07/26/2016

Commerzbank warns of decline in capital position

The bank, which is a key lender to Germany’s Mittelstand companies, also said that its net income in the three months to the end of June had fallen almost a third to €209m, down from €307m in the same period a year earlier. Analysts had ex

07/08/2016

Bank Of Italy Says Public Money Needed To Help Banks

Italy's banks are saddled with some 360 billion euros of bad loans and their shares have been hit by heavy selling this year, which has intensified in the wake of last month's referendum in Britain.

07/06/2016

UK banks say ready to lend more after capital requirements cut

The Bank of England, which is trying to ease the hit to the economy from last month’s vote to leave the European Union, said it would lower the amount of capital banks are required to hold in reserve, potentially freeing up an extra 150 billion poun