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US Banks
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Top US Banks Against Iran SWIFT Embargo
EghtesadOnline: T wo top American financial institutions would not commit to cutting Iranian access to international financial markets, a cornerstone of the new anti-Iran sanctions of US President Donald Trump's administration.
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Bitcoin Ban Expands Across Credit Cards as Big U.S. Banks Recoil
EghtesadOnline: A growing number of big U.S. credit-card issuers are deciding they don’t want to finance a falling knife.
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Wall Street Banks Warn Winter Is Coming as Business Cycle Peaks
EghtesadOnline: HSBC Holdings Plc, Citigroup Inc. and Morgan Stanley see mounting evidence that global markets are in the last stage of their rallies before a downturn in the business cycle.
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New rule requires U.S. banks to allow consumer class actions
EghtesadOnline: U.S. banks and credit card companies could be prevented from blocking customers from banding together to sue them under a rule released by the country's consumer finance agency on Monday.
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Yellen says Fed to give banks more details on stress tests
EghtesadOnline: The Federal Reserve will give banks more details on how it conducts annual stress tests, including the qualitative part of the tests, when it publishes the results later this month, Chair Janet Yellen said Friday in a letter to Congress.
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U.S. bankers tell Europeans to think positively on Trump
EghtesadOnline: U.S. bankers, buoyed by a resurgence in profits, are advising their counterparts in Europe to think positively about the new administration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
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U.S. banks to stay in fashion as earnings kick off
EghtesadOnline: U.S. bank stocks will stay in favor with investors as long as earnings reports in the coming week show an improving profit outlook while investors wait to see if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump lives up to his campaign promises.
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Nasdaq hits record; bank earnings validate Wall St. rally
EghtesadOnline: An increase in Facebook pushed the Nasdaq to a record high on Friday and the S&P 500 also rose after major U.S. banks kicked off the fourth-quarter earnings season with strong results.
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Fed approves rule requiring banks to publicly disclose liquid assets
EghtesadOnline: The Federal Reserve on Monday finalized a rule requiring big banks to disclose certain liquidity measures for the first time, as part of an effort to make sure they can cover large or rapid withdrawals.
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U.S. needs higher rates; banks need more capital: FDIC's Hoenig
EghtesadOnline: The Federal Reserve should demand more capital from Wall Street while the central bank slowly increases interest rates, a leading U.S. regulator said on Thursday as he outlined a formula for future economic growth.