U.S. extends leniency programme for companies that disclose bribery
MIAMI (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department will extend a programme that offers companies leniency if they voluntarily tell authorities when employees may have paid bribes, a senior official said on Friday. ... read more »
Lloyds, two others dismissed from yen Libor litigation in U.S
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday dismissed Lloyds Banking Group Plc , ICAP Europe Ltd and Tullett Prebon Plc as defendants from litigation alleging a conspiracy among many financial services companies to manipulate the yen Libor and Euroyen Tibor benchmark interest rates. ... read more »
Crunch week as Fed meets on rates, Trump team joins G20
LONDON (Reuters) – After a year that tipped conventional wisdom on its head, the coming week might suggest a return to some sort of normality for the global economy — or instead take investors into a whole new round of uncertainty. ... read more »
Some bank bulls grow wary on policy uncertainty
(Reuters) – Bank shares have been the runaway winners of the post-election U.S. stock market boom as investors wagered that higher interest rates, lighter regulation, lower taxes and faster economic growth would boost profits for lenders. ... read more »
