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Banking News 31 January 2026

Bank of China stock price: A-shares hold 5.37 as silver margin hike sharpens metals risk focus

Bank of China stock price: A-shares hold 5.37 as silver margin hike sharpens metals risk focus

Bank of China A-shares closed flat at 5.37 yuan Friday, despite a 0.96% drop in the Shanghai Composite. The bank raised margin requirements on retail silver deferred contracts to 50.80% and warned clients of increased precious-metals volatility. Investors await possible further curbs on bullion products before markets reopen Monday.
31 January 2026
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RBC stock slips into weekend as Fed-chair pick rattles markets and new capital notes land

RBC stock slips into weekend as Fed-chair pick rattles markets and new capital notes land

Royal Bank of Canada shares closed at C$226.72 in Toronto Friday, down 0.35%, after the bank priced a US$1 billion Limited Recourse Capital Notes deal. The TSX dropped 3.3%, its steepest fall since April, following a metals selloff and Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh as Fed chair. RBC’s U.S.-listed shares fell 1.5%. Investors await RBC’s Q1 results on Feb. 26.
31 January 2026
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Goldman Sachs stock slides into the weekend as rate bets reset — what matters before Monday

Goldman Sachs stock slides into the weekend as rate bets reset — what matters before Monday

Goldman Sachs shares fell 0.5% to $935.41 Friday as traders reacted to Kevin Warsh’s Fed chair nomination and a higher-than-expected 0.5% rise in December wholesale inflation. The S&P 500 closed down 0.43%. Treasury yields rose, and CME futures showed less than a 50% chance of a rate cut before June. Job openings data is due Feb. 3, with the U.S. jobs report set for Feb. 6.
31 January 2026
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Bank of America stock price: Kevin Warsh Fed pick and Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit set up next week

Bank of America stock price: Kevin Warsh Fed pick and Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit set up next week

Bank of America closed Friday up 0.23% at $53.20 after Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair. A Manhattan judge allowed parts of an Epstein-related lawsuit against the bank to proceed, with trial set for May 11. About 34.5 million BAC shares traded. Wall Street’s main indexes ended lower as investors weighed the Fed nomination and inflation data.
31 January 2026
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Cadence Bank stock slips as Huntington deal countdown nears Feb. 1 close

Cadence Bank stock slips as Huntington deal countdown nears Feb. 1 close

Cadence Bank shares fell 1.7% to $42.11 Friday, widening their discount to the implied Huntington Bancshares takeover price ahead of the expected Feb. 1 merger close. Huntington ended up 1.1% at $17.48, raising the deal’s implied value to $43.26 per Cadence share. All regulatory approvals are in place, with final closing conditions pending. After-hours, Cadence rose to $42.41.
31 January 2026
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Fifth Third Bancorp stock price: FITB’s $2 billion note sale meets a jumpy rates backdrop

Fifth Third Bancorp stock price: FITB’s $2 billion note sale meets a jumpy rates backdrop

Fifth Third Bancorp shares closed at $50.22 Friday, up about 0.8%. The bank disclosed it sold $2 billion in fixed-to-floating senior notes, with maturities in 2032 and 2037, netting roughly $1.99 billion. The KBW Nasdaq Regional Banking Index slipped 0.4%. Investors are watching next week’s U.S. jobs data and Fed signals.
31 January 2026
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Nu Holdings stock drops after Nubank gets conditional U.S. bank charter nod — what investors watch next

Nu Holdings stock drops after Nubank gets conditional U.S. bank charter nod — what investors watch next

Nu Holdings shares fell 5.3% to $17.75 after it received conditional approval to form a U.S. national bank, with trading volume over 51 million shares. The new bank, to be based in McLean, Virginia, still needs further regulatory sign-offs. The drop came amid broader losses for Brazil-linked and fintech stocks. Nu’s next major update is expected with its Feb. 25 earnings report.
31 January 2026
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First U.S. bank failure of 2026: What happened after Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust was shut

First U.S. bank failure of 2026: What happened after Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust was shut

Illinois regulators shut down Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust on Jan. 30, placing it under FDIC receivership. First Independence Bank will assume nearly all deposits and acquire about $251 million in assets. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $19.7 million. The failed bank had $261.1 million in assets and $212.1 million in deposits as of Sept. 30.
31 January 2026
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Standard Chartered share price heads into February near a 52-week high — what moves STAN next?

Standard Chartered share price heads into February near a 52-week high — what moves STAN next?

Standard Chartered closed Friday up 1.28% at 1,862 pence, trading near its 52-week high with 4 million shares changing hands. The UK banking sub-index rose 1.6% amid a weaker pound and market volatility. The Bank of England announces its rate decision Feb. 5, with Standard Chartered’s earnings due Feb. 24.
31 January 2026
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NatWest share price ends near a 52-week high as buybacks roll on ahead of Feb. 13 results

NatWest share price ends near a 52-week high as buybacks roll on ahead of Feb. 13 results

NatWest shares rose 1.8% to £6.65 on Friday, closing just below their January high after the bank disclosed new share buybacks and updated its voting rights count. The bank repurchased over 1.5 million shares this week, all to be cancelled. Trading volume lagged the 50-day average. Investors now await the UK rates decision on Feb. 5 and NatWest’s annual results on Feb. 13.
31 January 2026
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Rio Tinto stock jumps as Glencore mega-merger is shelved; what to watch next week

Rio Tinto stock jumps as Glencore mega-merger is shelved; what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Rio Tinto’s U.S. shares closed up 2.5% at $93.37 Friday after the company ruled out a merger with Glencore, triggering a six-month “no-bid” lockout under UK takeover rules. Both companies cited disagreements over valuation. Attention now turns to Rio’s Feb. 19 results and iron ore prices, which fell below $100 a tonne amid weak Chinese demand.
iFAST share price drops 3% as markets shut; earnings next week in focus

iFAST share price drops 3% as markets shut; earnings next week in focus

7 February 2026
iFAST shares fell 3.2% to S$9.64 in heavy trading Friday, closing near the day’s low as investors awaited FY2025 results due Feb. 12. The stock is about 13% below its 52-week high. iFAST recently agreed to buy a 30% stake in Financial Alliance for S$19.6 million, pending regulatory approval. Assets under administration stood at S$30.62 billion as of Sept. 30.
Sembcorp Industries share price: what to watch after Friday dip as Feb 25 results near

Sembcorp Industries share price: what to watch after Friday dip as Feb 25 results near

7 February 2026
Sembcorp shares closed at S$6.05 on Friday, down 0.33%, as Singapore’s STI dropped 0.8%. Shareholders approved the A$6.5 billion Alinta Energy takeover on Jan 30, but the deal still faces regulatory and closing conditions. Sembcorp will release FY2025 results on Feb 25 before market open. Trading volume reached about 4.3 million shares.
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