This is an on-site version of the White House Watch newsletter. You can read the previous edition here. Sign up for free here to get it on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Email us at [email protected] Good morning and welcome to White House Watch! Today let’s talk about: A US court may have just torpedoed Donald Trump’s global trade policy. … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Saudi Arabia’s finance minister said the kingdom would “take stock” of its spending priorities as it grappled with a sharp drop in oil revenue and the global tumult triggered by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs. … 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 It’s Robert Armstrong’s world, and we’re just living in it. Borg: President Donald Trump bristled at suggestions that Wall Street believes he’s ultimately unwilling to follow through on extreme tariff threats, saying his … Read more
US banks are lending less and less to companies these days. But the business of lending to so-called shadow banks — such as private credit funds, insurers, asset managers and credit hedge funds — is booming. On the face of it, bank lending to “commercial and industrial” companies (C&I loans) has merely stagnated in recent … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Wise, the London-listed fintech group, has taken some time to grow into its name. Since its 2021 direct listing, it has had a rollercoaster ride of interest rate shocks and regulatory mis-steps. But the company … 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 an adviser on Islamic finance, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and millennium fellow at the Atlantic Council The global sukuk market for Islamic finance faces a pivotal moment. A new framework from the … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Sovereign bonds myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The bond vigilantes are growling and baring their teeth, and authorities around the world (most of it, anyhow) are doing the right thing, and backing away. But the risk of bond wobbles spiralling in to … Read more
Donald Trump’s two eldest sons came to America’s gambling capital to call for a new financial order — and the demise of the country’s biggest banks. Eric and Donald Trump Jr took the Bitcoin conference by storm, promising a bonanza for digital asset holders, not least thanks to their father’s moves to lift the reins … Read more
How Wall Street offloaded $13bn of debt tied to Elon Musk’s Twitter deal
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Pensions industry myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Rachel Reeves has confirmed she will create a “backstop” power to force large pension funds to back British assets, as she vowed to unleash more than £50bn of investment in domestic infrastructure, housing and fast-growing … Read more