Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK financial regulation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Britain’s financial regulator is to create a new definition of insurance for big companies, bowing to insurers’ calls for more of their commercial policies to be excluded from costly conduct and compliance rules. The … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Mobile banking group Chime has filed for a US initial public offering in an early sign of the optimism returning to financial markets as Donald Trump softens his stance on tariffs. Chime on Tuesday said … 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 Treasury Department has sanctioned more than 20 companies it says are involved in shipping Iranian crude oil worth billions of dollars to China, the latest move in the Trump administration’s “maximum … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A rally in US stocks on Tuesday wiped out the S&P 500’s losses so far this year, as lower than expected inflation figures added fuel to gains sparked by Donald Trump’s deal with China to … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It’s impossible for any government to please everybody. But UK chancellor Rachel Reeves should know that if you’re going to break some eggs, it’s best to actually make the omelette. The UK’s threat to force … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Pensions industry myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Rachel Reeves faced resistance from pension funds on Tuesday over plans that would give ministers a “backstop” power to force them to honour a new voluntary pact to invest up to £50bn in private assets. … Read more
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 New York and Brussels. Oil prices settled at a … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Singapore-based start-up Abaxx Exchange is seeking to challenge the dominance of London and New York in the global bullion market with the launch of a new physical gold contract, following a blistering price rally this … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Foreign investors bought a record amount of Japanese equities and bonds in April, as the chaotic aftermath of Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs made Tokyo a global haven for the “de-dollarisation” trade. Figures released this … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It is good to launch a share sale on a strong day for the markets. CATL, the world’s biggest battery maker, charged its deal with news of a temporary US-China trade truce that lifted stocks … Read more