Foreign banks double dollar deposits at Fed Foreign bank deposits at the Federal Reserve have more than doubled since the start of the year, reaffirming the dollar as the global reserve currency Click here for the full storyLloyds suffers further leadership blow A high profile hire from RBS has cancelled plans to join the partially state-controlled banking group Click here for the full storyMoody’s warns on France’s triple A status Moody’s has warned that rising bond yields are putting France’s AAA status into question Click here for the full story Investors gear up to fill lending gap Buy-side firms are increasingly moving into the gap left by commercial and investment banks and offering corporate loans Click here for the full storyBundesbank Slashes Growth Forecast Germany’s central bank has slashed its growth forecasts for the Germany economy in light of the Eurozone crisisClick here for the full story