HSBC is ‘very positive’ about the future of China’s economy, CFO says

HSBC is ‘very positive’ about the future of China’s economy, CFO says

The Hong Kong observation wheel and the HSBC building in Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. Ucg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images HSBC is “very positive” about the mid to long-term outlook for the Chinese economy despite current headwinds, the British bank’s chief financial officer told CNBC. Growth in China has been weighed down … Read more

Banking analysts see 3 reasons why Wells Fargo should push even higher in 2024

Banking analysts see 3 reasons why Wells Fargo should push even higher in 2024

Wells Fargo ‘s run of form continued Wednesday, with shares hitting another 52-week high. Wall Street analysts see more upside ahead for what’s been the best-performing major U.S. bank stock in 2024. In fact, the stock’s session highs above $58 per share Wednesday were multiyear highs and only just over 13% away from all-time highs … Read more

Shareholder payouts hit a record $1.7 trillion last year as bank profits surged

Shareholder payouts hit a record .7 trillion last year as bank profits surged

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 5, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters LONDON — Global dividend payouts to shareholders hit a record $1.66 trillion in 2023, according to a new report by British asset manager Janus Henderson. The Global Dividend Index report, published … Read more

It’s been a year since SVB’s failure. Where our bank stocks stands now

It’s been a year since SVB’s failure. Where our bank stocks stands now

It’s been a year this week since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank sent shockwaves through the banking sector. While the crisis most directly affected the regionals, major U.S. financial institutions for most of 2023 also found their stocks under assault. Big banks, like Club holding Wells Fargo , were largely able to turn the … Read more

NARCL: Biggest play: NARCL offers ₹10,000 crore for JP Associates’ loans

NARCL: Biggest play: NARCL offers ₹10,000 crore for JP Associates’ loans

National Asset Reconstruction Company of India (NARCL) has proposed to acquire the debt of Jaiprakash Associates from banks for ₹10,000 crore, making it the largest offer made so far by the government-backed asset reconstruction company (ARC) that started operations just over two years ago. If a majority of lenders sell their debt, ARC will acquire … Read more

How Wells Fargo stock reacted to 6 regulatory orders being lifted

How Wells Fargo stock reacted to 6 regulatory orders being lifted

Since taking over as CEO of Wells Fargo in 2019, Charlie Scharf has been cleaning up the bank. He’s cleared six consent orders tied to past misdeeds there that predated his tenure. Management has eight more to go, a source told CNBC , including one from the Federal Reserve about six years ago that caps … Read more

Watch Fed Chair Powell testify live before Senate Banking Committee

Watch Fed Chair Powell testify live before Senate Banking Committee

[The stream is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is back Thursday on Capitol Hill, offering to the Senate Banking Committee his second day of congressionally mandated testimony on the state of the economy … Read more

NYCB lost 7% of deposits in past month, slashes dividend to 1 cent

NYCB lost 7% of deposits in past month, slashes dividend to 1 cent

The New York Community Bank (NYCB) headquarters in Hicksville, New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images New York Community Bank said Thursday it lost 7% of its deposits in the turbulent month before announcing a $1 billion-plus capital injection from investors led by former Treasury Secretary Steven … Read more

Why private equity has been involved in every recent bank deal

Why private equity has been involved in every recent bank deal

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell fist bumps Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin after a House Financial Services Committee hearing on “Oversight of the Treasury Department’s and Federal Reserve’s Pandemic Response” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, U.S., December 2, 2020. Greg Nash | Reuters The $1 billion-plus injection that New York Community Bank announced … Read more

New York Community Bancorp tumbles 40%, is halted

New York Community Bancorp tumbles 40%, is halted

Shares of struggling New York Community Bancorp. fell more than 40% on Wednesday amid reports that the regional bank is seeking a cash infusion. Reuters and The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that the bank was looking to outside investors for cash to shore up its balance sheet. NYCB did not immediately respond to … Read more