Far to goWhat kind of bank will Wells Fargo be?Other big lenders have already adopted new personalitiesprint-edition iconOct 24
Capital controlJapan’s new investment rules risk scaring off foreign investorsAnalysts suspect activist investors may be their real targetprint-edition iconOct 24
ButtonwoodThe deep appeal of emerging markets is their lack of surface appealThey are less at risk of a surfeit of sellers over buyersprint-edition iconOct 24
A spiky relationshipGermans have mixed feelings about Christine LagardeSome had hoped Mario Draghi would be replaced by a Germanprint-edition iconOct 24
First across the tapeThe remarkable influence of the World Bank’s business rankingsThe leaders of China, India and Saudi Arabia all pay it attentionprint-edition iconOct 24
Time’s upTrade finance is nearing a much-needed shakeupThe world’s oldest and most intricate paper trail is about to be ripped upprint-edition iconOct 24
The Zuck Buck ruckIs Libra doomed?Facebook’s planned digital currency has had a miserable few monthsprint-edition iconOct 23
Free exchangeCan central bankers talk too much?As the Fed and the ECB have learnt, transparency has its downsidesprint-edition iconOct 23
Territorial claimsIs the board overseeing Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy unconstitutional?If so Aurelius, a “vulture” hedge fund, could be in line for a big payoutprint-edition iconOct 17
Northern blightsA massive money-laundering scandal stains the image of Nordic banksDanske and Swedbank will struggle to regain clients’ and regulators’ trustprint-edition iconOct 17
ButtonwoodBritain’s equity market is shrinkingIts strong shareholder culture makes it a target for buy-outsprint-edition iconOct 17
Foggy outlookHow the twists and turns of the trade war are hurting growthThe IMF downgrades its forecasts for the global economy. Againprint-edition iconOct 17
Not so greenGreta Thunberg accuses rich countries of “creative carbon accounting”When it comes to measuring national emissions, she has a pointprint-edition iconOct 16
Free exchangeA Nobel economics prize goes to pioneers in understanding povertyRandomised trials help policymakers grasp which policies work and which don’tprint-edition iconOct 15