Over the past few years international investors shunned Europe as its economies and banks struggled to reform. But things are changing. The bond markets could benefit.

There has been an inverse correlation between the US dollar and gold price, which, combined with the fact US equities are starting to look rich, suggests the commodity could rise to August highs.

Efforts to create a single European resolution mechanism to bail out or wind down troubled eurozone banks are bogged down in uncertainty and political wrangling, throwing the banking union project into doubt, according to experts.

An important milestone for the industry and for everyone making payments in euros across the region is about to be reached: Steve Everett, Global Head, Cash Management and Tino Kam, SEPA Product Executive explore how the long-held vision of a Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) will become a practical reality at last.

The cascade of banking reforms landed in the wake of the financial crash is offering savvy companies a real edge over rivals.

Demand for sub-Saharan African (SSA) assets is increasing as anticipation continues to build towards the region’s future growth potential, in particular a nascent rebalancing away from resource-dependency towards a consumer market.

The yen has long been seen as one of the principal safe-haven currencies, and in a world where US politicians flirt with dollar default, some view it as the world’s premier safe haven.

As the global economy recovers, banks’ dependence on short-term wholesale funding, and repo in particular, could rise to levels that pose a danger to the financial system, especially if asset bubbles begin to build again.

Europe’s economy is enjoying its first meaningful recovery since 2008 but it is a slow, stuttering comeback. To secure and accelerate the turnaround, policymakers should focus on how to increase lending to the real economy and fill the funding gap left by the continent’s shrinking banks.

Thailand is at growing risk of another debt crisis because of an unsustainable consumption-led credit boom, which has seen lending surge by more than 50% in six years.