US President Donald Trump’s auto tariffs hit carmaker shares and Chinese financial authorities have told some companies they can start launching mainland initial public offerings. Plus, protesters in Turkey are worried about the future of their democracy. Mentioned in this podcast: China opens path to revival in A-share listings Donald Trump’s tariffs throw car industry … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sorry everyone — it was my fault. A month ago my editor routinely asked me what I was writing about next. I said a celebration of my portfolio increasing by a hundred grand since the … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Wealthy Gulf nation Kuwait is set to borrow for the first time in almost a decade, raising hopes that the petrostate will pursue an economic transformation to reduce its reliance on oil after lagging behind … 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 Six long months ago, when Donald Trump was campaigning to become the 47th president of the United States (remember that?) he promised to deliver a “winning” economy and to slash inflation. It seemed … Read more
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Foreign investors remain cautious over Turkish assets after last week’s plunge in the value of the lira, despite huge intervention to prop up the currency and restore confidence. The central bank — which had rebuilt the country’s net foreign reserves from deep in the red to about $65bn in the last year — committed more … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. An initial public offering is like a gummy bear rescued from behind a sofa cushion. It may be sweet and delicious, but it also tends to come with a film of miscellaneous detritus. The would-be … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. CoreWeave’s IPO is one of the odder tech plays to come along in a few years. It buys chips from Nvidia, and rents them out, mainly to Microsoft, but also to Nvidia. Today on the … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Argentina said on Thursday it had agreed a $20bn loan deal with the IMF to replenish the country’s central bank reserves, in a key step forward for libertarian President Javier Milei’s economic plan. Economy minister … Read more