Jan 24 (Reuters) - Banca Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena - Bmps Communication Pursuant To Article 102 Par 1 Tuf: * BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA SPA ( BMDPF ) - LAUNCHES EXCHANGE OFFER FOR MEDIOBANCA SHARES * BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA SPA ( BMDPF ) - OFFER RELATES TO 833,279,689 MEDIOBANCA SHARES REPRESENTING 100% OF SHARE...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Global shares rose on Friday buoyed by the prospect of a softer stance on tariffs on China and lower U.S. rates following comments from President Donald Trump, while the yen firmed after the Bank of Japan delivered a widely expected rate hike. The BOJ raised interest rates to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, with attention...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Global shares rose on Friday buoyed by the prospect of a softer stance on tariffs on China and lower U.S. rates following comments from President Donald Trump, while the yen firmed after the Bank of Japan delivered a widely expected rate hike. The BOJ raised interest rates to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, with attention...

Jan 24 (Reuters) - State-backed Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) has launched a surprise 13.3 billion euro ($13.9 billion) all-share buyout offer for Mediobanca, it said on Friday. Monte dei Paschi, which was for years the problem child of Italian banking until a 2017 bailout, said it was offering 23 of its own shares for every 10...