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…Once again, the German finance minister’s answer seems to be: austerity. But unlike other countries in the EU, Germany’s problem was not one of over-investment or capital overhang….

…Joan of Arc is offering a note of thanks to the people who are scattered around Shakespeare’s Globe on London’s South Bank in rehearsal….

…of the buyback, or whether they will have to wait until investment bank s actually buy the stock in the open market. Bank ers across Wall Street…

…China’s cabinet, added Rmb300bn ($44bn) in credit support by its policy bank s, the state-controlled institutions used by Beijing to spur economic growth, according…

DBS, the largest bank in Southeast Asia, says that it has benefited from the recent crypto market sell-off.

Sifma expected to attack transparency plans; prop traders brand objections “crazy”

Governor says central likely to continue with 25bp hikes as core inflation rises

DGSE models have “nothing to say” about economic effects of Covid-19 measures, Nobel winner says

And the DPP authorities have been touting Pelosi’s visit as a major breakthrough in Taiwan-US relations.