Finance News Archives August 2012

• Aug 31, 2012 Hurricane Isaac May Cost Insurers $2 Billion, Modeling Firm Says

• Aug 31, 2012 ECB Official: Bond Buys Will Come With Conditions

• Aug 31, 2012 Spain to Approve 'Bad Bank' for Toxic Assets

• Aug 31, 2012 WSJ: JPMorgan Seeks to Cut Clearing, Settlement Risks

• Aug 31, 2012 JPMorgan Faces Sea of Trouble Resolving 'Whale' Probe

• Aug 31, 2012 Buffett's Berkshire Relying Less on Insurance Units

• Aug 31, 2012 German Bank Chief Resignation Report Pressures ECB's Draghi

• Aug 31, 2012 ECB's Nowotny: Economic Uncertainty Growing 'Massively'

• Aug 30, 2012 France's Hollande: ECB Bond Buying Might Be Justified

• Aug 30, 2012 Spain Delays Decision on Sovereign Bailout Until Terms Are Clear

• Aug 30, 2012 Reuters Poll: Chances of More Fed Easing Dim for Investors, Economists

• Aug 30, 2012 Knight Accepts Nasdaq's $62 Million Facebook Payback Plan

• Aug 30, 2012 Mortgage Rates Decline for First Time in Five Weeks

• Aug 30, 2012 Fed’s Lockhart: Low Rates Could Fall Even Lower

• Aug 30, 2012 Moody's Zandi: More QE Will Come, But After the Elections

• Aug 30, 2012 Barclays Picks Retail Banker to Replace Diamond as CEO

• Aug 30, 2012 Merkel Vows ‘Absolute Political Will’ to Stabilize Euro

• Aug 29, 2012 Citigroup Settles Shareholder Lawsuit for $590 Million

• Aug 29, 2012 Hedge Funds Cleared to Advertise Publicly Under SEC Proposal

• Aug 29, 2012 S&P Cuts Illinois Credit Rating Over Pensions

• Aug 29, 2012 Moody's: Insurers Add Risk, Sacrifice Liquidity for Yields

• Aug 29, 2012 Barclays: UK Fraud Unit Starts Investigation

• Aug 29, 2012 US Banks Provide Over $10 Billion in Loan Aid Under Settlement

• Aug 29, 2012 Minister: Spain, EU in Agreement Over Bad Bank Terms

• Aug 29, 2012 Pimco's Kashkari: Bernanke Leaning Toward New Round of Stimulus

• Aug 29, 2012 Sen. Corker: Bernanke Is an Enabler of Financial Addiction

• Aug 29, 2012 Fidelity's Abigail Johnson Poised to Succeed Father as Chairman

• Aug 29, 2012 Draghi: ECB Needs ‘Exceptional Measures’ for Stability

• Aug 28, 2012 Obama Feels Pressure as Gasoline Nears Holiday Record

• Aug 28, 2012 SEC Probing ResCap for Possible Mortgage Fraud

• Aug 28, 2012 FDIC: Bank Earnings Rose 21% in 2nd Quarter; Lending up

• Aug 28, 2012 Spain's Catalonia Region Asks Madrid for $6.29 Billion in Aid

• Aug 28, 2012 Japan Cuts Economic View as Global Slowdown Takes Hold

• Aug 28, 2012 Spanish Recession Deepens as Austerity Damps Outlook

• Aug 28, 2012 Italy's Strong Debt Auction Shows Optimism for ECB Action

• Aug 27, 2012 Fed, Under Pressure, Steps Up Release of Financial Data

• Aug 27, 2012 Fed May Delay Stress-Test Rules for Mid-size Banks

• Aug 27, 2012 In Europe, Debate Rages over ECB Bond-buying Plan

• Aug 27, 2012 Fed: Credit Quality of Big Loans Improves for Third Year

• Aug 27, 2012 Germany, France Reconnect in Joint Push to Fight Crisis

• Aug 27, 2012 German Business Sentiment Index Falls for 4th Month

• Aug 27, 2012 WSJ: Libor Rate-Rigging Scandal to Spark Wave of Lawsuits

• Aug 27, 2012 US Probing UniCredit Unit over Breaking Sanctions

• Aug 27, 2012 M&T Bank to Buy Hudson City Bancorp in $3.7 Billion Deal

• Aug 27, 2012 Spain Revises Down GDP for 2011, 2010

• Aug 26, 2012 Nomura to Cut Equities, Investment Banking in Strategic Shift

• Aug 26, 2012 China's Wen Targets Confidence as Slowdown Deepens

• Aug 26, 2012 Merkel Tries to Calm Storms over Greece, ECB Policy

• Aug 24, 2012 Fed Ponders More Clarity on Policy Framework

• Aug 24, 2012 Sources: Royal Bank of Scotland Near Rate-Rigging Settlement

• Aug 24, 2012 Merkel Backs Samaras on Greece’s Euro Future in Snub to Critics

• Aug 24, 2012 ECB Said to Consider Setting Target Bands for Bond Yields

• Aug 24, 2012 Fannie Mae’s Still No Ginnie After Bailout Fix

• Aug 24, 2012 Pimco’s Gross: More Fed Easing ‘Almost a Done Deal’

• Aug 24, 2012 Money Funds Test Geithner, Bernanke as More Rules Defeated

• Aug 24, 2012 Fed's Evans Sees 'a Lot of Reason' for More Easing

• Aug 24, 2012 HSBC in Settlement Talks With US on Money-Laundering Probe

• Aug 23, 2012 FTC Wins $478 Million Judgment against Infomercial Scammers

• Aug 23, 2012 Investors Flock to Treasury Sale of Inflation-linked Notes

• Aug 23, 2012 White House Eyes Two-step Fix to Take Edge off Fiscal Cliff

• Aug 23, 2012 Ackman Calls for Sale of General Growth Properties

• Aug 23, 2012 Study: US Trade Gap with China Cost 2.7 Million US Jobs

• Aug 23, 2012 ECB May Set Bond Yield Target, but Keep It Quiet

• Aug 23, 2012 Average Rate on 30-year Mortgage Climbs to 3.66%

• Aug 23, 2012 Fed’s Evans Urges More Accommodation From US to China

• Aug 23, 2012 Citigroup Urges SEC to Block Nasdaq’s Facebook Payout Plan

• Aug 22, 2012 CBO Trims Forecast for Medicare, Medicaid Spending

• Aug 22, 2012 UK Banks Face Scandal Over Toxic Insurance Products

• Aug 22, 2012 Minutes: Fed Ready to Ease 'Fairly Soon' Unless Economy Improves

• Aug 22, 2012 Merkel Says She’ll Discuss Greek Plea for More Time With Samaras

• Aug 22, 2012 Barofsky: TARP Was a ‘Failure,’ Didn’t Help Main Street

• Aug 22, 2012 Analysts Project Fourth Straight Year of $1T Federal Deficit

• Aug 22, 2012 Experts: Don’t Expect Much From the Fed’s Jackson Hole Meeting

• Aug 22, 2012 Investment Banks Resist Shrinking on Europe Debt Crisis

• Aug 22, 2012 PayPal Moves Into Brick-and-Mortar Territory With Discover Partnership

• Aug 22, 2012 Bank Expert Vinella: Big Banks Don’t Need to Be Broken Up

• Aug 22, 2012 US Iran Money Probe Targets RBS, Commerzbank

• Aug 21, 2012 Fannie, Freddie Regulator Streamlines Foreclosure Prevention Program

• Aug 21, 2012 Insurers Led by Wells Fargo May Have $5 Billion Drought Cost

• Aug 21, 2012 Experts: Beaten Down Bank Shares Represent Tasty Bargains

• Aug 21, 2012 Merkel Lawmaker Sees 'Small Concessions' on Greece’s Bailout

• Aug 21, 2012 Lockhart: Fed Risks Excessive Easing to Stoke 'Disappointing' Recovery

• Aug 21, 2012 Bove: Increased Financial Regulations Could Cause New Crisis

• Aug 21, 2012 Wall Street Leaderless in Fight Over Rules With Dimon Diminished

• Aug 21, 2012 Secret Libor Committee Clings to Anonymity After Rigging Scandal

• Aug 20, 2012 Fitch Sees Muni Downgrades as Local Governments Struggle

• Aug 20, 2012 Inspection Finds Flaws in Audits of 23 Brokerages

• Aug 20, 2012 Swiss Banks May Cut Jobs, Raise Fees Amid Stricter Regulations

• Aug 20, 2012 Bundesbank Widens Euro Rift With Criticism of ECB Bond Plan

• Aug 20, 2012 EU Leaders Plan Talks as Report Says ECB Mulling Bond Targets

• Aug 20, 2012 Greece Seeking to Finalize $15 Billion in Spending Cuts

• Aug 20, 2012 Former Exxon CEO Raymond to Head JPMorgan ‘Whale’ Probe

• Aug 20, 2012 No Inflation Proves Critics of Fed’s Bernanke Wrong

• Aug 20, 2012 Banks Use $1.77 Trillion to Double Treasury Purchases

• Aug 19, 2012 Italy's Monti: Financial Situation Makes Progress

• Aug 19, 2012 Reuters Analysis: Merkel's Italian Ally at the ECB

• Aug 19, 2012 German Politicians to Greece: No Leeway on Reforms

• Aug 17, 2012 Greek Official: Greece is Close to Finalizing Budget Cuts

• Aug 17, 2012 IRS Threatens Summons to Pry Info out of Wealthy, Companies

• Aug 17, 2012 Moody's: Risks of California Muni Bankruptcies Rising

• Aug 17, 2012 Daily Telegraph: Finland Prepares for Collapse of Eurozone

• Aug 17, 2012 German Lawmakers: Merkel Mulls Easing Greece Bailout Terms

• Aug 17, 2012 Treasury Revises Fannie, Freddie Bailout Terms

• Aug 17, 2012 Spanish Banks' Bad Loans Hit Record High in June

• Aug 17, 2012 London Firings Seen Surging as Financial Firms Add New York Jobs

• Aug 17, 2012 Two Top Fed Officials Argue Against Further Easing

• Aug 16, 2012 California Sells $10 Billion of Notes at Top Yield of 0.43%

• Aug 16, 2012 Fed Report: Muni Bond Defaults More Frequent Than Reported

• Aug 16, 2012 Treasury Yields at Almost Three-Month Highs as Fed Buys Bonds

• Aug 16, 2012 Rate on 30-Year Mortgages Rises to 3.62%

• Aug 16, 2012 Philadelphia Fed: Mid-Atlantic Factory Activity Shrinks for Fourth Month

• Aug 16, 2012 Fed’s Fisher: More Stimulus Wouldn’t Spur Growth

• Aug 16, 2012 NYT: MF Global Collapse Unlikely to Result in Criminal Charges

• Aug 16, 2012 Lawyers: HSBC, Credit Suisse Sacrifice Staff to Placate US

• Aug 16, 2012 Morgan Stanley Unit Fined Over Trader’s $1.3 Billion Bet

• Aug 16, 2012 JPMorgan, Barclays Said Among Banks to Get NY Libor Subpoenas

• Aug 15, 2012 HSBC Hands US More Staff Names in Tax Evasion Probe

• Aug 15, 2012 Muted Inflation Supports Case for More Fed Easing

• Aug 15, 2012 S&P May Downgrade $187.7 Billion of US Home-Loan Bonds

• Aug 15, 2012 Economic Fears Push Foreigners to Dump US Corporate Bonds, Stocks

• Aug 15, 2012 Fed’s Dudley Supports Money Fund Rules to Protect US

• Aug 15, 2012 Goldman Sachs Sees Lower Odds of September Easing on Stronger Data

• Aug 15, 2012 Goldman Sachs Officials Win Dismissal of Mortgage, TARP Lawsuit

• Aug 15, 2012 Freddie, Fannie Push Big Banks to Pay Back $84 Billion of Bad Debt

• Aug 15, 2012 Standard Chartered Works on Joint Deal With Agencies

• Aug 14, 2012 Wells Fargo to Pay More Than $6.5 Million to Settle SEC Charges

• Aug 14, 2012 Standard Chartered Ends New York's Iran Probe for $340 Million

• Aug 14, 2012 Study: Americans Are Carrying More Credit Card Debt

• Aug 14, 2012 Barclays Trading Cheaper Than Peers Fuels Breakup Talk

• Aug 14, 2012 Knight's $440 Million Trading Loss Said Linked to Dormant Software

• Aug 14, 2012 Icahn Hands Son Brett $3 Billion to Prove Mettle as Successor

• Aug 14, 2012 Standard Chartered CEO Takes Charge of Iran Probe Talks

• Aug 14, 2012 Spain Banks Borrow 10% More From ECB in July

• Aug 13, 2012 Treasury Raises Estimate for Cost of Auto Bailout

• Aug 13, 2012 Standard Chartered in Talks on Iran Laundering Probe

• Aug 13, 2012 Durbin Sees Visa Accord Thwarting Push to Cap Credit-Card Fees

• Aug 13, 2012 Greek Economy Weakens Further; More Cuts in Store

• Aug 13, 2012 Julius Baer to Buy Merrill Lynch Private Bank outside US

• Aug 13, 2012 Japan's Economy Slows as Consumer Spending Flags

• Aug 12, 2012 Banks' Backing Makes Ryan House’s Top Fundraiser

• Aug 12, 2012 Standard Chartered Said to Agree on New York’s Monitor Demand

• Aug 12, 2012 ECB Council Member: Bond-Buying Won’t Fix Spain, Italy

• Aug 12, 2012 Swiss Banks Sweat It Out as US, Europe Mull Action on Tax Evasion

• Aug 10, 2012 Inflation Pressures Subside, Giving Fed More Room to Act

• Aug 10, 2012 Hartford Mulls Client Buyouts to Cut Risk Buffett Called Ungodly

• Aug 10, 2012 Pimco's Gross Cuts Holdings of Treasurys in Flagship Total Return Fund

• Aug 10, 2012 UK Regulator Launches Libor-Rate Overhaul

• Aug 10, 2012 Justice Department Drops Goldman Financial Crisis Probe

• Aug 10, 2012 Consumer Finance Agency Sets Mortgage Protections

• Aug 10, 2012 US Banks Told to Make Plans for Preventing Collapse

• Aug 10, 2012 S&P: US Banks’ Dodd-Frank Costs Might Widen to $34 Billion

• Aug 10, 2012 Fed's Quandary: 15 of 18 Banks Fixing Libor Aren’t American

• Aug 09, 2012 JPMorgan Hopes to Restart Buybacks in First Quarter

• Aug 09, 2012 Pimco's El-Erian: Be Wary of Steepening Treasury Yield Curve

• Aug 09, 2012 Knight’s Losses Estimated at $270 Million After Taxes, CEO Warns

• Aug 09, 2012 Pimco: Flow of Investor Money Out of Europe Signals 'Another Storm'

• Aug 09, 2012 Goldman Leads Corporate Split With Obama as GE Also Jilts Him

• Aug 09, 2012 Standard Chartered CEO: ‘No Grounds’ to Revoke License

• Aug 09, 2012 Italy's Cabinet Held Discussions on Possible Bond Buying

• Aug 09, 2012 Number of Homes Facing Foreclosure Rise as Repossessions Decline

• Aug 08, 2012 Barofsky to Newsmax.TV: Obama Being Too Soft on Big Banks

• Aug 08, 2012 Euro Architect: Some Countries May Leave the Eurozone

• Aug 08, 2012 Pimco’s Kashkari: Markets Pricing in More Easing, Pushing Fed to Act

• Aug 08, 2012 S&P’s Chambers: I Stand by My 2011 Decision to Downgrade US

• Aug 08, 2012 Dallas Fed Chief: US Risks Overprescribing ‘Monetary Ritalin'

• Aug 08, 2012 Greece’s Rating Outlook Lowered by S&P as Economy Weakens

• Aug 08, 2012 Standard Chartered Probe Might Require $700 Million Payout

• Aug 08, 2012 Some in UK See Conspiracy in US Attack on Standard Chartered

• Aug 08, 2012 Bernstein Research: Standard Chartered a Risk to US Custody Banks

• Aug 08, 2012 Sources: Morgan Stanley Considers Shutting Offices, Cutting Staff

• Aug 07, 2012 Standard Chartered Questions NY Regulator’s Iran Accusations

• Aug 07, 2012 Knight Said to Have Spurned $500 Million Loan From Citadel

• Aug 07, 2012 MetLife Fined by Fed for Mortgage Lapses Ahead of Bank Exit

• Aug 07, 2012 Freddie Mac Turns Profit, Doesn't Seek Taxpayer Aid

• Aug 07, 2012 Fed’s Rosengren: ‘Open-Ended’ Easing Needed to Create Jobs

• Aug 07, 2012 Citigroup Seen Taking $6 Billion Charge on Smith Barney Venture

• Aug 07, 2012 Standard Chartered Falls Most in 24 Years on N.Y. Iran Probe

• Aug 06, 2012 Former FDIC Chief Isaac: US Needs 'Smarter Regulation'

• Aug 06, 2012 Standard Chartered Left US Vulnerable to Terrorists

• Aug 06, 2012 Fed: Banks Easing Standards on Business, Consumer Loans

• Aug 06, 2012 NYSE in Talks With SEC to Settle Data Probe

• Aug 06, 2012 FT: Wall Street Banks Quietly Prepare for Eurozone Exits

• Aug 06, 2012 NY State: Standard Chartered Hid $250 Billion in Iran Deals

• Aug 06, 2012 Swiss Banks Face Slow Death as Taxman Chases Undeclared Assets

• Aug 06, 2012 Berkshire’s Cash Hoard Swells as Buffett Pares Consumer Stocks

• Aug 06, 2012 Bernanke: Businesses, People Struggle Despite Signs of Recovery

• Aug 06, 2012 Knight Capital Says It Has $400 Million Financing Deal to Stay Alive

• Aug 05, 2012 Knight Pursues Investors After Citadel, KKR Are Said to Bow Out

• Aug 05, 2012 Monti Warns Germany That Euro Crisis Threatens Europe’s Future

• Aug 04, 2012 Economists: Hiring Rises but Not Enough to Keep Fed From Acting

• Aug 04, 2012 Fired Barclays Trader Draws Scrutiny in Libor Probe

• Aug 04, 2012 ECB Said to Save Greece From Bankruptcy With Emergency Loans

• Aug 04, 2012 Profit at Buffett’s Berkshire Hurt by Derivative Losses

• Aug 03, 2012 S&P Downgrades 15 Italian Banks as Risks Loom

• Aug 03, 2012 Morici to Newsmax: Fed Tactics Won't Fuel Lasting Recovery

• Aug 03, 2012 US Will Sell $4.5 Billion of AIG Stock in Public Offering

• Aug 03, 2012 Loan Troubles Slam Profit at UniCredit, Italy's Biggest Bank

• Aug 03, 2012 No Escape from Slump for Europe's Top Economies in July

• Aug 03, 2012 Spain Inches Toward a Full EU Bailout

• Aug 02, 2012 IMF: Not Enough Done to Stop Spread of Eurozone Crisis

• Aug 02, 2012 ArcelorMittal’s Debt Cut to Junk by S&P on Steel Weakness

• Aug 02, 2012 Private Mortgage Insurer MGIC Breaches Capital Limits

• Aug 02, 2012 California Says Tax Revenue at Risk Because of Facebook Drop

• Aug 02, 2012 Treasury Audit: IRS May Lose Billions in Identity Fraud

• Aug 02, 2012 Rate on 30-Year Mortgage Rises to 3.55% After 13 Weeks of Record Lows

• Aug 02, 2012 Draghi: ECB May Buy Eurozone Bonds to Drive Down Borrowing Costs

• Aug 02, 2012 ECB Holds Rates to Assess Inflation, Growth Risks

• Aug 02, 2012 Bank of England Leaves Policy on Hold as British Economy Worsens

• Aug 02, 2012 WSJ: AIG Seeks to Buy Back Large Chunk of Shares From Govt

• Aug 02, 2012 Fed, Bernanke to Spend Next Six Weeks Plotting Next Move

• Aug 01, 2012 San Bernardino, Calif., Files for Bankruptcy Protection

• Aug 01, 2012 IMF's Lagarde: ECB Can Do More to Aid Euro

• Aug 01, 2012 US Raises Pressure on Eurozone Ahead of ECB Meeting

• Aug 01, 2012 Fiat Suspends New Investments in Italy as Sales Slide

• Aug 01, 2012 Money Funds Seen Failing in Crisis as SEC Bows to Shadow Lobby

• Aug 01, 2012 Treasury Plans Floating-Rate Notes, Prepares Negative Rates

• Aug 01, 2012 MBA: Mortgage Applications Rise on Refinancing Demand

• Aug 01, 2012 Fed Haunted by Ghost of 2008 as Companies Skirt Risk

• Aug 01, 2012 Fed to Signal More Easing but Stop Short of Big Steps

• Aug 01, 2012 Regulator Rejects Obama Mortgage Plan: 'Benefits Do Not Outweigh Risks'

• Aug 01, 2012 Geithner Vows to Press for Writedowns for Underwater Home Loans

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