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Upbeat tone fuels speculation about ECB taper
Talk of Washington auctioning 50 to 100-year debt is greeted with scepticism
Charges against president fail to unnerve investors who are still positive on economy
Sterling caught in cross fire as Threadneedle Street’s doves and hawks do battle
Offer to market makers aims to avoid fate of other struggling start-up venues
Regulator wary of instability inherent among stocks with web of shareholdings
Top 8 most unusual exchange traded funds offered to investors
Hedge funds losing faith in Opec’s ability to rebalance the oil market, while renminbi’s globalisation has reversed
Markets are assessing tensions between national and pan-European authorities
Focus turns to lack of wage growth as spending power and inflation weaken
Trusty gauge usually predicts US economic downturns but there are some positive signs
Prominent investor Zhang Lei has to reinvent both the footwear retailer and his fund
History suggests risk of a sell-off is rising
Mobile rivals sink in response, weighing on the S&P 500
After slow progress by the White House on tax reform, the IMF has cut growth forecasts
Bank seeks US court’s help to track down source of receipts that were ‘not genuine’
Global growth is on track but new analytical approaches are needed
Markets roiled by the prospect that the ECB might withdraw stimulus in the eurozone
Gains for energy and mining stocks help contain FTSE loses
Strong stock market has boosted confidence of companies looking to list
ECB president’s remarks will bolster expectations over talks on monetary stimulus withdrawal
Emerging markets currencies in vogue as major pairs cool their heels
Technology group fined €2.4bn for abusing its dominance in search
Dependence on key agricultural transport hubs is rising
