Phil Hogan, Europe’s trade commissioner, resigns

A controversy over quarantine forces him out

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China’s monetary stimulus is unusually restrained

Its apparent conservatism is partly an unwinding of past excesses

Aug 2020

Can Dubai enter the premier league of financial centres?

It will need to adapt to a less globalised world, and clean up its act

Aug 2020

Why the economic value of a face mask is $56.14

A new frontier in facial finance

Aug 2020

America’s fiscal federalism is less superior than you might think

Europe’s federation has been surprisingly effective

Aug 2020

Bubble-hunting has become more art than science

With the usual gauges of frothiness out of action, behavioural signals are all investors have

Aug 2020

In India, gold-based finance is booming

Jewellery turns to collateral in troubled times

Aug 2020

As the lira slides, what will Turkey’s central bank do?

The authorities are desperately trying to avoid rate rises

Aug 2020

Should personal financial data be sent to foreign tax authorities?

Activists argue current rules favour transparency over privacy

Aug 2020

Blended finance is struggling to take off

Hopes that it will fill a trillion-dollar financing gap seem far-fetched

Aug 2020