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Will European PMI data reveal coronavirus impact?

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News

Foreign investors in row over Lebanese debt

Ashmore has locked horns with other creditors, including Pimco

AnalysisCoronavirus

Investor complacency sets in while coronavirus spreads

Expectation of central bank support keeps markets afloat despite ‘black swan’ event

Corporate bonds

Asian corporates gorge on debt as yields fall

Companies issue hard-currency bonds at record rate to lock in cheap financing

Capital markets

Fixed-income flows rise on coronavirus

Safe-haven assets see inflows even as riskier corners of the market largely unaffected

Corporate earnings

Wall Street bullish on corporate earnings despite virus

Case for stock market bull run bolstered, despite risk warnings

Opinion & Analysis

Inside LondonBryce Elder

Where the fund manager consolidation narrative goes wrong

Optimism, not pessimism, could spark future takeover offers for UK investment houses

Rising deficits and low bond yields Premium

Mike Mackenzie’s daily analysis of what’s moving global markets

The Long ViewMichael Mackenzie

How rosy equities mask a wave of investor nerves

Jarring rallies ‘belie cynicism’ over the power of central banks

On Wall StreetMamta Badkar

US healthcare stocks have bigger forces at play than politics

Investors should not get too distracted by the pre-election debate

FTfmJohn Dizard

Burford faces long wait over $1bn Argentina claim

Case linked to 2012 nationalisation of oil company proves tricky for litigation funder

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Sunday, 16 February, 2020

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Saturday, 15 February, 2020

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Saturday, 15 February, 2020

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Saturday, 15 February, 2020

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Saturday, 15 February, 2020

Financial & markets regulation
US market data shake-up aims to narrow HFTs’ advantage
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Saturday, 15 February, 2020

Commodity Futures Trading Commission USA
US judge slams CFTC over market manipulation settlement
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Friday, 14 February, 2020

Kraft Heinz Company
Rating agencies cut Kraft Heinz bonds to junk status
S&P cites ‘significant mismanagement’ at food giant backed by Warren Buffett and 3G Capital
Friday, 14 February, 2020

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Friday, 14 February, 2020

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Thursday, 13 February, 2020

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Fed to beat a faster retreat from repo market
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Thursday, 13 February, 2020

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US stocks edge lower after sharp rise in coronavirus cases
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Thursday, 13 February, 2020

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