FILE PHOTO: Daniele Nouy, chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank, speaks at a Thomson Reuters newsmaker event at Canary Wharf in London November 28, 2014. REUTERS/Neil Hall/File Photo November 14, 2017 FRANKFURT (Reuters) – British-based banks looking to keep their access to the European Union markets […]
Tokyo governor quits as head of conservative opposition ‘Party of Hope’
Head of Japan’s Party of Hope and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike speaks to voters on the last day of campaigning for the October 22 lower house election, in Tokyo, Japan October 21, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato November 14, 2017 TOKYO (Reuters) – The governor of the Japanese capital, Tokyo, whose opposition […]
Arab countries involved in a row with Qatar are not interested in a solution: Emir
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani is seen during a joint news conference with Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the presidential palace in Bogor, West Java province, Indonesia October 18, 2017. REUTERS/Beawiharta November 14, 2017 DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said on Tuesday that […]
Iran ends quake rescue operations as hungry survivors battle the cold
A damaged building is seen following an earthquake in Sarpol-e Zahab county in Kermanshah, Iran. REUTERS/Tasnim News Agency November 14, 2017 By Parisa Hafezi ANKARA (Reuters) – Rescue operations have ended in areas of Iran hit by a powerful weekend earthquake that killed at least 450 people and injured thousands, […]
Exclusive: Kremlin tells companies to deliver good news
FILE PHOTO: People look at a screen at a media centre during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s live broadcast nationwide phone-in in Moscow, Russia April 17, 2014. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo November 14, 2017 By Katya Golubkova MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin wants good news. The Russian leadership has told major companies […]