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Paraguay’s president quits after millions of people’s savings frozen in bank crisis
Santiago Peña’s rightwing administration had authorised Ueno Bank to drastically expand operations before collapse
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HSBC profits surge 32%, sparking fresh calls for bank taxes in the budget – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
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My advice for Burnham’s first budget? Hit the banks – and hit them hard
Bankers have barely begun to repay the billions they cost the country after 2008. In this PM they may have met their mat...
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Is London really the most-taxed city? Banks accused of cherrypicking data
Lobby group’s figures, shared with John Healey, are misleading as they do not include major rival Paris, say campaigners
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Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as bank’s bosses hail AI productivity advances
Equating to the loss of 5% of its 93,000 global staff, job cuts come as bank announces jump in quarterly profits
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NAB to cut 2,500 jobs in massive restructure
Bank says bulk of redundancies will occur before end of year, citing challenging economy, competition and ‘rapid technol...
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Bank of England said to be reviewing Barclays’ handling of private credit loans
Concerns financial contracts known as derivatives were incorrectly logged, potentially boosting Barclays’ profits
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The Guardian view on the banks: too big to fail cannot mean too big to tax
Editorial: Financiers owe their windfalls and bonuses to higher interest rates. Britain should reclaim more for the publ...
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Target pensions or welfare, not banks, IMF tells John Healey
Supporters of planned tax, however, say banks were bailed out by taxpayers during the financial crisis and can afford to...
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Bank shares drop as John Healey prepares to raise taxes on the banking sector in the budget – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
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John Healey poised to raise taxes on banks in budget
Exclusive: Chancellor to target sector in his first budget, to help offset Iran war’s damage to public finances
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US lawmakers unveil bill to hold Wall Street’s ‘Epstein-connected’ bosses to account
Move comes as Senator Elizabeth Warren condemns Barclays response to questions over ex-boss’s ties to sex offender