The rise of Eurozone bond yields outside Germany is unwarranted

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is group chief economist at Société Générale Long bond yields in the Eurozone have risen sharply on the back of the “whatever it takes” fiscal measures presented by Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, on … Read more

EU watchdogs warn that weakening rules risks another financial crash

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Europe’s drive to simplify and streamline financial regulation is making top supervisors nervous about the risk of key safeguards being watered down.  Two of the EU’s most senior financial supervisors told the Financial Times they … Read more

Donald Trump’s policies shatter Wall Street’s ‘US exceptionalism’ trade

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US equities myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Wall Street’s “American exceptionalism” trade has been shattered in recent weeks as the fall out from Donald Trump’s tariffs and uncertainty over the economic outlook and geopolitics have fuelled an unusually prolonged and deep twin … Read more

Musk’s SpaceX Could Secure Billions in New Contracts Under Trump

Within the Trump administration’s Defense Department, Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocketry is being trumpeted as the nifty new way the Pentagon could move military cargo rapidly around the globe. In the Commerce Department, SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service will now be fully eligible for the federal government’s $42 billion rural broadband push, after being largely shut … Read more

Argentines snap up foreign goods as Javier Milei strengthens peso

Argentina’s imports are rising rapidly as libertarian President Javier Milei bets on a strong peso and cheap foreign goods to help fight inflation, even as they put pressure on the country’s scarce hard currency reserves. As Argentina recovered from a recession that depressed imports and Milei began opening up the protectionist economy, the country’s inbound … Read more

Orange juice prices plummet from record highs as demand sours

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Orange juice futures have plunged amid waning demand for the perennial breakfast favourite as consumers have shunned an expensive and now bitter drink. Concentrated orange juice futures traded on Intercontinental Exchange in New York have halved … Read more

Temasek and Warburg Pincus seek up to $5bn for sale of healthcare company GHX

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Temasek and Warburg Pincus are preparing to put healthcare supply chain management company Global Healthcare Exchange up for sale, aiming at a valuation of almost $5bn, according to people familiar with the matter. GHX, in … Read more