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. While the financial world has been laser-focused on one geopolitical crisis — the trade war — two others … 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 Chinese oil traders are setting aside concerns over the long-term economic damage of a US trade war as they seek to profit from one of the short-term consequences: lower crude prices. Imports of … 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 In 2019, I wrote a column about the coming “dollar doomsday scenario” in which a fundamental shift in globalisation and towards a post-Bretton Woods system would lead to a fall in both the … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. ExxonMobil, which once derided European rivals’ clean energy investments as a “beauty contest” that would do little to halt climate change, is poised to leapfrog Shell and BP in low carbon spending. Investment guidance issued … Read more
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This article is an on-site version of Free Lunch newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Thursday and Sunday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters Welcome back. Every twist and turn from the White House brings a new rally or sell-off in the … 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 The liquefied natural gas industry has warned the Trump administration it cannot comply with new rules aimed at forcing them to use US transport vessels by imposing levies on Chinese-built ships docking at … Read more
The Swiss franc has soared to a decade high against the dollar as investors rush for shelter from the global trade turmoil, sparking bets that the country’s central bank will have to lower interest rates to zero or below to curb the currency’s rise. The currency, historically a financial market haven because of the Alpine … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Aerospace & Defence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Private credit firms that could offer vital funding to Europe’s expanding defence industry are exploring whether their investors’ sustainable investment requirements can be watered down to allow them to lend. Financing Europe’s defence sector … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is research associate at the Financial Markets Group at the London School of Economics and a former member of the Monetary Policy Committee Donald Trump has unsettled US Treasuries on more than one … Read more