The CFPB nominee wins approval from the Senate Banking Committee by a 13-12 vote; the country is looking to borrow $11 billion after Aramco IPO is delayed.
Mark D’Arcy was in charge of regulatory reviews and annual stress tests; many see 10-plus point gains following removal of non-loan collections reports.
Private equity firms are making loans to midsize businesses and online banks are winning deposits by paying 2% interest; Goldman hires a veteran M&A banker.
The cryptocurrency-focused merchant bank Galaxy Digital, led by a former Goldman Sachs partner, will start trading on a Toronto exchange this week. Its journey is a cautionary tale in regulatory risk.
Goldman’s new CEO is expected to instill more corporate discipline; second quarter earnings jumped nearly 40% compared to a year earlier on higher revenues.