Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the European banks myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Santander has overtaken UBS as continental Europe’s most valuable bank after Donald Trump’s tariff-induced market rout hit the Swiss lender harder than peers. UBS’s shares have slumped nearly 15 per cent since the US president … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Donald Trump’s on-off tariffs have pushed currency volatility to multiyear highs and boosted demand for foreign exchange hedging products as companies struggle to adjust to market swings. Currency volatility has surged in recent days to … Read more
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Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Trading in two little-known New York-listed stocks soared in the weeks before the companies announced the appointment of Trump family members to their advisory boards. Shares in Unusual Machines, a drone maker that … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Binance, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, which in 2023 pleaded guilty to US criminal charges, is advising several countries on creating their own digital assets regulations and establishing national strategic bitcoin reserves. Richard Teng, the … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Mining myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The head of the world’s largest mining company has said the outlook for the global economy depends on China’s ability to invigorate domestic consumption, as Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten to disrupt global trade. Mike Henry, chief … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The US House of Representatives China committee has asked Nvidia to explain whether and how Chinese company DeepSeek obtained export-controlled chips to power its artificial intelligence app, which lawmakers say poses a national … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on a Chinese refinery for buying Iranian crude oil, as Washington increasingly pushes Beijing to rein in oil purchases from the country to increase the pressure on … Read more
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “It’s better down where it’s wetter,” crooned Sebastian, the Disney crab, to the Little Mermaid. The sentiment is enthusiastically shared by a group of investors who have bet millions on extracting useful metals from the … Read more