Tony Blair is strong on diagnosis, deluded on prescription: Britain’s ills can’t be fixed by him | Larry Elliott
The former PM’s essay rightly calls for a coherent economic plan, but then sets too much store by AI – and a worldview stuck in the past
The former PM’s essay rightly calls for a coherent economic plan, but then sets too much store by AI – and a worldview stuck in the past
“It has been more than a year of hell,” says Kate Constable about the time it took to claim £46,000 in premium bonds belonging to her late mother.
Bonus scheme that could hand CEO a £60m windfall is ‘significantly out of line’ with market, says proxy adviser
Let’s be honest: the retail trading world has become exhausting. For the past few years, the market has been flooded with colourful, noisy apps that treat high-risk financial derivatives like a video game. They want you…
The global banking sector is currently enduring its most severe confidence crisis since 2008. Following the swift collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in the United States, the contagion reached Europe ove…
Finance, at its heart, is the movement of capital. It is the art of channeling idle assets to where they can generate the most value. From this perspective, the history of financial markets is, in essence, a history of …
In today’s fast-paced world of financial technology, sub-milliseconds can make the difference between success and failure in financial transactions. The demands of high-frequency trading, real-time market data processin…
The US equity options market continues to grow, fuelled by macroeconomic uncertainty, market volatility and increased investor demand. As with any electronic market, understanding microstructure and execution dynamics i…
Global Foreign Exchange Market Size, Share, Trends, Growth Forecast Report By Counterparty (Reporting Dealers, Non-financial Customers and Other Financial Institutions), Trade Finance Instrument (Currency Swap, Outright…
The European Commission is tabling the implementation of a more US-centric market structure with regards to how orders are routed, in one of a range of suggestions aimed at improving the integration and efficiency of EU…
Repurchase agreements, commonly known as repos, are short-term borrowing tools in government securities markets. A dealer sells securities, agreeing to buy them back at a higher price soon after. This transaction helps …
Research by Market Structure Partners (MSP) has claimed that European stock exchanges are increasingly turning to market data sales to compensate for adverse market conditions that should have resulted in a downturn in …
The deal creates a leading pan-European exchange innovator with an aggregated 15% market share and access to 16 capital markets across Europe. By combining Aquis’ innovative technology with the multi-asset class service…
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ATHENS, Greece and LONDON, April 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- METLEN Energy & Metals PLC (LSE Listing: MTLN, RIC: MTLN.L, Bloomberg: MTLN.LN | Athens Listing: MTLN, RIC: MTLNr.AT, Bloomberg: MTLN.GA, ADR: MYTHY US) today ann…
In today’s data-driven world, even the smallest market insights can make a difference. With this in mind, TradingView is introducing its latest data expansion — Japanese government bond (JGB) futures from the Osaka Exch…
FTX was one of the world’s largest and most trusted cryptocurrency exchanges, valued at over $32 billion at its peak. Its rapid collapse shocked the financial world after massive mismanagement and misuse of customer fun…
HERE’S a surprising new fact about the world’s largest and most-liquid public equity market: Most of the activity on it is not public anymore.
Optiver, IMC Trading, Jump Trading Group, XTX Markets and ABN AMRO Clearing Bank have invested in A5X, a new Brazilian derivatives exchange which is set to begin operations by 2026.
█ Diving Into Dark Pools In recent years, dark pools have become a significant part of the financial markets, offering an alternative trading venue for institutional traders. But what exactly are dark pools, and how do …
Changes in credit markets since the pandemic have had an important influence on monetary policy transmission. Lower bank funding costs relative to the cash rate, narrower lending rate spreads, and increased business cre…
For the better part of a century, gold price discovery has been London’s domain. A handful of banks. Mostly paper contracts. A time zone already deep into its afternoon when Asia’s trading day begins.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) delivered a landmark decision on September 30, 2025, formally approving the Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE). This pivotal move greenlights the creation of a new national sec…
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) of Sri Lanka has announced its decision to shorten its current settlement cycle from T+3 to T+2 for all equity transactions, a move aimed at aligning with international standards.