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  • Friday, 3 January, 2020
    Markets Briefing
    US-Iran tension pumps up oil price and jolts markets

    Crude climbs 3% after top Iranian military commander killed in Iraq

  • Friday, 3 January, 2020
    Lex
    China/City: union jacked Premium

    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

  • Friday, 3 January, 2020
    AnalysisUS equities
    Ten people set to shape Wall Street in 2020

    From Goldman to Citadel, leaders are wrestling with change in US finance

  • Thursday, 2 January, 2020
    Pound Sterling
    Pound falls as traders set for year of tricky Brexit talks

    Trade negotiations between London and Brussels to dominate UK politics, strategists say

  • Thursday, 2 January, 2020
    Analysis
    Traders twiddle thumbs as FX markets remain calm

    Analysts blame flat yield curves and low base rates for lack of FX opportunities

  • Wednesday, 1 January, 2020
    David Pilling
    A revolution in Africa’s relations with France

    The abandonment of the CFA franc is a potent symbol of change

  • Tuesday, 31 December, 2019
    Q&AChart that Tells a Story
    How far could ‘Dry January’ help you travel? 

    Savings from giving up alcohol could pay for your next holiday 

  • Tuesday, 31 December, 2019
    AnalysisMarkets
    US stocks close out decade with 190% gain

    Markets scorecard: top performers of 2019 and the past 10 years

  • Tuesday, 31 December, 2019
    Martin Sandbu
    The eurozone’s tectonic plates are shifting

    Debate on the future of monetary union has come out into the open — that is a game-changer

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  • Tuesday, 31 December, 2019
    AnalysisCommodities
    Weak currencies boost Latin America’s producers

    From coffee to copper, exporters enjoy higher profits

  • Monday, 30 December, 2019
    Equities
    ‘Santa rally’ loses steam after strong year for stocks

    The S&P 500 gives up early ground on the penultimate trading day of 2019

  • Monday, 30 December, 2019
    AnalysisMarkets
    Aftershocks and fragility: 10 years in financial markets

    How the crisis of 2008 continued to reverberate through the following decade

  • Monday, 30 December, 2019
    AnalysisBlockchain
    ‘DeFi’ movement promises high interest but high risk

    Investors back projects aiming to ‘decentralise finance’ and offer direct loans and derivatives

  • Sunday, 29 December, 2019
    Thailand
    Strong baht transforms Thailand business

    Companies cut costs as export and tourism woes hit economy

  • Friday, 27 December, 2019
    AnalysisMarkets
    Trades to forget: the big market slip-ups of 2019

    Our pick of the moves that made fools of investors this year

  • Thursday, 26 December, 2019
    LexDigital currencies
    Facebook/Libra: zodiac zero  Premium

    Future of finance: big tech has the data to shake up financial services but compliance is proving hard to get around

  • Thursday, 26 December, 2019
    Markets
    Top trades: the winning market bets of 2019

    From Greek bonds to sterling gyrations, the year delivered opportunities to shine

  • Tuesday, 24 December, 2019
    Markets
    ‘Santa rally’ caps strongest US market since 2013

    Stimulus from the Federal Reserve put a rocket under all kinds of assets in 2019

  • Tuesday, 24 December, 2019
    Izabella Kaminska
    Year in a word: Libra

    Regulators and privacy campaigners united in distrust of Facebook’s cryptocurrency

  • Monday, 23 December, 2019
    Derivatives
    Smaller banks turn to currency derivatives for short term liquidity

    Volume of currency swaps trading by non-reporting banks increased by 139% over 3 years

  • Monday, 23 December, 2019
    Pound drops as post-election glow evaporates

    UK currency extends losses amid fears of a hard and chaotic Brexit

  • Monday, 23 December, 2019
    AnalysisFT Alphaville
    The European (In)stability Mechanism

    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.

  • Monday, 23 December, 2019
    AnalysisMarkets
    The big market moments of 2019

    The year was dominated by central bankers, politicians and companies with grand ideas

  • Sunday, 22 December, 2019
    France loosens ties with west African currency

    CFA franc countries will no longer keep half their reserves in Paris

  • Friday, 20 December, 2019
    Argentina
    Argentina delays payments on $9bn in debt

    New government asks bondholders to show ‘good faith’ amid wider restructuring talks

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