Discussion on the recent bank earnings season, highlighting the unexpected strength in the economy despite predictions of a weakening, and questioning the significance of banks' preparations for an economic slowdown.
Alarm is mounting in Egypt that Gaza’s deepening humanitarian crisis will be thrust across its borders, Scotland’s first minister said the country would issue its own government bonds for the first time, and big US bank earnings have been better than expected.
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