Germany and Italy pressed to bring $245bn of gold home from US

Germany and Italy are facing calls to move their gold out of New York following President Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on the US Federal Reserve and increasing geopolitical turbulence. Fabio De Masi, a former Die Linke MEP who joined the leftwing populist BSW party, told the Financial Times that there were “strong arguments” for relocating … Read more

Revolut chief in line for Musk-style payday at $150bn valuation

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Revolut’s chief executive Nik Storonsky is in line for a multibillion-dollar windfall if he steers the fintech’s valuation to about $150bn, under a long-standing Elon Musk-style pay package.  Storonsky, who founded the $45bn start-up in … Read more