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European stock exchanges are edging closer to 24-hour equity trading, but cautiously and unevenly.

The ECB may be standing still in terms of monetary policy but the ground beneath is shifting. The strong euro complicates the picture.

With just one week to go until the U.S. deadline of August 1, European policymakers are finalising retaliation measures that could place transatlantic relations under severe strain.

Private banks race for growth as ‘hunters’ return to favour. Who wins the client, and who keeps them loyal?

Investors still too often view emerging market debt (EMD) as a simple choice between hard and local currency. That’s a missed opportunity, says Cathy Hepworth, who established PGIM Fixed Income’s EMD team 30 years ago. According to her, the true strength of the asset class lies in its diversity.

The accelerating growth of active ETFs is blurring the lines between active and passive management. Critics warn that it may be an old trap in a new disguise: funds that claim to be active but behave almost exactly like an index—the so-called closet trackers.

The US government is preparing a shock therapy approach that amounts to a controlled demolition of the current system. The goal is to turn the United States into the global hub for digital currencies.

While this week’s spike in copper prices may have grabbed headlines, veteran mining executive Ernest Mast, based in Toronto, believes it signals something deeper: a market entering a structural phase shift, complicated by geopolitics, policy, and supply-side inertia.

A combination of increased volatility and ongoing political and economic uncertainty is pushing financial institutions in Europe and Asia toward bonds. Asset allocators at several hundred of these firms expect to significantly increase their allocation to the asset class.

The development of artificial intelligence (AI) is set to transform many industries. In addition to the software sector, heavy industry and mining may be among the biggest winners, according to experts.