An extraordinary price war is going on in the world of investment platforms, with the interest paid on both uninvested cash and in cash Isas and self-invested personal pensions shooting up as providers seek an edge in an increasingly competitive market. Not too long ago I’d regularly complain that my uninvested cash earned next to … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. 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 … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The writer is the chief economist at German bank LBBW and co-chair of an Independent Expert Group on debt, nature and climate Last year was yet again a record with respect to global temperatures. No … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Argentina’s peso has defied many analysts’ expectations and avoided a sharp fall following the relaxation of its fixed exchange rate this month, prompting libertarian President Javier Milei to mock economists who had warned of a … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Think of the last time you paid for something in cash. This may be a struggle for the 22mn adult Britons who only use it once a month or less, though easier for the 1.5mn … 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 an external member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee For a small, open economy like the UK, the impact of US tariffs on inflation is somewhat ambiguous and influenced by … Read more
Over the past few weeks, the bond market has done what many of Donald Trump’s opponents have failed to do. It has forced the American president into a partial retreat on tariffs, after a rout in US government debt threatened to spill over into a financial calamity. Analysts and fund managers say the Treasury sell-off … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Oil & Gas industry myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Canadian oil and gas companies have maintained some resilience even amid recent global turmoil as their southern neighbour initiates a trade war and stock markets and crude prices slide. Saturn Oil and Gas, … Read more
Gerry Giacomán Colyer worked in a start-up, management consultancy and a family business before he noticed one consistency: controlling company spending was tough. He and his business partner Diego Iván García saw staff deal with reams of paperwork, spend hours filling in expenses claims and struggle with various IT systems. No process existed that was … Read more
