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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Financial & markets regulation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. It is not always easy to understand the appeal of stablecoins, particularly for European or British people. Why would you want to try to pay with something that worked like a debit or … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Wise believes in “money without borders”. But the British fintech — which specialises in international transfers — reckons equity investors are much more constrained. Wise plans to transfer its primary listing to a US exchange, … Read more
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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK energy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Centrica has reached a £20bn deal to buy gas from Norway over the coming decade, in a sign that the UK will remain reliant on fossil fuel imports as it winds down North Sea exploration. … 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. The UK financial regulator has warned that a compensation scheme for customers who were mis-sold car finance must avoid destabilising the industry, damping expectations of a record payout. Companies should not be put out of … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Global commodities trader Trafigura has warned “turbulence” in the market would extend into the second half of the year as geopolitical uncertainty, higher tariffs and inflationary pressures take their toll on the industry. The trading … Read more