(Bloomberg Opinion) — As 2019 draws to a close, there’s more than a whiff of banking deregulation in the air. The U.S. has relaxed its lender stress tests and made it easier again for Wall Street to trade using its own funds. In Europe, capital requirements are being softened. The reining in of bank risk…

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Trump’s willingness to open new fronts in trade war unnerves markets Gold futures marked their highest finish in nearly a month on Tuesday, finding haven-related buying interest after President Donald Trump said it might be preferable to hold off on completing a long-awaited U.S.-China trade deal until after the November 2020 presidential election. Trump’s comments…

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