Things we're reading today include ...
- China wants to ban bitcoin mining
- Alibaba shares lose some shine for short sellers
- Wall Street bull run hinges on earnings
- Morgan Stanley to become top shareholder in China funds venture with stake increase
- Standard Chartered fined $1.1bn for money-laundering and sanctions breaches
- The west must avoid falling into the trap that stifled Japan | Mohamed El-Erian
- UniCredit's plan to bid for Commerzbank, StanChart's $1bn fine and US regulation
Chris M Skinner
Chris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through his blog, TheFinanser.com, as author of the bestselling book Digital Bank, and Chair of the European networking forum the Financial Services Club. He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand (as well as one of the best blogs), a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City AM, Deluxe and Jax Finance), as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News. To learn more click here...