Deutsche Bank has reached a settlement with the US Justice Department to pay $3.1 billion (2.9 billion euros) in civil penalties and provide $4.1 billion relief to consumers. It is the DoJ’s first accord with a European bank over misconduct that contributed to the US housing-market collapse. Source Deutsche Welle
The start of the G7 in Taormina is set for May 26, but the security measures will begin to be operational as early as this morning. It means that no ship could get close, it means that boats full of migrants who already throng the central Mediterranean will dock elsewhere. Source corriere
Italy’s economy minister sought to reassure investors on Thursday that they will not be hit in a rescue of two ailing regional banks, Popolare di Vicenza and Veneto Banca, after fears of a full “bail-in” hit the lenders’ debt. Source Reuters
SHANGHAI, May 26 China’s yuan on Friday extended the previous day’s big gain, hitting its strongest level in more
than three months, and the Chinese currency was on track for its best week since mid-January. Source Reuters
