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

Germany’s Merz says US decision to ease sanctions on Russia is ‘wrong’

Chancellor’s comments follow Trump’s move to allow countries to buy Russian oil stranded at sea

Posted on Friday March 13, 2026

Germany’s Merz hits out at ‘wrong’ US decision to ease Russia oil sanctions

Chancellor’s comments follow Trump’s move to allow countries to buy Russian oil stranded at sea

Posted on Friday March 13, 2026

UK economy unexpectedly failed to grow in January

Figure comes as surging energy prices pose new threat

Posted on Friday March 13, 2026

Stranded travellers charter private jets to return to Europe

War in the Middle East has prevented tens of thousands of people in Asia from getting home

Posted on Friday March 13, 2026

The Iranian school bombing and the information war

Evidence suggests that the US was most likely to be behind the attack that killed over 100 children

Posted on Friday March 13, 2026