Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the ESG investing myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Investors pulled a record amount from “sustainable” funds in the first quarter of the year, in an early sign that the US backlash against environmental, social and governance-based investing is going global. While US investors … 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 US Department of Justice may axe an important tool used to ensure companies that have broken the law do not do so again: monitors who continue to scrutinise corporate conduct after criminal … Read more
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
