Fed to loosen capital requirements for big US banks

Wall Street cheers plans that would water down protections designed to avoid repeat of 2008 financial crisis

Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026

Partners Group sounds alarm on private credit default rates

Chair of Swiss private capital group warns pace could double to above 5% in coming years

Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026

UK government under fire over ‘bungled’ crypto Isas policy

Digital investments will be restricted to niche Innovative Finance Isas from next month

Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026

Crispin Odey fails to exclude sexual misconduct allegations from court case

Hedge fund founder’s lawyers argued it would be ‘wrong and unfair’ to include details of 46 claims

Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026

Deutsche Bank seeks to expand private credit offerings

German lender says it applies ‘conservative underwriting standards’ in €26bn portfolio as concerns mount about wider industry

Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026

US has burned through ‘years’ of munitions since start of Iran war

Rapid depletion of stockpile including Tomahawk missiles raises pressure on Trump over cost of conflict

Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026

Oil pushes above $100 as Strait of Hormuz crisis intensifies

US launches rescue effort after refuelling aircraft went down ‘in friendly airspace’ over western Iraq

Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026

Investors slash Fed rate-cut bets as Iran war sends petrol prices surging

Traders expect central bank to remain on hold until next summer in blow to Trump’s hopes for lower borrowing costs

Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026

Fed to loosen capital requirements for big US banks

Wall Street cheers plans that would water down protections designed to avoid repeat of 2008 financial crisis

Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026

US intervention in oil futures would be ‘biblical disaster’, CME warns

Terry Duffy says any attempt by the government to lower prices using derivatives market would erode confidence

Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026