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
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK’s state-backed pension scheme said its plans to invest 30 per cent of its portfolio in private markets by 2030 was “not a guarantee”, arguing it would not compromise on value to meet the target. … Read more
President Donald Trump has designs on potential rare earth resources in Ukraine, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Greenland. But one company says it has developed a smarter way to access critical minerals needed for military drones, wind turbines and electric vehicles. At a plant on Belfast Harbour in Northern Ireland, Ionic Technologies, a unit … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A spate of unexplained blazes and explosions at oil and gas pipelines in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta is threatening the country’s oil production and has spiralled into a national political dispute. At least three fires … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Exchange traded funds myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Latest news on ETFs Visit our ETF Hub to find out more and to explore our in-depth data and comparison tools Thailand has approved the sale of leveraged and inverse exchange traded funds to … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Private equity myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. James Gorman, the former chief executive of Morgan Stanley, is to join General Atlantic as a strategic adviser as the US-based private equity group prepares a highly anticipated initial public offering. Gorman’s appointment will put … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Oil & Gas industry myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. European oil traders are weighing when to re-enter Russia’s markets with some predicting Moscow will seek to maintain increased control of its oil exports even if western sanctions are lifted. After Europe’s powerful … Read more
The UK economy has been the subject of much negative coverage in the past few years, but it continues to punch above its weight when it comes to incubating fintech businesses. Seven out of the top 20 fintech, banking and insurance companies in this year’s FT1000: Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies ranking are based in the … Read more