Japan’s share buybacks nearly triple in April as governance push gains pace

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Japanese business & finance myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Share buybacks announced by Japanese companies in April nearly tripled on the previous year as boards opted for placating investors over holding dry powder for tariff uncertainties. Listed groups in the Topix benchmark … Read more

FCA calls on Big Tech to do more to tackle growing ‘finfluencer’ problem

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK financial regulation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The UK financial watchdog is calling on Big Tech groups to do more to stop the “whack-a-mole” problem of people switching between social media accounts to keep promoting unauthorised financial schemes or businesses. Many … Read more

Swap spreads: Reloaded?

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Capital markets myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Market pukes have a fun habit of revealing weird things in the financial diet. We saw a great example of this earlier this month, when the upheaval caused by the Trump administration caused some serious … Read more

Shein explores US restructuring as tariffs threaten to derail London IPO

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Shein is exploring ways to restructure its US business in the event the Trump administration sticks with punitive tariffs on Chinese imports, a move that could jeopardise its London float. The fast-fashion company’s US business … Read more

UBS, Barclays and SocGen reap trading windfall from market turmoil

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. UBS, Société Générale and Barclays have become the latest banks to reap a windfall from the market turmoil unleashed by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, as traders helped power the lenders to better than expected … Read more

Demand for Chinese stocks lifts Hong Kong exchange’s profits

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Surging global demand for Chinese stocks led Hong Kong’s exchange operator to its highest-ever quarterly profits, as investors renewed their optimism over Chinese technology companies and new listings. Net profit at Hong Kong Exchanges and … Read more

Oil’s gone weird

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “Contango” evokes images of dusky dancers from La Boca in Buenos Aires. If only things were that romantic. Instead, it refers to the situation that occurs while using financial futures contracts in which assets are … Read more