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Monday, 27 May, 2019

European Parliament elections
European elections 2019: as it happened
Monday, 20 May, 2019

Special ReportInvesting in Greece
Greek bonds: the long way back towards investment grade status
Falling yields in Athens and a renewed market presence signal a recovery but the escape from junk status will still take time
Thursday, 16 May, 2019

Architecture
Architect IM Pei dies, aged 102
Master of geometry who designed glass pyramid for the Louvre
Monday, 13 May, 2019

FTfm
Bundled loans bolster green bond expansion drive
Repackaged consumer debt provides one route to grow the niche but raises eyebrows among investors
Monday, 1 April, 2019

Brexit
Brexit: MPs fail to break deadlock for second time — as it happened
Friday, 29 March, 2019

Brexit
Brexit: MPs inflict third defeat on May’s deal - as it happened
Monday, 25 March, 2019

ExplainerCharts that Matter
Dovish rates policy fails to lift investors’ gloom
Asset managers raise expectations of recession, boosting outlook for bonds
Monday, 18 March, 2019

AnalysisCharts that Matter
Domestically focused UK stocks are mired in gloom
Brexit weighs on equities but a few investors have begun to buck the trend
Tuesday, 12 March, 2019

Banking Weekly podcast23 min listen
UBS women, 'doom loop' returns and DBank merger options
Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss UBS's treatment of its women employees in Switzer…
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Friday, 8 March, 2019

European banks
Eurozone banks buy sovereign bonds, reviving ‘doom loop’ fear
Banks’ purchases of domestic debt revive as ECB launches fresh injection of cheap lending
Wednesday, 6 March, 2019

Sovereign bonds
Qatar attracts $50bn of bids for $12bn bond sale
Strong demand underscores renewed investor interest in EM assets
Tuesday, 5 March, 2019

Greece debt crisis
Greece wins €11.8bn of bids for first 10-year bond since crisis
Long-dated debt sale raises €2.5bn after Moody’s upgrade
Sunday, 3 March, 2019

ExplainerMarket Questions
Is the party really over for leveraged loans?
The key questions for investors in the coming week
Thursday, 28 February, 2019

Green bonds
Poland issues bonds to bolster green credentials
Coal-dependent country marks third sale of environmentally-labelled debt
Thursday, 28 February, 2019

World Bank
World Bank gives DR Congo $80m for Ebola battle
Payment includes $20m from innovative pandemic emergency facility
Wednesday, 27 February, 2019

Tail RiskFinancial services
To monitor risk, don’t rely on rating agencies
The canaries in markets’ coal mine are thriving but their job is to state the obvious
Wednesday, 27 February, 2019

Italian banks
Italian banks pile into sovereign debt
Lenders bought a net €11bn of government bonds in January
Tuesday, 26 February, 2019

Brexit
Theresa May faces MPs over possible Brexit extension - as it happened
Saturday, 23 February, 2019

Sovereign bonds
Eurozone wage data at odds with the bond market
Rising salary growth is not reflected in rates implied by bonds
Thursday, 21 February, 2019

AnalysisCapital markets
‘Pandemic bonds’ under scrutiny after resisting Ebola
Severe outbreak of disease in the DRC tests the limits of financial innovation
Wednesday, 20 February, 2019

UK business & economy
Fitch puts UK credit rating on negative watch
Growing likelihood of a no-deal Brexit prompts unscheduled update
Wednesday, 20 February, 2019

Brexit
Fitch may cut UK credit rating on no-deal Brexit risk
Tuesday, 19 February, 2019

Sovereign bonds
France revels in sovereign bond ‘sweet spot’
Strong demand for long-dated debt follows popular deals for Italy, Belgium and Spain
Monday, 18 February, 2019

Tail RiskBunds
We need to talk about Bunds
A shortage of safe assets in the eurozone is creating market distortions
Friday, 15 February, 2019

AnalysisSovereign bonds
Why investors are scurrying back to Rome
Italy’s bond market is like Goldilocks’ porridge: not too hot and not too cold