U.K. Banks Exposed To Motor Finance Rise After Treasury Seeks to Step In

• The U.K. again delays key banking rule, saying it will wait for U.S. to decide first

  The Bank of England on Friday said it will delay key rules on bank capital for a year while the U.S. decides what to do, a sign of how the incoming Trump administration will impact financial ...
  
  MarketWatch - 4d
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  World Bank and AfDB outline $40bn power finance terms for Africa

  Yahoo News - 5d

• Reinsurers little exposed to LA fires after retreat from disaster risks

  Firms intended to backstop frontline insurers raised rates and increased recovery thresholds after losses on prior blazes
  
  Financial Times - 5d

• Why investors are still buying gold despite a strong dollar and rising Treasury yields

  Gold prices settled Thursday at their highest level in four weeks, defying their usual inverse relationship with strength in the U.S. dollar and gains in Treasury yields, as fiscal worries prompt ...
  
  MarketWatch - Jan. 10

• Britain is on the verge of a financial crisis. A key U.K. Treasury official says he can’t afford a Bloomberg subscription.

  A top U.K. government official told Parliament he can’t afford a subscription to Bloomberg News.
  
  MarketWatch - Jan. 9

• 10-year Treasury yield rises to highest since April as Fed notes upside risk to inflation

  The benchmark yield topped 4.7%, after the latest Fed meeting minutes indicated greater concern over inflation.
  
  CNBC - Jan. 8

• Why bank stocks care that Michael Barr is stepping down as top Fed banking cop

  As vice chair of supervision, Barr was leading the effort to raise capital requirements for banks.
  
  MarketWatch - Jan. 6

• Fed’s top bank cop to step down, averting potential clash with Trump

  Politico - Jan. 6
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  Elon Musk turns on Nigel Farage, calls him to step down as U.K. party leader

  Elon Musk said Nigel Farage should quit as leader of Britain’s right-wing Reform UK party in an abrupt withdrawal of support by the U.S. billionaire.
  
  NBC News - Jan. 6

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