Ex-Barclays CEO Staley denies lobbying JPMorgan to retain Epstein as client

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Ex-Barclays chief Jes Staley has insisted he did not lobby JPMorgan to retain Jeffrey Epstein as a client after the deceased financier’s conviction for soliciting a minor. Staley felt “loyal” to Epstein, but denied that … Read more

There’s no money to be made in Russia

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is a non-resident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and director of the international affairs programme at the Kyiv School of Economics Recent discussions in the US focus on potential … Read more

Donald Trump escalates US-Canada trade war with additional 25% tariff on steel and aluminium

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world US President Donald Trump has said he will impose an additional 25 per cent tariff on steel and aluminium imports from Canada, escalating his battle with one of the US’s biggest trading partners. … Read more

How Nigeria’s Dangote refinery is fuelling a petrol price war

This article is an on-site version of our Energy Source newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Tuesday and Thursday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters Hello and welcome to Energy Source, coming to you from Houston, where industry leaders are meeting at CERAWeek, the … Read more

Private capital’s public puke

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Private equity myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. A year ago self-help guru Tony Robbins released a book called The Holy Grail of Investing, a paean to alternative investments in general, private equity in particular, and private equity firm shares especially. Lately, it … Read more

Coinbase to make comeback in India as opposition to crypto eases

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The US’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase will re-enter India after securing a key regulatory nod, in a sign of a thaw in the country’s hostility to digital coins following President Donald Trump’s strong support for … Read more