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The Fed is repeating its mistake of 2020, in a whole new way

Desmond Lachman is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He was a deputy director in the International Monetary Fund’s policy development and review department and the chief emerging market economic […]

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BNP Paribas’ Exane trims analysts as deputy research head departs

BNP Paribas’ equity broker Exane has cut a number of roles in recent weeks in a move that has seen its deputy head of research depart. Exane, which is now entirely owned […]

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We need a new deal on carbon border taxes

Jeffrey Frankel, professor of capital formation and growth at Harvard University, previously served as a member of President Bill Clinton’s council of economic advisers. He is a research associate at the US […]

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Citi on the brink of agreement to recover accidental payout to Revlon’s lenders

Finders keepers, losers weepers is not always the law of the land. Hedge funds are on the verge of reluctantly returning some $500m that Citigroup accidentally gave to them three years ago, […]

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Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon says banker talent war is ‘as strong as ever’ despite cuts

Goldman Sachs chief executive David Solomon said that the job market for bankers is “surprisingly tight” and that the bank is straddling the need to manage expenses with retaining talent. The US […]

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Numis eyes dealmaker hires as larger rivals cut back

City investment bank Numis is aiming to add dealmakers as larger rivals cut back, while shifting its business away from its traditional reliance on equity capital markets. The City’s biggest corporate broker, […]

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Citigroup’s European financial institutions co-head Piers Davison departs

A senior Citigroup dealmaker who co-heads the bank’s coverage of financial institutions in Europe has left as part of a shake-up of the team. Piers Davison, a former JPMorgan banker who joined Citigroup […]

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Watchdog urges banks to treat crypto with caution as sector turmoil continues

Banks should take a cautious approach to digital asset markets, including discussing any new plans with regulators, a top US banking authority said, pointing to ongoing turmoil among crypto firms. Crypto industry […]

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UK plans to ditch onerous EU retail fund rules ‘as matter of priority’

The UK government has set out how it plans to ditch EU regulation that require asset managers to produce documentation for retail fund investors, which the industry has for years claimed is […]

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Small Bang 2.0 is barely a Christmas gift for the City

With its much-trumpeted package of regulatory reforms, the government is offering the City a big, shiny Christmas present. Wrapped in sparkly paper and tied up with a big bow, it looks great. […]

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Germany expert commission releases report recommending legalization of early-stage abortion and amended laws for later-term pregnancies – JURIST

The Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine in Germany on Monday submitted a final report recommending the legalization of abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the country.The German […]

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Australia judge rules in defamation trial that former government adviser raped a colleague in parliament – JURIST

Australia Federal Court Justice Michael Lee found that former government adviser Bruce Lehrmann raped a colleague in a Parliament House office on Monday. The judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit Lehrmann brought against […]

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Poland classifies attack on humanitarian aid workers as murder, demands Israeli cooperation in investigation – JURIST

The Polish government on Friday labeled the death of Polish aid worker Damian Soból as murder, following the deaths of seven humanitarian aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) serving in […]

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Amnesty International urges immediate investigation into war crimes in Merawi, Ethiopia – JURIST

Amnesty International asserted Friday that African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate alleged war crimes committed by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in the town of Merawi, Amhara region, […]

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