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China Stocks Surge After Government Measures to Boost Economy

The New York Times: Banking

The government has fired up investors by encouraging banks to lend more to buyers of stock and real estate, but economists say more stimulus is needed.

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Sports Investment Banking: How to Win the Super Bowl and the World Cup in the Same Year

Mergers and Inquisitions

This partially explains why sports investment banking has become a hot field, with JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs launching their own sports coverage groups. For a long time, sports teams and franchises were not worth that much, so banks rarely put their “A-Teams” on these deals. What is Sports Investment Banking?

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How China’s Property Crisis Is Testing Its Too-Big-to-Fail Banks

The New York Times: Banking

Banks hold enormous amounts of real estate debt, and regulators are nervous. But a fast-moving crisis is unlikely because the government has extensive control of the system.

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Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates for Second Time Since 2007

The New York Times: Banking

The closely watched move by the Bank of Japan could bolster the country’s beleaguered currency.

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Bank of Japan Takes Another Step Away From Easy Money

The New York Times: Banking

The Bank of Japan said it would be more flexible in how it managed government bond yields, citing rising inflation.

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Senate Overturns Rule Limiting Bank Overdraft Fees to $5

The New York Times: Banking

Lawmakers voted to invalidate a rule adopted last year by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It now moves to the House.

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A Standoff at Libya’s Central Bank Shows Cracks in Country’s Political Stability

The New York Times: Banking

The country has settled into a tense east-west divide, but turmoil around the central bank, which handles Libya’s oil riches, has worsened a fraying, fragile political setup.

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