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Crude climbs 3% after top Iranian military commander killed in Iraq
China’s hopes of challenging the US with an economic bloc of its own depend on boosting the renminbi internationally. Biffing the City would set this back
From Goldman to Citadel, leaders are wrestling with change in US finance
Trade negotiations between London and Brussels to dominate UK politics, strategists say
Analysts blame flat yield curves and low base rates for lack of FX opportunities
The abandonment of the CFA franc is a potent symbol of change
Savings from giving up alcohol could pay for your next holiday
Markets scorecard: top performers of 2019 and the past 10 years
Debate on the future of monetary union has come out into the open — that is a game-changer
From coffee to copper, exporters enjoy higher profits
The S&P 500 gives up early ground on the penultimate trading day of 2019
How the crisis of 2008 continued to reverberate through the following decade
Investors back projects aiming to ‘decentralise finance’ and offer direct loans and derivatives
Companies cut costs as export and tourism woes hit economy
Our pick of the moves that made fools of investors this year
Future of finance: big tech has the data to shake up financial services but compliance is proving hard to get around
From Greek bonds to sterling gyrations, the year delivered opportunities to shine
Stimulus from the Federal Reserve put a rocket under all kinds of assets in 2019
Regulators and privacy campaigners united in distrust of Facebook’s cryptocurrency
Volume of currency swaps trading by non-reporting banks increased by 139% over 3 years
UK currency extends losses amid fears of a hard and chaotic Brexit
Italian politicians are right to block the new ESM treaty. It does anything but encourage risk-sharing or eurozone resilience, argues Consob’s Marcello Minenna.
The year was dominated by central bankers, politicians and companies with grand ideas
CFA franc countries will no longer keep half their reserves in Paris
New government asks bondholders to show ‘good faith’ amid wider restructuring talks