b

Dark Towers — an exposé of banking gone bad

David Enrich’s salutary tale of Deutsche Bank’s overreaching ambitions




b

Venezuelans hit hard by cash crisis and hyper-inflation

Maduro’s economic rescue plan offers little hope to people struggling to get by 




b

IMF to revise Argentina bailout after drop in peso

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




b

Argentina turmoil batters big names in bond market

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




b

Argentina’s crisis receding, says bullish Hasenstab

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




b

IMF increases Argentina bailout package to $57bn

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




b

In charts: what is bothering the Brazilians?

About 85 per cent of voters think the country is heading in the wrong direction




b

Argentina’s central bank chief warns on market outlook

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




b

Brazil’s Bolsonaro rally hits new peak before easing

After reaching intraday record, stocks retreat as new president faces economic challenge




b

Death toll rises after Vale dam collapses in Brazil

Iron ore giant in second disaster in 3 years after mud and waste surges through valley




b

IMF agrees to $4.2bn fund for Ecuador

President Lenín Moreno says deal will save his country from Venezuela’s fate




b

Argentina’s century bond caught in dash for exit

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




b

Bondholders lobby US to soften Venezuela sanctions

Creditor group says restrictions on trading could be forcing bonds into ‘rogue’ hands




b

Argentine assets hit after Macri stumbles in primary vote

Peso tumbles and cost to hedge against debt default surges




b

Argentina/bonds: rumpus on the pampas 

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




b

Argentina’s creditors face debt restructuring dilemma

Bondholders weigh deal with Macri against negotiating with likely successor Fernández




b

Argentina’s black market money changers expect resurgence in business

Reimposition of currency controls is admission of defeat by president




b

Buenos Aires province closes in on deal with bondholders

Revised terms draw support from some creditors in key test before government debt crunch




b

Investors brace for losses in Argentina debt talks

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




b

Argentina heads for ninth sovereign debt default

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




b

Four Mexico states call for new tax deal with López Obrador

Governors seize on criticisms of president over lack of coronavirus stimulus




b

Bondholders reject Argentina’s debt offer

Creditors denounce government restructuring plan as unacceptable




b

Election: Labour manifesto shows party would raise taxes by £80bn a year — as it happened

Jeremy Corbyn unveils party's ‘most radical’ plans in decades, Tories backtrack on national insurance pledge while pressure on public finances increases

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b

Election: Nigel Farage unveils Brexit party’s manifesto – as it happened

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

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b

Election: Tony Blair calls for tactical voting to deprive major parties of a majority — as it happened

Former prime minister intervenes with warning that both Tories and Labour ‘pose a risk’ to country, Conservative manifesto in the spotlight, Lib Dems change tune with calls to avert Johnson majority, Sterling rallies as Tories extend lead.

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b

Election: Labour on the defensive after Chief Rabbi accuses party of failure to deal with anti-Semitism — as it happened

Jeremy Corbyn defends party's processes for dealing with racism after Ephraim Mirvis's criticism. Conservatives put opposition to independence at heart of Scottish campaign. Sterling slips as Labour makes inroads on Tories' polling lead.

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b

Election: Corbyn claims NHS ‘for sale’ under Tory plan for US trade pact — as it happened

Jeremy Corbyn unveiled 451 pages of leaked documents, which he claimed show details of trade talks between the UK and US. The Labour leader said the discussions included Washington's demand for providing access to the NHS for American healthcare companies.

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b

Election: IFS hits out at lack of credibility in major parties’ manifesto pledges — as it happened

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.

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b

Election: Tories promise new state aid system after Brexit — latest news

The Conservatives vowed to bring in a new state aid system to protect British industry after Brexit, as the party finesses its message to Leave voters ahead of election day.

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b

London terror attack: man shot dead by police after stabbing — as it happened

Live coverage from the FT.

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b

Election: Parties back campaigning after London Bridge terror attack — as it happened

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.

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b

Election: Sterling climbs above $1.30 for first time since late October — as it happened

Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

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b

Election: Brexit party MEPs defect and back Conservative party — as it happened

Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

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b

Election: Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn face off in final TV debate — as it happened

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn spar in a televised debate just six days before the general election.

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b

Election: Labour minister calls party’s chances ‘dire’ — as it happened

Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

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b

General election 2019: Boris Johnson declares ‘powerful mandate to get Brexit done’ — as it happened

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.

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b

UK election results: Boris Johnson says he has ‘stonking mandate’ on Brexit — as it happened

The Conservatives secure the biggest majority in parliament since Margaret Thatcher with Labour's 'red wall' crumbling; stocks in London surge while the pound has soared more than 2 per cent in its sharpest rally in nearly three years

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b

Economists question BoE’s overly rosy view of V-shaped recovery

Forecast of a quick rebound from crisis without sustaining any persistent damage is disputed




b

Inside Samsung’s fight to keep its global supply chain running

Korean electronics group draws on lessons from past epidemics to tackle coronavirus crisis




b

JPMorgan tops ranking as best-performing fund house in China

UBS drops to second spot while Invesco slips to third in Z-Ben analysis of investment market




b

Wave of corporate defaults owes much to foolhardy share buybacks

Big investors must adopt a tougher stance on balance sheet resilience




b

Investment biker Jim Rogers desperate to hit the road

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




b

Mifid II influence spreads beyond EU borders

Different approaches to paying for investment research exacerbated by pandemic




b

Central banks prop up fund industry with $100bn injection

Fitch says scale of support points to the systemic importance of $55tn asset management market




b

Poland postpones presidential vote after bid to defy pandemic fails

With its candidate favourite to win, Law and Justice party was insisting poll should go ahead on May 10




b

US-China trade, ECB bond resistance, Airbnb view

As relations deteriorate over the coronavirus, Washington considers curbing supply chains and investment flows




b

Franco-Dutch alliance could be harbinger of things to come in EU trade deals

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




b

EU increases pressure on Britain over Irish Sea customs border

Brussels sets out tariffs proposals aimed at reducing risk of smuggling into bloc




b

UK and Irish help for Trump Organization probed by Democrats

The US president holds ownership interests in golf resorts in Scotland and Ireland




b

Germany’s ECB critics toast courtroom success

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