Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It’s not just gold that glistens. Slightly poorer sibling silver is enjoying a similarly stellar run as wars and geopolitical vicissitudes drive investors into safe havens. Both precious metals are up around a fifth so … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. UK chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to announce plans to cut the annual tax-free cash Isa allowance in her Mansion House speech next month, in an effort to shift some of the £300bn cash pile … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Oil & Gas industry myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The UK government has called for an investigation into the owners of the Lindsey Oil Refinery after the facility fell into insolvency. The refinery in north-east England, which was bought by the privately … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The US dollar has suffered its worst first half of the year since 1973, as Donald Trump’s trade and economic policies prompt global investors to rethink their exposure to the world’s dominant currency. The dollar … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A speculative frenzy in dollar-backed stablecoins has prompted South Korea to lift a 14-year ban on domestic financial institutions buying so-called kimchi bonds as it seeks to draw in offsetting capital inflows. The Bank of … Read more
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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
European industrial groups are turning to a developing rare earths ecosystem in France as they attempt to cut dependence on China for critical minerals used in electric vehicles and wind turbines. Beijing upended supply chains for minerals crucial to the energy transition and fuelled concerns about an impending shortage of permanent magnets when it imposed … Read more
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The plants are old, the earth is tired, says farmer Kouadio N’Guessan Yves, stamping his foot into the red dirt and running his hand up a gnarled trunk. The rows of cocoa trees stretching towards the sun were planted by the Ivorian’s grandfather or great-grandfather, and no one since then has had the cash to … Read more