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Regulators promote hybrid capital instruments to help lenders meet Basel requirements
Obscure financial bets ranging from Burgundy wine to pot stocks pay off
Volatility and politics clashed in a year that roiled almost every market
Banks have accrued large stockpiles of their home nation’s debt for political reasons
From a melt-up in stocks to a near meltdown, few will have fond memories of 2018
Investors seeking high returns have cut back on various types of loan protections
Asset class hit by credit quality fears and lower expectations for rate rises
Credit squeeze lies at heart of what is ailing China’s domestic stock markets
Tech-heavy index drops alongside falls by the S&P 500 and Dow
Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank caught up in allegations of price rigging
Markets lurched lower when Jay Powell dismissed concerns about ‘quantitative tightening’
Government hails ‘overwhelming support’ for offer as $13bn project is set to be scrapped
Dollar recovers some ground versus euro; Treasury yield curve flattens
Bank tells hedge fund clients it is reviewing rules after facing up to $180m in losses
Bankers expect tougher conditions as geopolitics and monetary policy weigh on markets
A bond market with no defaults creates the wrong incentives for borrowers and investors
If agreement is reached, focus will shift from politics to growth
Fund managers also cutting stock overweight and moving towards ‘defensive’ sectors
American and German debt rally with the Japanese yen
Strains over fiscal constraints, the end of QE and slowing growth point to testing times
The tone that the Fed strikes on the US economic outlook will be closely watched
Declining foreign demand for US debt coincides with trade dispute
Central banks’ rate policies provide valuable clues for the outlook of assets