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The rouble plunged as much as 30% to an all-time low as firms such as BP and HSBC exit Russia and its banks are shut out from Swift

HSBC, NatWest, Barclays and Lloyds lose out as investors switch to defence stocks

The United States, Britain, Europe and Canada announced new sanctions on Russia on Saturday - including blocking certain lenders'' access to the SWIFT international payment system - following Russia''s invasion of Ukraine.

HSBC has little direct exposure in Russia, with its CFO telling reporters last Tuesday it has around 200 employees and annual revenues of $15 mn there, a fraction of its global income of $50 bn

By Carolyn Cohn and Saeed Azhar LONDON (Reuters) – British bank HSBC is beginning to wind down relations with a host of Russian banks including the second-largest, VTB, according to a memo seen by Reuters, as financial institutions start to implement restrictions on Russia.

British bank HSBC is beginning to wind down relations with a host of Russian banks including the second-largest, VTB, according to a memo seen by Reuters, as financial institutions start to implement restrictions on Russia.

Hong Kong lenders HSBC, Hang Seng Bank, Standard Chartered and Bank of East Asia (BEA) set aside at least US$1.02 billion last year to cover for risks arising from China’s real estate sector. The provisions at these four banks, revealed during results announcements over the past two weeks, hint at the impact the developers’ credit crunch has had on lenders. HSBC, the city’s biggest lender, took a US$500 million charge for potential soured loans in its Chinese commercial real estate portfolio…

Eleven Hong Kong banks, including note-issuing lenders HSBC, Standard Chartered and Bank of China (Hong Kong), will suspend all banking services on Saturdays starting this week and the next until further notice.

Eleven Hong Kong banks, including note-issuing lenders HSBC, Standard Chartered and Bank of China (Hong Kong) (BOCHK), will suspend all banking services on Saturdays starting this week and the next until further notice.Standard Chartered, CMB Wing Lung and China Citic will close all outlets every Saturday from February 26 until further notice. HSBC, Hang Seng Bank, BOCHK, Bank of East Asia, China Construction Bank (Asia), Bank of Communications (Hong Kong), Citibank and Dah Sing Bank will…

Futures Recover Overnight Losses After Torrid Thursday Rally As Uneasy Calm Returns After yesterday''s furious gamma-squeeze rally, U.S. stock futures were slightly lower on the day, although near the overnight session highs as the ongoing Ukraine conflict and impact of Western sanctions continue to drive risk; sentiment was boosted after the Kremlin said that Ukraine’s neutrality offer is a move “toward positive” and following reports that China''s president Xi held a phone call with Putin who said Russia is willing to conduct high-level negotiations with Ukraine. S&P futures were down 10 points to 0.25% at 7:30am, after paring earlier declines of more than 1%, with Nasdaq futures down -0.15% and Dow futures down 0.4%. Europe''s Stoxx Europe 600 was in the green, and oil was steady after Bloomberg reported that oil importers in China are briefly pausing new seaborne purchases as they assess the potential implications of handling the shipments following the Ukraine invasion. Gold was steady, while Brent crude reached $100 a barrel and Treasuries rose.

FRANKFURT/LONDON/NEW YORK : Financial firms from Frankfurt to Wall Street suffered heavy share price falls yesterday as they grappled with the impact of Russia''s invasion of Ukraine, digested newly-imposed sanctions and rushed to advise clients on how to respond. While many bankers have played down the importance of Russia to their operations, it is the European Union''s fifth-largest trading partner, with a 5% share of trade, data shows. US trade with Russia is less than 1% of its total. Deutsche Bank, Germany''s largest lender, said it had contingency plans in place as US and European officials imposed further sanctions on Moscow. British bank Lloyds said it was on “heightened alert” for cyberattacks, while German insurance and asset management giant Allianz said that it had frozen its Russian government bond exposure. While US banks were well-prepared for the measures announced so far over Russia''s aggression towards Ukraine, they worried that new measures could increase the cost and complexity of enforcing them.

Studio Retail, the online retailer, formally appointed Teneo as administrations last night to handle its collapse, according to The Times. Studio Retail’s request for a short-term £25m working capital loan has been rejected by its bank, HSBC, putting approximately 1,400 jobs at risk. The company, formerly known as Findel, had its trading in shares suspended …

NEW DELHI: Foreign lender HSBC’s profit before tax (PBT) from India rose marginally to USD 1.11 billion in 2021. The bank’s PBT had stood at USD 1.024 billion in 2020. The country is the fourth biggest profit centre for the UK-headquartered lender, after Hong Kong, the UK and Mainland China, according to an official statement. […] The post HSBC’s profit before tax from India rises marginally to USD 1.11 billion first appeared on National Business Mirror .

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Executives for London-based HSBC, which controls one of the largest banking operations in Mexico, have told investors the chain is not interested in buying out Citigroup’s consumer bank in the country, known as Banamex.

MEXICO CITY : Executives for London-based HSBC, which controls one of the largest banking operations in Mexico, have told investors the chain is not interested in buying out Citigroup''s consumer bank in the country, known as Banamex. "No, we''re not looking to acquire in Mexico," Group Chief Executive Noel