Chinese investors in UK face ‘high trust bar’, minister agrees
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds has suggested there will be a…
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America the Unstable
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world America under Donald Trump is an emerging market. That’s…
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British Steel nationalisation is ‘likely option’, says business secretary
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds told MPs that nationalisation of British…
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Trump exempts smartphones from ‘reciprocal’ tariffs after market rout
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The Trump administration has excluded smartphones and other…
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Gold enjoys best week in five years as investors rush to safety
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Gold has enjoyed its best week in five years, surging…
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Warning lights flash for US consumer strength as credit defaults rise
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world US consumers are showing increasing signs of financial…
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US dollar’s haven status under threat, fund managers warn
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The US dollar’s status as a haven for global capital…
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The last grand strategists: what Brzezinski and Kissinger could teach Trump
Picture Muhammad Ali limbering up for his great Kinshasa “rumble in the jungle” with George Foreman. Or Björn Borg squaring off for a Wimbledon centre court final with John McEnroe….
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The midlife non-crisis
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. You have to wonder how much cash Ridley Scott…
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Starmer’s opportunity to ride the Trump rollercoaster
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Given the rollercoaster we’ve all been on, it seems rather…
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Putin’s war chest under threat as oil prices slide
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A recent plunge in oil prices, prompted by Donald Trump’s…
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European travellers cancel US visits as Trump’s policies threaten tourism
The number of European travellers visiting the US has fallen sharply as political and economic tension and fears of a hostile border under President Donald Trump threaten the world’s most…
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Fed ‘absolutely’ ready to help stabilise market if needed
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Federal Reserve “would absolutely be prepared” to deploy its…
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Starmer vows to pass emergency law ‘in one day’ to save British Steel’s Scunthorpe site
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to push through “emergency legislation…
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Morgan Stanley earnings boosted by sale of debt linked to Elon Musk’s X
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Morgan Stanley was handed an earnings boost by selling debt…
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EU agrees to start trade talks with UAE after Trump tariff war
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The EU and United Arab Emirates have launched…
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Michael Gove to receive peerage in Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Michael Gove is among a handful of former Conservative cabinet…
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Head of British military makes first Beijing visit in 10 years
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The head of the British military has visited Beijing for…
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US-China trade snarls as world’s biggest economies brace for divorce
Chinese exporters scrambled to respond to crushing US tariffs by hiking prices, cancelling shipments and rerouting goods to other countries, as the world’s two biggest economies brace for economic divorce….
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Chinese renminbi hits 18-year low as it becomes trade war flashpoint
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Chinese renminbi hit an 18-year low on Thursday as…
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