US courts diverge on latest front in debt brawls
Legal warfare has broken out over whether payment of a debt obligation requires actual cash changing hands
Posted on Monday July 27, 2026Hedge funds grow at the fastest rate ever
Plus, Wall Street balks at Trump Media charges, Asian private credit’s slump and Whistler at Tate Britain
Posted on Monday July 27, 2026UK lenders accuse Bank of England of ignoring Wall Street’s capital edge
Study estimates differences mean British banks carry £22.5bn extra capital burden relative to US rivals
Posted on Monday July 27, 2026Tokenised securities are mirror images of the real thing but pose new risks
Posted on Monday July 27, 2026Beware the shimmer of holographic markets
Tokenised securities are mirror images of the real thing but pose new risks
Posted on Monday July 27, 2026France and Spain brace for more extreme heat as wildfires rage
French President Emmanuel Macron warns ‘weeks ahead will be hard’ on visit to firefighting centre in the Gironde region
Posted on Monday July 27, 2026Burnham looks to cut welfare bill by linking up schools and employers
UK PM draws on experience as Greater Manchester mayor in an attempt to get more young people into work
Posted on Monday July 27, 2026Trump says Israel ‘would not survive’ without US
Remarks come ahead of meeting where Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to make case for expanding war with Iran
Posted on Monday July 27, 2026Oil tumbles as Iran and US pause strikes over Strait of Hormuz
Brent 6% lower after two weeks of escalating violence had pushed crude to more than $100 a barrel
Posted on Monday July 27, 2026Ares Management has held talks to buy Leonard Green & Partners
A deal between the LA groups would dramatically expand the size of Ares’ private equity business
Posted on Monday July 27, 2026