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EU markets standards deadlines may be over-ambitious

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EU

Proposed new regulatory standards for EU financial markets.

China's new finance regulator will gain real power

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CHINA

Reform of financial regulation in China.

Bitcoin is unlikely to trigger a wider market crash

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INTERNATIONAL

The launch last month on two major US futures exchanges of derivative contracts on bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation, will broaden bitcoin’s ownership…

China cracks down on its financial sector

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CHINA

The authorities have also pressured many financial entities into cutting pay and benefits and carried out broad reforms of financial regulators. These moves may be part of…

UK policy storm may spread fears of financial risk

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UK/INT

UK policy has become the key example of policy failure. Although that mayhem stems largely from domestic vulnerabilities, the underlying problems -- policymakers’ efforts to…

Canadian bank expansion will gain US market share

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CANADA

Canadian banks were resilient during the global financial crisis. However, slow economic growth in their home market, exacerbated by low oil prices, has encouraged them to expand…

Reform boosts Colombia financial sector ambitions

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COLOMBIA

Financial sector reform.

Market volatility endangers moves to replace LIBOR

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INTERNATIONAL

The transition away from LIBOR.

Turkey may be edging towards capital controls

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TURKEY

A score below 100 indicates a pessimistic outlook -- the index has not exceeded 100 since March 2018. Increasingly frequent and heavy-handed interventions by the Turkish Central…

Evergrande turmoil to worry, not wreck, global markets

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INTERNATIONAL

Evergrande's troubles have increased concern about China's all-important housing market, as Beijing seems intent on reducing excessive leverage in the real-estate sector. Global…