Hong Kong intervenes to defend currency peg

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Hong Kong’s de facto central bank has intervened in foreign exchange markets to defend the city’s currency peg. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said it used HK$9.4bn ($1.2bn) of its reserves to buy Hong Kong … Read more

Federal Reserve unveils plans to reduce capital rules imposed after 2008 crisis

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US financial regulation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The Federal Reserve has kicked off one of the biggest reductions of US bank capital requirements since the 2008 financial crisis by proposing to allow higher leverage at the biggest American banks. The central … Read more

Czech arms maker slashes interest costs as investors pile into defence

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Czechoslovak Group, one of Europe’s largest ammunition makers, will slash its interest costs almost in half on up to €1.8bn of debt, in a sign of investors’ newfound enthusiasm for the continent’s defence … Read more