As the new rules for capital requirements are finalised by the Basel Committee, experts warn they may be more costly than previously anticipated

According to an RBS client note, the prospects for the global economy and world markets in 2016 are dire

The IMF has predicted that Saudi Arabia could become bankrupt as soon as 2020, but this dire prognosis is not as straightforward as it may seem

Eileen Serra, steps down as JPMorgan’s CEO of Chase Card Services, from January

New figures reveal that the Japanese economy is not in recession – in fact, it is expanding

The joint boss of Deutsche Bank AG is looking to clamp down on banking’s bonus culture and has questioned the role of money in motivating people to work

Many large banks are engaged in the storage and transport of physical commodities, for which the Fed is proposing new capital requirements

After the financial crisis, many called for big banks to be split up. However, seven years later, many of these ‘too big to fail’ institutions remain as large as ever

A new report by US government agency argues that non-US banks are seasonally selling assets to reduce capital requirements

In the midst of an economic crisis, Venezuela accuses Alabama-based financial news website of cyberterrorism

China’s central bank has slashed its key interest rate yet again in the hope that doing so will allow the country to keep to its economic targets

India’s central bank has cut interest rates for a fourth time this year in a bid to boost economic growth and inflation

The two international financial organisations urge more countries to implement carbon pricing and outline key principles for developing successful initiatives

Positive Q2 growth helps GBP make gains on USD, but despite positive economic performance in both countries, central banks appear unsure over interest rate hike

China has cut both its key lending rate and the reserve requirement ratio in a bid to restore balance to the market