Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US beef prices are soaring to record highs as the country’s cattle inventory reaches its lowest level in more than 70 years, putting further strains on Americans’ grocery bills. The average price of a pound … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Saudi Aramco reported a fall in first-quarter profits, resulting in a $10bn cut to its dividend and lowering a key source of funds for Saudi Arabia’s budget amid an uncertain outlook for oil prices. The … 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 Wall Street ructions sparked by President Donald Trump’s trade war could be a “tipping point” for foreign investors’ willingness to hold US assets, the head of Congress’s fiscal watchdog has warned. “Even … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has agreed to buy Dubai’s Deribit for $2.9bn in the digital market’s largest ever deal as the industry prepares for an expected wave of demand from asset managers and banks. California-based … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The rush to get copper into the US ahead of possible tariffs has created shortages and price dislocations for the red metal in continental Europe. The region’s spot market has been hit by a lack … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Private equity myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Big private equity investors are taking advantage of a flood of capital from wealthy individuals to cash out their buyout fund holdings at higher prices despite the industry’s years-long downturn. Some of the largest evergreen … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Chemical companies are putting European assets up for sale as they review their operations in the region to cope with high energy prices and competition from newer plants in Asia and the Middle East. Saudi … 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 Former US military leaders are lobbying Congress to reject a Republican push to repeal billions of dollars in tax credits for critical minerals, warning it would leave the country vulnerable to China. A … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Rachel Reeves is preparing to launch a review of the Isa market within weeks in a push to encourage savers to channel more money from tax-free cash into British stocks, according to people familiar with … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Asian markets this week gave a lively taster of what a full-blown currency war might look like under Trump 2.0. But we are not at panic stations yet, and probably (touch wood) will not be … Read more