ECB Haunted by Bond Buys in Swedish Property Crisis

FRANKFURT, Nov 30 Reuters A debt crunch at Swedish property group SBB has left the European Central Bank at risk of losses and highlighted the 26 billion euro 29 billion exposure it built up to Europe39;s now stricken real estate sector through its crisisera bond buying. A Reuters analysis of ECB records shows that it owns two […]
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Europes Signa Toppled in Property Rout

VIENNAFRANKFURT, Reuters Property and retail giant Signa declared insolvency on Wednesday after lastditch attempts to secure fresh funding failed, making it the biggest casualty so far of Europe39;s property crash. Controlled by Austrian magnate Rene Benko, the group is an owner of New York39;s Chrysler Building as well as several highprofile projects and department stores across […]
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Gold Holds Ground ahead of US Inflation Test

Gold, silver on track for 2nd straight month of gains U.S. Q3 GDP uptick failed to sway ratecut bets analyst Dollar set to log worst month in a year U.S. PCE data due at 1330 GMT Nov 30 Reuters Gold prices consolidated in a tight range on Thursday, hovering close to a near sevenmonth high, […]
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State Street Adds Option to Fully Back Corporate Boards

BOSTON, Nov 29 Reuters State Street39;s assetmanagement arm will give retail investors an option to fully back corporate boards as it brings online features to allow fund shareholders to control their proxy voting rights, executives said. The option comes as State Street and rivals move to devolve proxy voting powers to shareholders on matters like director […]
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UKs FTSE 100 Lags Regional Peers as Banks, Insurers Fall

Aviva falls on brokerage downgrade Halfords Group sinks after narrowing FY profit forecast range FTSE 100 down 0.1, FTSE 250 adds 0.4 Nov 29 Reuters UK39;s FTSE 100 slipped on Wednesday, lagging other regional markets in Europe after hawkish comments from the Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, while insurance heavyweights Aviva and Prudential fell […]
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Retail Traders Reignite Rally in GameStop Shares

Nov 29 Reuters GameStop shares looked set to extend their rally on Wednesday, after jumping 13 in premarket trading, suggesting a broader recovery in the market was spurring appetite for speculative bets among retail traders. The videogame retailer39;s shares were last trading at 15.30 and were among the most actively traded on the New York Stock […]
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