Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK financial regulation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Millions of British savers will be able to access “targeted support” under sweeping new rules to help individuals get better returns on their money, as companies including Hargreaves Lansdown and Vanguard gear up to … 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 Donald Trump’s “breathtaking fiscal policy excess” and attacks on the Federal Reserve’s independence risk diminishing the US’s status as the ultimate safe haven for foreign investors, economists polled by the Financial Times have … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Against the odds, Hong Kong is back challenging for the top of the listing league tables this year. That’s a sharp reversal from the stalled pipeline and investor exodus of just two years ago. It … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The head of one of the world’s largest fertiliser companies has warned that heightened tensions in the Middle East could trigger a fresh food price shock by straining global supply chains for crop nutrients and … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Cryptocurrencies myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. London-listed companies are turning to bitcoin to boost their share prices, drawing Europe’s largest equity market into a growing global trend in which businesses are transforming themselves into proxies for the cryptocurrency. At least nine companies, … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. South Korea’s stock market has been supercharged by an investor frenzy over won-based digital money this month, following newly elected President Lee Jae-myung’s pledge to allow crypto assets backed by the national currency. Stocks that … Read more
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Thirty-odd years ago, when I first entered the world of financial services, investment platforms were very much in their infancy. According to some definitions, they didn’t even exist. Today millions of individuals in the UK invest online. Some do so through platforms that allow them to work alongside their financial advisers, others through platforms that … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Through the fog that has shrouded global markets during the second coming of US President Donald Trump, a form is starting to take shape. If you squint, you can just about make out an outline … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The biggest US banks have all passed the Federal Reserve’s annual tests of whether they can withstand a future economic and market crisis, opening the door for them to raise dividends and share buybacks. The … Read more