Deutsche Bank AG paid $15 million to settle a lawsuit that charged the German lender of inflating prices and overcharging investors for mortgage bonds issued by government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella announced in a press release. Deutsche Bank was the first bank to settle the civil claims among the financial services companies accused of rigging U.S. mortgage markets
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has placed on leave two of its metals traders, Gregg Smith and Michael Nowak, as a U.S. criminal investigation into the bank's metals trading practices
U.S. Bancorp expects a $1.2 billion to $1.6 billion impact from the adoption of the current expected credit losses standard, or CECL,
The U.S. government is looking at issuing ultra-long bonds
Citigroup Inc.'s newly appointed head of emerging EMEA markets
In Oklahoma, Cowboy Bancshares LLC is looking to become a bank holding company by acquiring
Jacksonville, Fla.-based financial technology provider Black Knight Inc. acquired San Francisco-based Compass Analytics LLC, which provides pricing and valuation solutions to support loan officers and capital markets professionals. The acquisition is expected to increase Black Knight's technology footprint in capital markets.
Square Inc. is testing the idea of adding a new feature on Cash App that would allow its users to buy and sell stocks for free, a source for Bloomberg News says. As of now, Square's Cash App already allows its customers to buy and sell Bitcoin and the free stock trading feature would compete directly with fintech startup Robinhood Markets Inc. The new service may challenge established online brokers like E*TRADE Financial Corp., according to the report.
In other parts of the world
Asia-Pacific: HKEX open to up LSE bid; Malaysia keeps key rate; Salesforce funds open banking
Europe: ECB cuts rate, rolls out new stimulus package; HKEX open to sweetening LSE offer
Middle East & Africa: KFH seeks to buy AUB in $8.8B deal; Japan's MUFG to build MEA banking network
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Fidelity National to seek smaller buys, return capital after scuttled deal: Smaller deals, increased dividends and more share buybacks are possibilities for Fidelity National Financial Inc. following its terminated deal to buy Stewart Information Services Corp., but an acquisition on a similar scale is unlikely.
Simmons First boosts asset size more than 500% in 6 years: Simmons First National Corp. recently announced the bank's 11th acquisition of a bank over the last six years, and management said more could come in the years ahead.
The day ahead
Early morning futures indicators pointed to a higher opening for the U.S. market.
In Asia, the Hang Seng rose 0.98% to 27,352.69, and the Nikkei 225 rose 1.05% to 21,988.29.
In Europe, around midday, the FTSE 100 was down 0.06% to 7,340.47, while the Euronext 100 was up 0.26% to 1,094.53.
On the macro front
The retail sales report, the import and export prices report, the business inventories report, the consumer sentiment report and the Baker-Hughes Rig Count report are due out today.
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