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Holiday Retail Sales To Hit Highest Since 2005

PYMNTS

That’s according to the Wall Street Journal , which reported estimates from research firms focused on the retail market indicate sales growth during the holidays that may be the best since 2005. That would represent the largest growth since 2005 when sales increased 6.1 percent, up from 4.1 percent, noted the report.

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Raghuram Rajan: the banker who warned of meltdown in 2005

TheGuardian

The former governor of India’s central bank now steers a tricky course between supporting free markets and campaigning against unfettered risk-taking He was once talked about as a possible successor to Christine Lagarde as boss of the International Monetary Fund. Then there were hints he might become governor of the Bank of England.

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Klarna creates global ‘Consumer Council’

Bank Innovation

Point-of-sale lender Klarna, which has a banking license in Europe and partners with banks in other markets, is creating a new mechanism to acquire feedback as it evolves its products. The “Consumer Council” will take the form of in-person meetups three times a year in each market.

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Kirk Muhlenbruck Named Market President for Merchants Bank in Northfield

MerhantsBanks

. – Long-time Northfield resident and experienced community banker, Kirk Muhlenbruck, has been named the new Market President for Merchants Bank in Northfield, according to Dan Massett, Central Region President. Since 2005, he had been with […].

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Bitesize: Emerging market currency risk: evidence from the COVID-19 crisis

BankUnderground

A striking regularity around global economic crises is that the dollar tends to appreciate sharply against emerging market (EM) currencies as capital flows out of EMs. for 2005-2020. Simon Lloyd , Giancarlo Corsetti and Emile Marin. In this respect, the adjustments observed since the onset of the COVID pandemic are no exception.

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Daimler Eyes Self-Driving Truck Market With Stake In Robotics Firm

PYMNTS

Torc is based in Virginia and was founded in 2005 by CEO Michael Fleming. market,” he said. It’s considered to be a leader in the field by many analysts. Fleming said the U.S. is a main target for getting autonomous trucks on the road.

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Will customers tell Barclays to frack off?

Chris Skinner

America’s biggest banks haven’t seen much change to their market share in the last decade, and UK banks have just been getting bigger. That grew to 70% and, excluding the impact of mergers and acquisitions, the four largest banks have lost less than 5% market share since 2005. appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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