The rollercoaster ride of Britain’s financial markets
The rollercoaster ride of Britain’s financial markets
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BoE urged to curb bond sales investors say could ‘reignite’ sell-off
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Bank of England is facing growing calls to scale back its bond-selling programme later this year, as investors warn it risks pushing up borrowing costs further and adding to pressure on a weakening UK … Read more
Gold glitters as mistrust spreads
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A decade ago, I asked officials at the New York Federal Reserve if I could peek at their gold reserves. They refused point blank. The reason? Fed officials have long taken pride in having the … Read more
Mysterious Fireball Reported Over South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee
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Minister promises to curb powers of UK’s financial ombudsman
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK financial regulation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The UK’s financial ombudsman will be overhauled to stop it acting like “a quasi-regulator”, the City minister said on Thursday, opening the door to the potential introduction of a new appeal process for companies … Read more
Debris From SpaceX Explosion, Landing in Mexico, Draws Investigation
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Sam Laidlaw no longer in the running to become BP chair
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sam Laidlaw, the former chief executive of Centrica, is out of the running to be the next chair of oil major BP. Laidlaw, who stepped down as chief of the British Gas owner in 2014, … Read more
First ETF tracking ‘autocallable’ structured products launched in US
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Exchange traded funds myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The first fund tracking a popular type of structured product launched in the US on Wednesday, in the latest sign that increasingly complex financial instruments are being packaged into stock market vehicles that can … Read more
EU strikes deal to overhaul bank failure rules
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. EU lawmakers have reached a long-awaited political agreement to revamp how the bloc manages failing banks, in a move aimed at bolstering financial stability and minimising the impact on taxpayers. The deal, struck late on … Read more
Can hydropower keep the lights on?
This article is an on-site version of our Energy Source newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Tuesday and Thursday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters Welcome back to Energy Source, coming to you from a sweltering New York. It turns out war in the … Read more