The EU is working on creating a single market for capital to improve the financing possibilities for businesses and to offer new opportunities for savers and investors, regardless of where they are ...

How the EU is developing a capital markets union to attract funding for companies, increase investment options for citizens and strengthen the economy. The capital markets union is the EU’s initiative ...

Money markets deal with short-term debt instruments for quick liquidity, while capital markets focus on long-term investments such as stocks and bonds to generate growth over time. When looking to ...

Capital markets are being reshaped by blockchain’s ability to enable frictionless, on-chain settlement, payment, ownership transfer and potentially trading. What once felt speculative has become an ...

Laurie Sepulveda is a MarketWatch Guides team senior writer who specializes in writing about insurance, investing, personal loans, home equity loans, mortgages and banking. She lives in North Carolina ...