https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AVZtm1AxsrE/paul-j-davieshttps://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.pnghttps://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AVZtm1AxsrE/paul-j-daviesRSS for NodeWed, 27 Aug 2025 16:34:11 GMThttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-22/tether-usdc-scott-bessent-is-deluded-about-stablecoins-funding-the-deficithttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-22/tether-usdc-scott-bessent-is-deluded-about-stablecoins-funding-the-deficitFri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:19 GMTScott Bessent, US treasury secretary, during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. Bessent said the Federal Reserve could be heading into a series of rate cuts in the coming months - starting with a half-point reduction in September.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-20/apollo-fox-hedge-financial-origami-is-smart-and-scaryhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-20/apollo-fox-hedge-financial-origami-is-smart-and-scaryWed, 20 Aug 2025 04:00:19 GMTApollo’s capital-relieving deal for its insurance unit is a clever piece of financial origami.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-07/tottenham-son-heung-min-is-just-what-lafc-and-mls-needhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-07/tottenham-son-heung-min-is-just-what-lafc-and-mls-needThu, 07 Aug 2025 06:45:23 GMTAbsolute treasure: Tottenham Hotspur's captain Son Heung-min.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-29/barclays-investment-bank-still-demands-a-leap-of-faithhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-29/barclays-investment-bank-still-demands-a-leap-of-faithTue, 29 Jul 2025 12:19:44 GMTC.S. Venkatakrishnan, chief executive officer of Barclays Plc, during the Bloomberg Sell Side Leaders Forum in New York, US, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. The event bring together executives and industry leaders to explore key themes shaping the future of banking and capital markets.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-24/deutsche-bank-and-bnp-step-up-in-profits-should-lasthttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-24/deutsche-bank-and-bnp-step-up-in-profits-should-lastThu, 24 Jul 2025 12:20:38 GMTChristian Sewing, chief executive office of Deutsche Bank AG, during a Bloomberg Television interview in Berlin, Germany, on Monday, July 21, 2025. More than 60 of Germany's leading companies unveiled an investment drive worth at least 100 billion ($116 billion) in new projects to help lift Europe's biggest economy out of its funk.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-24/unicredit-bpm-takeover-deal-breaker-is-a-huge-risk-for-italyhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-24/unicredit-bpm-takeover-deal-breaker-is-a-huge-risk-for-italyThu, 24 Jul 2025 03:00:05 GMTItaly's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Italy's Economy Minister, Giancarlo Giorgetti react during a press conference on November 22, 2022 in Rome, to present the government's draft Budget for 2023. - The head of Italy's new far-right government unveiled the broad outlines of her draft budget for 2023, two-thirds of which is devoted to the energy crisis, leaving little room for electoral measures. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP) (Photo by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-23/dimon-success-creates-headaches-for-jpmorganhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-23/dimon-success-creates-headaches-for-jpmorganWed, 23 Jul 2025 08:00:05 GMTJamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., speaks during the 2025 National Retirement Summit in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. The event brings together industry leaders, policymakers, and executives to prioritize policy supporting personal savings.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-16/goldman-sachs-big-hedge-fund-bet-was-perfectly-timedhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-16/goldman-sachs-big-hedge-fund-bet-was-perfectly-timedWed, 16 Jul 2025 16:52:47 GMTDavid Solomon, chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., during an interview for an episode of "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations" in New York, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. Goldman shares have rallied 31% this year to a fresh record high, bolstered by strong trading revenues and banking fees.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-15/jpmorgan-and-citigroup-earnings-clients-get-comfortable-with-chaoshttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-15/jpmorgan-and-citigroup-earnings-clients-get-comfortable-with-chaosTue, 15 Jul 2025 16:23:28 GMTJamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., speaks during an event organized by the Irish foreign ministry in Dublin, Ireland, on Thursday, July 10, 2025. An EU-US tariff framework "needs to get done," Dimon said, as the European Union looks to conclude a preliminary trade deal with the US that could allow it to lock in a 10% tariff rate beyond an Aug. 1 deadline as they negotiate a permanent agreement.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-15/mansion-house-speech-bank-levies-aren-t-the-answer-to-the-uk-s-fiscal-needshttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-15/mansion-house-speech-bank-levies-aren-t-the-answer-to-the-uk-s-fiscal-needsTue, 15 Jul 2025 04:00:11 GMTChancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves may be tempted to announce a budget levy on banks in her Mansion House speech on Tuesday evening.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-10/central-banks-are-still-flying-blind-on-hedge-fund-leveragehttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-10/central-banks-are-still-flying-blind-on-hedge-fund-leverageThu, 10 Jul 2025 04:00:25 GMTBank of England Governor Andrew Bailey speaks during the central bank's Financial Stability Report press conference, at the Bank of England (BoE), in London, on July 9, 2025. (Photo by Alastair Grant / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALASTAIR GRANT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-07/circle-erebor-head-for-a-bad-crypto-startups-and-banking-mixhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-07/circle-erebor-head-for-a-bad-crypto-startups-and-banking-mixMon, 07 Jul 2025 06:00:19 GMTJeremy Allaire, chief executive officer of Circle Internet Financial Ltd., center, during the company's initial public offering (IPO) on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Circle shares surged as much as 235% after the company and some of its shareholders raised nearly $1.1 billion in an initial public offering that was upsized twice amid strong demand.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-03/sabadell-s-sale-of-tsb-to-santander-could-be-a-win-win-winhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-03/sabadell-s-sale-of-tsb-to-santander-could-be-a-win-win-winThu, 03 Jul 2025 04:00:23 GMTA TSB logo at a TSB bank branch in London, UK, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Banco Sabadell SA is considering a sale of its UK unit TSB, the latest twist in a year-long effort to defend itself against a takeover by rival BBVA SA.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-02/why-barclays-ceo-venkat-is-nearing-crunch-timehttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-02/why-barclays-ceo-venkat-is-nearing-crunch-timeWed, 02 Jul 2025 04:00:29 GMTC.S. Venkatakrishnan, chief executive officer of Barclays Plc, during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, US, on Monday, June 12, 2023. Venkatakrishnan said his firm's moves to shuffle top leaders inside its investment bank and focus on new areas of growth have contributed to higher-than-usual attrition among dealmakers in recent months.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-27/financial-regulation-avoid-bank-safety-s-death-by-many-cutshttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-27/financial-regulation-avoid-bank-safety-s-death-by-many-cutsFri, 27 Jun 2025 09:00:29 GMTMichelle Bowman, vice chair for supervision at the US Federal Reserve, left, and Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during the Federal Reserve Board open meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. The Federal Reserve unveiled plans to roll back an important capital rule that big banks have said limits their ability to hold more Treasuries and act as intermediaries in the $29 trillion market.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-25/bbva-sabadell-takeover-hit-with-an-ugly-political-fudgehttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-25/bbva-sabadell-takeover-hit-with-an-ugly-political-fudgeWed, 25 Jun 2025 03:00:37 GMTA Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BBVA) bank branch in Barcelona, Spain, on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. Spain’s government told BBVA that it won’t be able to integrate Banco Sabadell SA for several years if it goes ahead with its unsolicited takeover offer, in another setback to the proposed €14 billion ($16 billion) deal.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-20/bessent-s-top-bank-reform-is-good-for-marketshttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-20/bessent-s-top-bank-reform-is-good-for-marketsFri, 20 Jun 2025 04:00:37 GMTScott Bessent, US treasury secretary, during a Senate Finance Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, June 12, 2025. Bessent on Wednesday refrained from arguing that the tax legislation Republicans are working to finalize in Congress will avoid adding to the debt burden.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-18/sabadell-tsb-is-a-small-deal-for-uk-a-big-one-for-bbva-and-europehttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-18/sabadell-tsb-is-a-small-deal-for-uk-a-big-one-for-bbva-and-europeWed, 18 Jun 2025 03:00:39 GMTBlurring the picture: TSB could be sold by Sabadell, potentially thwarting the latter’s takeover by BBVA.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-13/jpmorgan-can-retain-junior-bankers-with-cash-not-threatshttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-13/jpmorgan-can-retain-junior-bankers-with-cash-not-threatsFri, 13 Jun 2025 04:00:33 GMTA flag with the JPMorgan Chase & Co. logo flies in front of the company's offices in New York, U.S., on Thursday, April 11, 2013. As JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Jamie Dimon prepares for a vote tomorrow on whether he should keep his chairman and chief executive officer titles, he may take comfort knowing most of his biggest shareholders are led by men with the same dual role.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-12/klarna-revolut-and-monzo-pick-your-winning-fintech-upstarthttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-12/klarna-revolut-and-monzo-pick-your-winning-fintech-upstartThu, 12 Jun 2025 04:00:17 GMTWhich fintech between Klarna, Revolut and Monzo offers the most compelling investment argument?