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The latest figures from Germany show that the richest German states paid more than ever to their poorer compatriots last year, which will trouble politicians and voters. But Germany, and Europe in general should remember that transfers of money are only one leg of the trade.

FX and macro volatility is back in a big way, so the succession of miserable quarters in fixed income, currencies and commodities should be over. But investment banks have not fixed long running problems with the business.

The Bank of England's new template for stress testing UK banks might be an improbable collection of fat tail events. But there's an important, and probable, risk missing from it.

India is bracing itself for a financial overhaul as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is set to be stripped of its powers over government bonds in favour of a new agency. While details of the plan have yet to be finalised, this is good news for India — and for the RBI, which has been struggling with an identity crisis.

Last week’s announced merger between Heinz and Kraft had Loan Ranger scouring for new debt, but for one banker it was an occasion for nostalgia.

Just as China’s domestic markets have finally started to open up through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect scheme, heavily discounted H-share IPOs threaten to put a damper on the attractiveness of A-shares to international investors, writes Philippe Espinasse.

LatAm delegates who struggled with the 40-hour journey to get the IADB meetings in Busan are likely to return with harsh lessons on trade tariffs rather than a recipe to replicate South Korea’s economic miracle.

Chinese officials in Beijing are growing increasingly unhappy with the government’s policy of offering cheap loans without conditions to troubled Latin American states that might never be able to repay them.

Slowing growth, inflation, and an increasingly fractious relationship with the United States are making China “increasingly wary” of investing in Argentina, analysts have told Emerging Markets.

Bilateral trade deals with Latin America have mushroomed in recent years but there is a growing desire to join two regional trade agreements that could link the continent into the economic powerhouses of South East Asia

The slowdown in economic growth in China is starting to have real impacts on commodity-rich Latin America as weakening demand for construction crimps demand for raw materials

Policymakers in Latin America have been braced for tighter US monetary policy for a couple of years, which has allowed them to cope with the impact of higher borrowing costs. One fly in the ointment for corporate borrowers could be a rise in the dollar against EM currencies.