Light-touch regulation continues to fail retail investors

Whether renting a flat or applying for a loan, you will probably need the help of a homeowner

The next government should meddle less and encourage more of us to save

The past decade has been transformational for our finances, but the next could be more challenging 

But why didn’t the chancellor go the whole hog and scrap the tax taper altogether?

Readers say they fall between the cracks of government support schemes

The South Carolina congressman on Trump, Michael Moore — and the ‘bombastic’ Bernie bros

The Lancet editor on Britain’s response to coronavirus — and being labelled a pariah

Prime minister escalates dispute over Canada-listed group’s licence

In Stoke-on-Trent, Matthew Engel finds a party struggling to answer the simplest questions

A celebrated journalist’s guide to crisp, accurate expression is full of sound advice

An entertaining inquiry into the relentless advance of American expressions among the British

The holder of this title until now would, for me, have been Muhammad Ali

My buyer asked to delay due to Covid-19 and now I understand I need to pay capital gains tax within 30 days of sale

Business ease in adapting to lockdowns changes attitudes to remote set-ups

Landlords reject call for 50% reduction, saying hotel group is using Covid-19 crisis to cut costs

Company says it will be ‘several years’ before revenues return to 2019 levels

Dismissal of Luiz Henrique Mandetta follows feud over how to tackle coronavirus

President Macri asks for early disbursement of funds as refinancing worries grow

Franklin Templeton funds have lost $1.2bn on biggest Argentine positions

Investor blames peso mayhem on ‘massive speculative attack’ and local over-reaction

Revised agreement comes a day after the exit of central bank governor

Guido Sandleris says it is ‘too soon’ to declare that stability has returned to peso

Just two years ago investors rushed to snap up 100-year debt sold by Buenos Aires

Peso tumbles and cost to hedge against debt default surges

Macri tries to shore up confidence amid market worries over prolonged political instability and $101bn owed

Foreign investors have learnt the hard way that short-termism can be a virtue, not a vice

Bondholders weigh deal with Macri against negotiating with likely successor Fernández

Reimposition of currency controls is admission of defeat by president

Creditors prepare for tough negotiations after IMF calls on them to share the pain

Analysts expect the country to make bondholders an offer they cannot accept

Creditors denounce government restructuring plan as unacceptable

The Brexit party and the Welsh Plaid Cymru reveal their policies; Corbyn and McDonnell defend tax plans; Tories propose stamp duty rise for foreign buyers; while UK figures show more gloomy outlook

Neither Labour nor the Conservatives have offered a "credible prospectus" for government in the election, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said this morning, in a damning assessment that highlighted the gulf between different political visions for Britain.

The Labour and Conservative parties are making a final push on key issues — border security and rail fares — as the election campaign nears the home stretch. Brexit concerns are also bubbling again.

The pound has soared more than 2 per cent in its biggest rise since 2017 after an exit poll has projected a strong victory for Boris Johnson’s Conservative party.

LGIM to hold businesses to account for their stakeholder responsibilities during pandemic 

More volatility ahead as US oil storage capacity is depleting, analysts warn

Renowned investor warns market correction is not over but there is value in commodities

‘There is hardly a place on earth less suited to the age of social distancing’

The two members have proposed tougher enforcement of environmental and labour standards

Plaintiffs plan fresh challenge against central bank’s emergency bond-buying programme

Economic hit of coronavirus risks exacerbating bloc’s divergence, ECB president warns

ECJ issues rare warning over EU legal order after German judges question its superiority

Measures to ease lockdown will be costly and difficult in practice, particularly in hospitality trade

Consumers have been looking for something to do as well as something to eat

German media group Axel Springer is seeking to go private with the help of US investor KKR. Katie Martin discusses what both sides stand to gain from the move with Arash Massoudi and Tobias Buck.

Contributors: Suzanne Blumsom, executive editor, Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Arash Massoudi, corporate finance and deals editor, and Tobias Buck, Berlin correspondent.

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Indigo, a Boston-based agritech start-up, plans to pay farmers to store carbon in soil - part of a growing field of climate-related agricultural practices that seek to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the air. Lauren Fedor discusses the growing focus on environmentally friendly farming methods with Leslie Hook and Emiko Terazono.

Contributors: Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Lauren Fedor, technology reporter, Emiko Terazono, commodities correspondent, and Leslie Hook, environment correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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The murder of a local politician by right wing extremists has shocked Germany and set alarm bells ringing about the rise of neo-Nazi violence in the country. Ben Hall discusses the groups behind the upsurge in political violence and how dangerous they are with Guy Chazan in Berlin

Contrbutors: Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Ben Hall, Europe editor, and Guy Chazan, Berlin bureau chief. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Ursula von der Leyen was confirmed this week as the new European Commission president. Katie Martin discusses the challenges she faces, not least the Brexit negotiations, with Ben Hall and Mehreen Khan

Contributors: Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Ben Hall, Europe editor and Mehreen Khan, EU correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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