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The UK's foreign affairs committee report, released on Monday, holds the US Treasury’s sanctions strategy in high regard, because of the immediate impact on financial markets. But it misunderstands the reason for the US-driven sell-off, and so its recommendations are faulty as well.

The successes and failures of a handful of deals last week showed that floating rate notes are not just for financial credits, but can also serve corporations well — especially in times of real need.

The Chinese central bank ushers in measures to support offshore renminbi liquidity ahead of MSCI’s A-share inclusion, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) showcases a grand plan to link its stock market with Shanghai, and Beijing and Washington hold back on tariffs after Liu He’s visit to the US.

The Chinese vice premier is in the United States for trade talks, policymakers highlight concerns about systemic financial risk, and officials in Shanghai say foreign financial institutions are setting up operations in the city after China announced measures to further open up the onshore market.

China keeps growing its stockpile of US Treasury bonds, the government of Bangladesh may issue a Panda bond following the acquisition of the Dhaka Stock Exchange by two Chinese bourses, and foreign asset managers and insurance firms are expanding their onshore presence.

The minefield of what a cryptocurrency is might have been able to remain comfortably in the realms of the philosophical, if it were not for the relentlessly grounded and literal approach of the US Internal Revenue Service.

For much of 2017, corporate bond issuers could be relaxed about when they brought their deals to the market. However, investment bankers kept telling them to hurry up: the first movers would get the best terms.

Sometimes, investors get hit by political events that come out of nowhere. Other times, they walk straight into an oncoming freight train, even though it's blowing its horn at top volume.

Even the best laid plans often go awry. Despite hours of preparation and accounting for every worst case scenario, one young banker has learned that sometimes accidents just happen.

Do we marvel enough at the philosophical and metaphysical nature of the banking industry?

A survey of companies’ sensitivity to human rights casts big luxury goods companies like LVMH, Hermès and Prada in a bad light. Will investor pressure make them smarten up — or does their indifference suggest investors’ power is limited?

If the principles-based European covered bond directive is implemented in its current draft form not a lot will change — but that may be just as well.