Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Global Economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Developed economies around the world are loaded up with debt. That was less of a problem in the era of free money but inflationary pressures are back and structurally-higher interest rates mean debt is more … 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. Asset managers are rushing to set up exchange traded funds focused on Europe’s defence sector as a recent rally has prompted investors to rethink their stance on including controversial stocks in their portfolios. Amundi, Europe’s … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The US dollar store — and its UK cousin the pound shop — is a place for cash-conscious shoppers to get cheap-as-chips basics. But sometimes it’s the store itself that comes at a knockdown price. … 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 Welcome to Energy Source, coming to you from New York. Shale executives have warned that Donald Trump’s trade policies … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Asian, European and North American countries have put Donald Trump on notice of possible retaliation against his 25 per cent car tariffs, threatening to ignite a full-blown global trade war. Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. British Steel has said it could close its two blast furnaces as early as June, in a move that puts more than 2,000 jobs at risk, after failing to reach an agreement with the government … Read more
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 Good morning. Yesterday afternoon US President Donald Trump announced 25 per cent tariffs on imported cars, to go into effect … Read more
You can enable subtitles (captions) in the video player Government borrowing is the biggest issue in finance today. Governments around the world are addicted to debt. The sovereign debt levels globally have just grown exponentially. In the case of the developed countries, the average ratio of public debt to GDP is now back to where … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A Brazilian entrepreneur nicknamed the “Egg King” is expanding into America through a billion-dollar acquisition, at a time when prices have surged as Avian flu ravages the country’s flocks of laying hens. Global Eggs, … Read more