world news Merkel ally Weber warns London on euro clearing business The Brexit battle lines have been further drawn after German politician Manfred Weber warned that the City of London stands to lose its leading role in euro-denominated business after the UK leaves th
economy London to defend financial preeminence post-Brexit London wary of want away business post- Brexit
economy Bank of England to 'stress test' banks as Article 50 day looms Bank of England calls for Article 50 stress tests
world news Use of tax havens by European banks revealed Oxfam concluded that 20 major European banks make a quarter of their profits, or 25 billion euros in low tax jurisdictions.
economy EU looks to defending its interests over Brexit European Union finance ministers have been discussing Brexit, prepared to defend the members states' interests during divorce negotiations.
Germany G20 finance chiefs fail to renew anti-protectionist pledge after US opposition G20 finance chiefs meeting in Germany on Saturday have failed to renew a pledge to bolster free trade.
economy G20 finance ministers ponder how strongly to defend free trade Faced with Trump's threats, world financial leaders are seeking a common stance on trade and rejecting protectionism at the G20 meeting in Germany.
economy German Finance Minister Schaeuble backs London as strong financial centre Schaeuble said it is in the European Union's best interest that London remains a strong financial centre after Brexit.
markets Financial markets braced for US interest rate hike Federal Reserve policymakers have started a two-day meeting which is almost certain to produce an increase in the cost of borrowing in the US.
economy Britain sets Brexit budget course Britain's finance minister Philip Hammond spelt out the government's plans to steer the economy through its departure from the European Union.
View Obama's men out, Trump's in: What impact on global finance? As central bankers bid farewell to the devil they know, financial regulation has entered a period of high uncertainty – and high anxiety for policymakers as they await an announcement from Mar-a-Lago.
markets LSE-Deutsche Boerse merger seen set to fail A merger between the London Stock Exchange and Germany's Deutsche Boerse looks to be heading for collapse over competition issues.
corporate Royal Bank of Scotland makes a loss for ninth straight year Royal Bank of Scotland - the subject of the world's biggest bank rescue - has announced losses of 6.96 billion pounds (8.2 billion euros) for 2016.
USA Goldman Sachs veteran is sworn in as US Treasury secretary Former Goldman Sachs banker, Steven Mnuchin has been sworn in as President Trump’s Treasury secretary.
corporate International payments world faces shake-up with Ant's purchase of Moneygram Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial to buy US money-transfer company MoneyGram in what could be a game-changer for the international payments industry.
world news Manchester United move top of football's rich list Premiership success may have eluded them in recent years, but that hasn’t stopped Manchester United topping football’s latest rich list.
Venezuela Venezuela's Maduro hikes minimum wage by 50 percent Venezuela’s embattled President Nicolas Maduro has announced a 50 percent increase in the minimum wage in a bid to combat runaway inflation.
Argentina Argentine finance minister is fired as recession bites Can a cabinet reshuffle bring relief to recession-hit Argentina?
Greece Greek annual Christmas card calls lenders 'Scrooge' Greek finance ministry seems to take aim at country's lenders with annual Christmas card depicting Dickensian miser
