A crucial earnings season

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. This article is an on-site version of our Unhedged newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters … Read more

Lessons from the recent US Treasuries sell-off

Markets shook after US President Donald Trump announced his so-called reciprocal tariffs earlier this month. But there was one market in particular that got investors particularly worried: Treasuries. What’s usually a safe haven asset suddenly saw huge sell-offs. Trump managed to avoid further pain by pausing large chunks of his tariffs, but the sell-off prompts … Read more

Easing leverage limits on banks could backfire

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is the former chair of the FDIC and author of ‘Money Tales’, financial education books for children US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said he wants to deregulate the financial system responsibly. He has … Read more

Elliott’s BP pressure campaign

One scoop to start: Brandon Lutnick, son of US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, is partnering with SoftBank, Tether and Bitfinex to capitalise on a cryptocurrency revival under US President Donald Trump. And another thing: Elon Musk said he would “significantly” reduce his US government role from next month and refocus his attention on Tesla, after … Read more

Cantor nears $3bn crypto venture with SoftBank and Tether

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Cryptocurrencies myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Brandon Lutnick, son of US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, is partnering with SoftBank, Tether and Bitfinex to capitalise on a cryptocurrency revival under US President Donald Trump. The consortium is creating a multibillion-dollar bitcoin acquisition vehicle … Read more

US markets rally as Treasury secretary says China trade war is ‘unsustainable’

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Wall Street stocks rallied and oil prices jumped on Tuesday after the US Treasury secretary said a trade war with China was “unsustainable”. Scott Bessent told investors at a conference hosted by JPMorgan … Read more