On FT Alphaville this morning,
- AIG: Not an insurance company.
- A surprise Spanish call.
- Bloomberg goes to Washington.
- HSBC shows its strength, but also its scars.
- The US trend is not HSBC’s friend.
- Frivolous recessionary indicator of the day.
- Hedge funds: “Yes, we really can!”
- The slow news from China.
- Father figure of mortgage securitisation dies. No flowers.
- Bittersweet Nationwide.
- Sykes: How to set up a hedge fund.
- The great pensions disaster.
- The merits of a super bank in Markets Live.
On FT.com,
- HSBC ahead despite further $700m US hit.
- UK producer price rises slow sharply.
- Emerging markets downgraded by Fitch.
- Commodities rally on Chinese growth hopes.
- AIG chief tries to soothe US taxpayers.