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Financial NewsEurope’s biggest financial institutions in £8 billion rush for debtSome of Europe’s biggest financial institutions, including Lloyds TSB and HBOS, have raised €10 billion (£7.9 billion) in the debt markets in the past few days. It is the biggest rush to issue bonds since the credit crisis took hold last summer.Read Full Article Bankers are taking 57 days to get new postsMore people were looking for jobs last month in London’s financial services industry than at any time in the past three and a half years, according to research released yesterday.Read Full Article Humberts shares suspended over financial fearsShare trading was suspended today in Humberts, one of England’s largest chains of estate agents part-owned by Vincent Tchenguiz, over doubts about its financial viability.Read Full Article Tempus: Open planBarclays is wise, given the vascillating that has embarrassed its rivals, to refuse to rule out some kind of capital raising. The bank this morning admitted that its core equity Tier 1 capital ratio, which was already below the bank’s 5.25 per cent target at December, would fall even further, possibly to as low as 4.9 per cent according to analysts, by the half-year. Finance director Chris Lucas says that Barclays is "prepared to run ahead of targets or below, depending on circumstances". But with financial regulators pushing banks to beef up their capital buffer, and Barclays’ competitors’ aiming for targets of 6 per cent at the very least, the bank is going to look increasingly out of step. Questions about its balance sheet are likely to to continue to drag the stock. A further downturn in the financial markets could worsen the problem. It was tricky to tell how parts of the bank are faring. Barclays Capital has been profitable in the year to date despite the turmoil. But, although it wrote back up £500 million worth of its own debt, Barclays did not mention similar improvements in its credit investments. It has also been sparing in writing down its leveraged finance exposure. There is much that could still turn sour for banks this year. No wonder Barclays wants to leave all its options open.Read Full Article Ben Bernanke gives warning that financial markets ‘far from normal’Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the US Federal Reserve, gave warning yesterday that financial market conditions were “far from normal” and cautioned that even the most rigorous regulation would not prevent a repeat of the liquidity crisis endured during the past year.Read Full Article External News for: financialUS Sen. Reid Commends Geithner For Public Warrant Auctions - Wall Street JournalMiamiHerald.comUS Sen. Reid Commends Geithner For Public Warrant AuctionsWall Street Journal(COF) and TCF Financial Corp. (TCB) as a sign that market conditions have improved substantially in the past year. 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Treasury plans to sell the warrants ...Treasury to Auction Off Big-Bank WarrantsNew York TimesTCF to be part of Treasury warrant auctionMinneapolis Star TribuneU.S. To Sell Warrants In Three Financial FirmsFOXBusinessDSNews.com -Bloomberg -Reutersall 198 news articles »Ron Paul Fed Provision Passes House Financial Services Committee - U.S. News & World ReporteCreditDaily.comRon Paul Fed Provision Passes House Financial Services CommitteeU.S. News & World ReportNow, that legislation seems to have a shot at passing, as it has been attached to Barney Frank's financial regulation bill. But the irony is that, ...Ron Paul's Fed Audit Proposal Passes Financial Services CommitteeRTT NewsRon Paul's Federal Reserve Audit Clears Financial Services CommitteeHNN Huntingtonnews.netPanel Votes to Broaden Oversight of the FedNew York TimesReuters -Gather.com -eCreditDaily.comall 261 news articles »US Sen. Reid Commends Geithner For Public Warrant Auctions - Wall Street JournalMiamiHerald.comUS Sen. Reid Commends Geithner For Public Warrant AuctionsWall Street Journal(COF) and TCF Financial Corp. (TCB) as a sign that market conditions have improved substantially in the past year. Treasury plans to sell the warrants ...Treasury to Auction Off Big-Bank WarrantsNew York TimesTCF to be part of Treasury warrant auctionMinneapolis Star TribuneU.S. To Sell Warrants In Three Financial FirmsFOXBusinessDSNews.com -Bloomberg -Reutersall 198 news articles »Ron Paul Fed Provision Passes House Financial Services Committee - U.S. News & World ReporteCreditDaily.comRon Paul Fed Provision Passes House Financial Services CommitteeU.S. News & World ReportNow, that legislation seems to have a shot at passing, as it has been attached to Barney Frank's financial regulation bill. 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