trading

Markets

Trading bots are evolving: What happens when AI cheats the market?

Algorithms have been used in trading for decades, but recent advancements could throw up new challenges for regulators.

18 May 2025

Economy

US imports hit record high as businesses seek to avoid tariffs

The surge in US imports was mainly driven by consumer goods such as pharmaceuticals, as businesses attempt to stockpile in order to avoid further tariffs.

7 May 2025

Markets

How a Dutch trading company started the World’s First Stock Exchange

Backed by the Dutch Republic, the Dutch East India Company made its ownership available to the public to fund business and military ventures.

13 April 2025

Europe News

EU court dismisses banks' appeal in cartel case

The European judges dismissed appeals lodged by Credit Agricole and Credit Suisse against a 2021 Commission decision that exchange of sensitive information between traders was an anticompetitive cartel in the secondary trading market.

7 November 2024

Europe News

Poland reopens discussion on Sunday trading

Since 2018, a number of trade-related activities have been banned on Sundays, but experts say changing consumer habits indicate a need to reconsider these regulations.

30 October 2024

Markets

What are carry trades and how do they contribute to market mayhem?

The mayhem that swept across world markets this week was partly caused by a market strategy known as the "carry trade".

6 August 2024

Markets

Citigroup fined millions by UK regulators over ‘fat-finger’ error

Trade monitoring controls at the US investment bank were not robust enough and led to mistakes, explained UK regulators.

22 May 2024

Markets

Euroviews. 2024 will see the end of the 'no-coiner' crypto sceptics

The narrative of those who refuse to imagine a future in which cryptocurrencies will be integral to the financial system now seems forced, self-serving, and even fanatical, Silvina Moschini writes.

26 February 2024