Julien Ponthus

French banking group Credit Agricole's shares rose sharply on Thursday after it joined rivals BNP Paribas and Societe Generale in announcing better-than-expected quarterly profits driven by buoyant investment banking.

Buoyant activity across retail and investment banking helped Societe Generale report a smaller-than-expected loss in the second quarter as it absorbed a 3.3-billion-euro hit following the sale of its Russia unit.

Buoyant retail and investment banking activity helped Societe Generale to report a smaller-than-expected loss in the second quarter as it absorbed a 3.3-billion-euro hit following the sale of its Russia business.

A buoyant second quarter and new three-year targets helped to boost Societe Generale's shares on Wednesday, as the French bank weathered a 3.3-billion-euro ($3.4 billion) hit from the sale of its Russia business.

French bank BNP Paribas reported better-than-expected profit in the second quarter, after bad loan provisions dipped despite the economic slowdown and as businesses remained buoyant, particularly in its investment banking division.

French bank BNP Paribas reported better than expected profit in the second quarter after bad loan provisions dipped and business remained buoyant in both investment and retail banking, amid torrid global markets and an economic slowdown.

The outgoing chief executive of Societe Generale is in favour of selecting an internal candidate to lead the French banking group for the next 10 to 15 years after he leaves, a union representative said after meeting Frederic Oudea.

The dollar eased for a third straight day on Tuesday as a jump in sentiment across global markets encouraged investors to trim bets on the safe haven currency, which hit a two-decade high last week.

The dollar eased for a third straight day on Tuesday as a jump in sentiment across global markets encouraged investors to reinvest in riskier currencies and trim bets on the safe haven greenback which hit a two-decade high last week.

The dollar eased for a third straight day on Tuesday as investors cautiously trimmed bets on a rally which sent the greenback to a two-decade high last week.

The dollar shot past the key level of 130 yen for the first time since 2002 on Thursday as the Bank of Japan doubled-down on its dovish policy, triggering a warning from Japan's Ministry of Finance not to push the yen too far.

Global equity markets made a cautious start on Monday amid talk of more sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, while a closely watched part of the U.S.

Caution prevailed in global financial markets on Monday amid talk of more sanctions being imposed on Russia over its actions of Ukraine, while a closely watched part of the U.S.

The dollar was flat against major peers on Wednesday as the boost from the U.S.

The euro weakened against the dollar on Wednesday amid another sharp increase in oil and natural gas prices and while investors waited for U.S.

The euro shed some of its overnight gains on Thursday after its steepest daily jump since 2016 as traders waited for a European Central Bank meeting and a European Union summit to shed light on the bloc's policy response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The euro on Thursday added to its overnight biggest daily jump since 2016 after the European Central Bank said it would phase out its stimulus package in the third quarter and left the door open to an interest rate hike before the end of 2022.

The euro's gains fizzled and the dollar received a safe-haven boost on Monday after the Kremlin said there were no concrete plans for a summit over Ukraine between the Russian and U.S.

A self-employed trader in France accumulated stock futures worth $6.6 billion in a single day, trading records show, raising questions among investors about how he could build up such a large position despite having only 20,000 euros in his account.