Private acquisitions have stripped more than $1tn from European equity markets in the past decade, according to a new report underlining how stock markets are losing out in the private capital boom. The trend poses a “much bigger threat” for European capital markets than defections of listed companies to Wall Street, according to a new … Read more
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
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world The Trump administration’s early trade deals could trigger a binary reaction from financial markets and determine how investors view the White House’s tariffs, Goldman Sachs president John Waldron said. Wall Street has endured … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Chinese business & finance myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Multinational companies are flocking to China’s bond market at a record rate as they try to secure cheaper financing and hedge against deteriorating relations between Beijing and the US. So-called panda bond issuance … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Norway’s giant $1.8tn oil fund expects to save a fifth of its annual trading costs by using artificial intelligence to trade less frequently and more efficiently, in a sign of how the technology could upend … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is founder of Fox Legal Training The promise by borrowers to repay debt at maturity at par is a fundamental cornerstone of robust and sustainable lending market. Yet this has been eroded one … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Japanese business & finance myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Share buybacks announced by Japanese companies in April nearly tripled on the previous year as boards opted for placating investors over holding dry powder for tariff uncertainties. Listed groups in the Topix benchmark … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK financial regulation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The UK financial watchdog is calling on Big Tech groups to do more to stop the “whack-a-mole” problem of people switching between social media accounts to keep promoting unauthorised financial schemes or businesses. Many … Read more
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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US equities myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Wall Street stocks fell on Wednesday morning after weak US growth data fuelled a broad based sell-off driven by a flurry of weak corporate earnings. The blue-chip S&P 500 sank 2 per cent in early … Read more