Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick focused on hitting financial targets

Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick focused on hitting financial targets

Ted Pick, co-president of Morgan Stanley, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, US, on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023.  Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Morgan Stanley‘s new CEO Ted Pick on Thursday expressed confidence that his bank will hit financial targets of $10 trillion in client assets and a 20% return. … Read more

Deutsche Bank CEO says acquisitions not a ‘priority’ as Commerzbank rumors swirl

Deutsche Bank CEO says acquisitions not a ‘priority’ as Commerzbank rumors swirl

Christian Sewing, Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Bank, has acknowledged that a recession in Germany is inevitable, and urged leaders to accelerate its decoupling from China. Denis Balibouse | Reuters Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing on Thursday said that merger and acquisition activity is not a priority for his group, as speculation resurfaces over the … Read more

Barclays CEO says difference in Labour and Conservative policy minimal

Barclays CEO says difference in Labour and Conservative policy minimal

LIVERPOOL, U.K. – Oct. 11, 2023: Britain’s main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer applauds a speaker the final day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, northwest England, on October 11, 2023. Paul Ellis | Afp | Getty Images Political risk in the U.K. is “far less than it’s ever been” as the … Read more

Stock Markets: Good data, bad news?

Stock Markets: Good data, bad news?

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on January 17, 2024 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything … Read more

Jamie Dimon praises Trump, warns MAGA criticism could hurt Biden

Jamie Dimon praises Trump, warns MAGA criticism could hurt Biden

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Wednesday praised former President Donald Trump’s record and admonished Democrats to be “more respectful” of Trump’s supporters, or else risk hurting President Joe Biden’s reelection bid. “I wish the Democrats would think a little more carefully when they talk about MAGA,” Dimon said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” referencing Trump’s … Read more

Jamie Dimon warns on U.S. economy in 2024, 2025

Jamie Dimon warns on U.S. economy in 2024, 2025

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said he remains cautious on the U.S. economy over the next two years because of a combination of financial and geopolitical risks. “You have all these very powerful forces that are going to be affecting us in ’24 and ’25,” Dimon told Andrew Ross Sorkin Wednesday in a CNBC interview at … Read more

UBS CEO says Swiss public ‘indoctrinated’ to worry about bank’s balance sheet

UBS CEO says Swiss public ‘indoctrinated’ to worry about bank’s balance sheet

Sergio Ermotti, chief executive officer of UBS Group Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti on Wednesday said people with concerns about the size of the bank’s balance sheet are getting “indoctrinated” by academics and should “do their homework.” UBS completed its takeover of Credit Suisse in June 2023 after an … Read more

Stock Markets: The Fed’s rude awakening

Stock Markets: The Fed’s rude awakening

U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the headquarters of the Federal Reserve on December 13, 2023 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need … Read more

Stock Markets: Fed’s reality check

Stock Markets: Fed’s reality check

A trader reacts as a screen displays the Fed rate announcement on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 13, 2023.  Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything … Read more

HDFC Bank Q3: HDFC Bank Q3 net profit jumps 34% to Rs 16,373 cr

HDFC Bank Q3: HDFC Bank Q3 net profit jumps 34% to Rs 16,373 cr

Mumbai: HDFC Bank, India’s biggest by market value, kicked off third-quarter earnings for banks with a 34% on-year rise in net profit, underpinned by strong growth in retail loans and fee incomes. The bank, which merged its mortgage-lending parent into itself last year, is focused on mobilising deposits that have lately trailed credit growth. Bank … Read more