5:32pm

Pound slides on inflation slowdown

CPI of 2.4% for April was lower than expected

Global Market Overview from EQUITIES 9:32pm

Shares advance ahead of Bernanke speech

S&P 500 reaches fresh record high

John Plender 5:42pm

Central bankers turn deaf ear to warnings

Negative index-linked bond yields point to fear of resurgent inflation

Global Market Overview from EQUITIES May 20, 2013

Global stocks inch to fresh highs

Dollar retreats after recent rally

May 20, 2013

Dollar pares gains on profit-taking

Japan economy minister’s comments boost yen

Film Character Robin Hood in front of Cityscape ©FT Graphic From COMMENT May 20, 2013

Robin Hood tax: A long shot

European plans for a financial transaction levy are likely to be diluted

gold bars ©AP From COMMENT May 20, 2013

Cheap money is still scarce in the Brics

Leaders from India to South Africa struggle to attract capital flows, says Ruchir Sharma

Prashant Ruia, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Essar group at Essar Energy Plc. ©Dhiraj Singh From COMPANIES May 20, 2013

Essar Oil to trade fuel for Chinese loans

Indian companies make arrangements to obtain cheap Chinese funds

A Rio Tinto Group bucket wheel reclaimer ©Bloomberg May 20, 2013

Aussie dollar parity lost as cracks deepen

Analysts reckon currency’s decline this time may be more lasting

May 17, 2013

Dollar recovers to approach three-year high

Boost from hopes over early end to easing and economy’s strength

Global Market Overview May 17, 2013

S&P 500 hits fresh record high

Dollar reaches three-year peak

Global Market Overview May 16, 2013

Shares pause after soft US data

Growth concerns bring dollar’s rally to a halt

From CAPITAL MARKETS May 16, 2013

Talking point: The jump in JGB yields

What are the implications of Bank of Japan policy easing?

May 16, 2013

US dollar falls on poor economic data

Australian and New Zealand currencies lose 1%

From WORLD May 16, 2013

Japanese growth surges on Abe impact

Fall in business investment clouds optimism for recovery

May 16, 2013

US seizes accounts of Bitcoin exchange

Warrant claims failure to declare money transmitting business

Global Market Overview May 15, 2013

Gains defy gloomy economic data

Japanese stocks up 45% since start of year

May 15, 2013

Weak eurozone growth hits single currency

Pound firms after BoE sounds positive note on economy

From CAPITAL MARKETS May 15, 2013

China to launch offshore renminbi fund

Group seeks to raise up to Rmb15bn for southeast Asia investments

Markets Insight May 15, 2013

Central banks will keep equities afloat

Continued monetary easing means there are no reasons stock markets should see a steep slide