Standard Chartered launches crypto trading for clients

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Cryptocurrencies myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Standard Chartered has begun allowing institutional clients to directly trade bitcoin and ether, becoming the first major bank to enable spot cryptocurrency transactions. The London-based lender said it had launched bitcoin/dollar and ether/dollar trading from Tuesday … Read more

Inside Mark Carney’s ‘grand bargain’ with the Canadian oil industry

This article is an on-site version of our Energy Source newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Tuesday and Thursday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters Hello and welcome to Energy Source, coming to you today from London and Calgary. In recent days … Read more

Japan’s 10-year yield hits highest level since 2008 financial crisis

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Yields on 10-year Japanese government debt have hit their highest level since the 2008 financial crisis as markets begin to price in the risk of populist campaign pledges and political uncertainty ahead of an election. … Read more