Financial markets surge after £87bn Chinese cash increase

Record high on Wall Street and share rises in Europe following US-China trade deal progress

Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland online banking systems crash

Millions of customers were affected but online and mobile banking are back to normal

Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Standard Chartered and BP among the laggards over the past 10 years

Union criticises bank inquiry into IT meltdown payouts that led to five workers being dismissed

Those in persistent debt for 36 months told to raise payments or risk having card suspended

Editorial: Brexit, climate change and the next recession mean central banking is in danger of becoming a failed paradigm that needs replacing

Low borrowing costs led to 14,500 additional babies being born in 2009, researchers say

Swiss bank clears chief executive Tidjane Thiam of any responsibility

New Bank governor’s reputation faced scrutiny at scandal-hit City regulator

Mark Carney due to step down in January with replacement to be confirmed imminently

Reported deal between bank and US Department of Justice would end investigation

Bank of England to force firms to say how they would respond to temperature rise of up to 4C

Banks warned they would have to cut bonuses and dividends to weather a financial crisis

I need to do it by phone but despite my health issues it insists I go into a branch

US bank becomes the first to establish a no-go zone in the oil and gas sector