Trafigura chief urges government ownership of smelters to compete with China

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Trafigura’s new chief executive, Richard Holtum, called for western governments to nationalise parts of the metals processing industry in order to compete with China as he placed the company’s struggling Nyrstar zinc smelter in Australia … Read more

StubHub IPO channels Taylor Swift, but not her star power

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. On paper, investors should be lining up for front-row tickets to StubHub’s initial public offering. The live entertainment industry just came off two blockbuster years thanks to the jumpsuit-clad efforts of Taylor Swift and Beyoncé. … Read more

The secondary ‘tariff man’ cometh

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump is living up to his “tariff man” brand. On Monday, he appeared to invent a new one altogether. Secondary tariffs — a mash-up of secondary sanctions and tariffs — will be … Read more

Trump puts Venezuelan oil importers in tariff crosshairs

This is an on-site version of the White House Watch newsletter. You can read the previous edition here. Sign up for free here to get it on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Email us at [email protected] Welcome back to White House Watch. In today’s newsletter we’re covering: Trump’s latest tariff announcement The future of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ‘Anxiety is real’ … Read more