Things we're reading today include:
Citi trade profitable but now tough to execute (Reuters)
RBS dismantles Sir Fred Goodwin’s trappings of power (Times)
Ex-RBS banker 'blocked' by FSA (Telegraph)
Bank of England holds crisis talks with seven building societies (Times)
Alistair Darling: slump to end this year (Times)
Bumper bank profits likely to run out of steam before too long (Financial Times)
Trichet plays down course change on ECB crisis strategy (Financial Times)
Obama would regulate new 'bubbles' (Politico)
Mexico granted $47bn IMF credit (BBC)
IMF agrees new loan for Ukraine (BBC)
China looks to its own consumers (BBC)
David Blanchflower: Bank drove me to brink of resignation (Guardian)
Former bank governor George dies (BBC)
Chris M Skinner
Chris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through his blog, TheFinanser.com, as author of the bestselling book Digital Bank, and Chair of the European networking forum the Financial Services Club. He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand (as well as one of the best blogs), a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City AM, Deluxe and Jax Finance), as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News. To learn more click here...
