Inflation: don’t cheer yet

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 Good morning. The market did not crash on fears of stagflation yesterday, after a colder than anticipated consumer price index … Read more

UK financial regulators in retreat after pressure from Keir Starmer

Britain’s financial regulators are in retreat. Only hours after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced plans to abolish one of the country’s financial regulators, the City of London’s main watchdogs announced they were ditching or delaying several of their most controversial proposals. Confronted by an onslaught of government calls for them to support economic growth, regulators … Read more

Harold Hamm’s Continental Resources expands into Turkey to develop oil reserves

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US shale oil magnate Harold Hamm is expanding beyond North America, signing a deal with Turkey’s national oil company to develop oil and gas reserves. Hamm’s Continental Resources, in a joint venture with US-based TransAtlantic … Read more

Mar-a-Lago Accord, Schmar-a-Lago Accord

Steven Kamin was previously head of international finance at the Federal Reserve and is now senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Mark Sobel was previously head of international finance at the US Treasury and is now US chair, OMFIF. In recent weeks, the buzz has been mounting about a new American plan — a … Read more

The ‘critical minerals’ rush could result in a resource war

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The writer is associate professor of political science at Providence College and author of the forthcoming book ‘Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism’ Critical minerals have topped the agenda since Donald Trump’s return … Read more