At some of the world’s biggest banks, loans to commercial real estate face new litmus tests that promise to shape the sector’s access to financing. At issue is the carbon emissions of buildings and the expected cost of upgrades needed...
Japanese banks were the biggest winners whilst Chinese banks’ total revenue dipped. The 20 banks in Asia Pacific (APAC) who earned the most in 2023 saw their combined revenue rise by 4.3% over the year, according to a report by...
The decline is the first drop in a year, S&P says. Amid high interest rates, U.S. corporate liquidity began declining in the first quarter of 2024, S&P Global Market Intelligence said. Reported cash and other liquid assets dropped to 21.5% of...
The digitalisation and entry of Big Tech into finance create new vulnerabilities and amplify existing risks in the banking system that may need new rules to mitigate, global banking regulators said. The growth of cloud computing, whereby key banking services...
In 2023, carbon pricing revenues reached a record $104 billion, according to the World Bank’s annual “State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2024” report released. There are now 75 carbon pricing instruments in operation worldwide. Over half of the collected...
Japan's exports rose for a fifth straight month in April, helped by a boost in value from the weak yen, government data showed, but shipment volumes struggled as soft demand weighed on growth. The trade data clouds policymakers' hopes for...
Banking co-operative Swift is working with global banks on AI pilots to tackle cross-border payments fraud. In the first pilot, Swift is enhancing its existing Payment Controls service - which helps financial institutions detect anomalies that could be indicative of...
Royal Bank of Canada(RBC) said it earned $3.95 billion up from $3.68 billion in the same quarter last year. "This quarter, we saw strong growth across diversified revenue streams," said chief executive Dave McKay on an earnings call. He said the...
Singapore's economy grew 2.7% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024, the quickest pace in 18 months, data showed as the government said it expected manufacturing and trade-related sectors to improve over the course of 2024. The growth matched a...
Net gains from sales of securities jumped over 800% over the period. Japan’s Norinchukin Bank saw its profits rise to JPY63.6b (approximately $405.77m) for the fiscal year of 2023, JPY12.6b ($80.38m) higher than a year earlier, its latest financial results...
