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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The US dollar has suffered its worst first half of the year since 1973, as Donald Trump’s trade and economic policies prompt global investors to rethink their exposure to the world’s dominant currency. The dollar … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A speculative frenzy in dollar-backed stablecoins has prompted South Korea to lift a 14-year ban on domestic financial institutions buying so-called kimchi bonds as it seeks to draw in offsetting capital inflows. The Bank of … Read more
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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
European industrial groups are turning to a developing rare earths ecosystem in France as they attempt to cut dependence on China for critical minerals used in electric vehicles and wind turbines. Beijing upended supply chains for minerals crucial to the energy transition and fuelled concerns about an impending shortage of permanent magnets when it imposed … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Klarna is stepping up attempts to position itself as a digital bank as the Swedish fintech looks to diversify away from its flagship “buy now, pay later” loans ahead of its second attempt … Read more
The plants are old, the earth is tired, says farmer Kouadio N’Guessan Yves, stamping his foot into the red dirt and running his hand up a gnarled trunk. The rows of cocoa trees stretching towards the sun were planted by the Ivorian’s grandfather or great-grandfather, and no one since then has had the cash to … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Nato’s mission of defending countries from enemy attack is not a million miles from maintaining a hard line on global financial regulation — even if explosions at banks tend to be more metaphorical. So financial … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US equities myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The writer is chair of Rockefeller International. His latest book is ‘What Went Wrong With Capitalism’ It’s suddenly fashionable to talk about how the era of “American exceptionalism” is ending, given Trump’s policies, the dollar’s … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. High electricity costs and an intensifying battle with Big Tech for power are hampering US and European policymakers’ efforts to reshore strategically important metals processing industries, executives say. Washington and Brussels are offering billions of … Read more