Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Opec+ said it would proceed with a plan to increase oil production from April, in an unexpected move by the cartel that sent crude prices tumbling. Saudi Arabia and seven other members of the Opec+ … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump has imposed a swath of tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, sparking retaliation from Beijing and sending stock markets lower as fears mount over a trade war. In the most sweeping … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Global markets appeared set for a rebound following comments from US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick that implied tariffs could be lowered on America’s neighbours. Stock markets rebounded during the Asian morning on Wednesday. Futures contracts … Read more
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. Yesterday was a wild ride in the stock and bond markets, with shares forming a reverse N shape … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Norway’s $1.8tn sovereign wealth fund has made its first investment with an external hedge fund betting on rising and falling stock prices, and plans to allocate billions of dollars more to this strategy as it … Read more
Latest news on ETFs Visit our ETF Hub to find out more and to explore our in-depth data and comparison tools An EU parliamentary think-tank is exploring whether exchange traded funds could be used to boost the fortunes of European defence companies. Kjeld van Wieringen, policy analyst at the policy foresight unit of the European … 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 chief global equity strategist and head of macro research in Europe at Goldman Sachs and author of ‘Any Happy Returns’ At a time when transatlantic trade tensions are mounting, it might seem … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Private equity myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Private equity assets under management fell last year for the first time in decades as investors confronting a $3tn backlog of ageing and unsold deals pulled back from committing new funds to the sector. Buyout … Read more
The illegal gold rush driving up global chocolate prices
In late 2019, hedge fund trader Chris Rokos convened his top portfolio managers at the firm’s Mayfair offices. Performance at his four-year-old hedge fund Rokos Capital Management had been poor, and it was time for the firm’s mercurial founder to take matters into his own hands. Rokos told his assembled lieutenants that all key investment … Read more