Pakistan’s currency took another tumble on Monday as Nawaz Sharif, the country’s jailed former prime minister, launched a legal appeal against his conviction for corruption, adding to political uncertainty ahead of next week’s election.

US futures tip Wall Street for a flat open on Monday as President Donald Trump meets with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Helsinki and earnings season rolls on.

Sibanye-Stillwater, the South African gold and platinum miner, has raised $500m through a streaming deal with Wheaton Precious Metals in an effort to reduce its debt following a string of acquisitions.

Bank of America reported strong growth in net income across its business divisions in the second quarter. But soft revenue and declining net interest margin suggest that the results are unlikely to break Bank of America’s shares out of the weak trading pattern that has characterised the big US banks this year.

Brussels has warned Airbnb it has until the end of August to change its terms and conditions protecting users or face the possibility of legal action in the European Union.

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin met and shook hands at the Finnish presidential palace on Monday, with the two pledging to build a stronger relationship between the US and Russia.

BlackRock’s assets under management dipped in the second quarter, as the world’s biggest money manager’s growing overseas business dragged down total funds once foreign sales were converted into US dollars.

Downing Street has ruled out a second referendum on Brexit under “any circumstances,” in a blow to those pushing for Britain to remain in the European Union.

A £775m pool of cash designed to boost competition in the UK’s small business banking sector will finally be awarded next February, more than a decade after the EU first called for a package as a condition of Royal Bank of Scotland’s bailout during the financial crisis.

France’s antitrust authority has opened an investigation into a string of buying alliances between Europe’s biggest grocers, it said on Monday.

The global financial regulator has published a framework for monitoring the risks from “crypto-assets” such as bitcoin to financial stability, as watchdogs increasingly circle the rapidly evolving digital currency marketplace.

Around 282,000 more people came to the UK than left in 2017, as net migration continued to add to the UK population but remained at a “broadly stable” rate, according to data published by the Office for National Statistics on Monday.

Deutsche Bank made twice as much money as analysts expected in the second quarter of the year, offering a reprieve for the lender and a boost to new chief executive Christian Sewing after an unrelenting run of bad news. 

Colony Capital’s bid to purchase some of Abraaj’s funds has been rejected, leaving Cerberus Capital Management in pole position to acquire an interest in the embattled private equity group.

Shares in department store Debenhams fell as much as 7 per cent in early trade on Monday after the high street retailer denied it was in a “cash crisis.”

Shares in addiction treatment specialist Indivior have rocketed by 27 per cent, marking a spring back from Wednesday’s drubbing, after the London-listed company announced a legal breakthrough in the US.

A lot of financial regulation is an exercise in shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted . . . usually with a large amount of cash stuffed inside the saddlebags. And, in the case of the cowboys at Carillion, the collapsed government contractor, the executive nags would appear to have bolted with their bonuses. 

Russian mobile phone operator MegaFon is to delist from the London Stock Exchange and cease to be a public company.

Backbench Tory MP Justine Greening has opened up a new front in Theresa May’s battle for authority over Brexit negotiations, backing a call for a fresh referendum on the matter.

The UK financial watchdog could ban online investment platforms like Hargreaves Lansdown from charging exit fees after raising concerns they make it too difficult for customers to switch away from their services.

European Council president Donald Tusk has called for reform of the World Trade Organization, including new rules on industrial subsidies and intellectual property rights, as Europe tries to form a common front with China against Washington’s trade tariffs.

Donald Trump will meet Vladimir Putin on Monday in Finland with the summit taking place at a time when the US president is facing criticism at home for failing to condemn alleged Russian hacking of his rival in the 2016 election. 

China’s economy grew at its slowest pace since 2016 in the second quarter, with economists noting slower industrial growth and caution from export manufacturers due to the Beijing-Washington trade war.

Growth in real estate investment in China finished June well above the pace seen a year prior but the latest reading still reflected a more marked slowdown than in previous months.