Banco Santander Central Hispano SA News

Mexico's local-currency bonds rose for a second day as the highest yields in two years fueled foreign demand for the nation's fixed-income securities.

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., which has its own experience in cleaning up damage from the credit crisis, may now be peddling its expertise overseas.

As the Spanish government slashed its economic outlook for the year, three of the country's leading retail banks reported a sharp increase in bad loans in the first half of 2008, setting a precedent for what ...

Mexico's consumer prices rose more than analysts forecast in the first half of July on higher costs for tomatoes, tourism packages and electricity.

A week ago, Banco Santander announced it was in talks to buy Alliance & Leicester.

Mexico's local-currency bonds rose for a second day as the highest yields in two years fueled foreign demand for the nation's fixed-income securities.

British mortgage lender Alliance & Leicester PLC is in advanced talks about a possible takeover, the company said Monday.

Mexico's peso rose to a five-year high as a gain in U.S. stocks and mounting bets the Federal Reserve will hold off from raising lending rates next month fueled demand for higher-yielding assets.

Mexico's local-currency bonds rose as some investors bet the central bank will hold off from raising borrowing costs at a policy meeting this week.

Spain's Banco Santander snagged itself another banking bargain after it agreed to buy British mortgage lender Alliance & Leicester for $2.6 billion.

Banco Santander SA's planned acquisition of Alliance & Leicester PLC is unlikely to raise competition concerns and should relieve regulators of at least one potential victim from the ongoing turmoil affecting ...

Mexico's central bank will probably raise its benchmark interest rate for a second consecutive month in a bid to curb the fastest inflation in 3 1/2 years.

In Tuesday's article , I created a shootout between Dave Van Knapp and Alexander Green on whether Bank of America or Banco Santander is the better dividend-paying stock.

The talks come as Australia's big banks look to diversify their income streams in the face of slowing home loan growth and increased wholesale funding costs.

Francisco Luzon , head of the Latin American business of Banco Santander SA, complained about the lack of clear rules in Argentina, saying the unpredictability of the country was holding back its business ...

Mexico's peso gained after the central bank reported that inflation quickened last month, adding to speculation the central bank will raise its benchmark lending rate for a second time this year.

Chile's peso rose to a more than one- week high as lower oil prices helped boost demand for emerging- market assets.

Goldman Sachs said Friday that European banks could need to raise around 60 billion euros in additional capital, or withhold dividend payments for a year, if recent moves by several banks to strengthen their ...

Mexico's peso rose after a report showed a weakening U.S. economy, reducing the chances of a Federal Reserve lending-cost increase and supporting a rate difference that attracts capital.

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