Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Glencore has held preliminary discussions about selling its multibillion-dollar copper and cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in what would be a significant shift in strategy by the biggest western investor in the
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Emmanuel Macron has described Donald Trump’s return as an “electroshock” that should force Europe to secure its own future as well as Ukraine’s. In an interview at the Élysée Palace shortly after Trump agreed with Vladimir Putin of Russia to hold imminent peace talks, the French president championed the need for Europe to “muscle up”
European officials fear they will have to bear the cost of postwar security and reconstruction as they reel from being cut out of US-Russia peace negotiations on Ukraine. Donald Trump said on Wednesday, after talking to Russian President Vladimir Putin, that their delegations would “start negotiations immediately” to end the war, blindsiding European capitals. More
President Donald Trump said Washington and Moscow will begin negotiations “immediately” on ending the war in Ukraine after speaking with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Wednesday’s call indicated a dramatic turnaround in the US-Russia relationship amid signs Washington would dial back its support for Ukraine after almost three years of war. Trump wrote on his
Holding bitcoin is cool again. President Donald Trump has vowed to make America the “crypto capital of the planet”, words that have helped supercharge the token’s price to eye-watering six-figure highs. Wall Street banks and money managers are preparing to jump in. Investors hope Trump will turn the often-derided token into a mainstream financial asset
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered his military to mass around the Gaza Strip and threatened to resume “intensive fighting” against Hamas if the Palestinian militant group failed to release Israeli hostages by midday on Saturday. Netanyahu’s ultimatum on Tuesday came after Hamas’s announcement that it was delaying “until further notice” the planned release of
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “Trump trade” bets on a stronger dollar and higher bond yields have backfired so far this year, as investors take a more bearish view on the economic fallout from the new US administration’s global trade
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Italy’s business elite has been roiled by a scam that used an artificial intelligence-generated voice mimicking Italian defence minister Guido Crosetto to ask tycoons to wire millions to overseas bank accounts to help pay ransoms
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world A federal judge in New York has temporarily blocked Elon Musk and his team from accessing the US Treasury department’s payments data, warning that it risked leading to the disclosure of sensitive information.
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump announced Nippon Steel had abandoned its plan to buy US Steel but would “invest heavily” in the iconic Pittsburgh producer. At a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba
Donald Trump’s new cryptocurrency has sparked a flood of imitators, leading to warnings that investors risk being duped. More than 700 copycat and spam coins have been sent to Trump’s digital wallet by people apparently seeking to suggest their creations have his endorsement, according to a Financial Times analysis. It comes after the president and
Financial markets have been roiled by US President Donald Trump’s announcement of tariffs on key trading partners, and investors are bracing for further volatility ahead. Here’s how they are trading Trump’s on-again, off-again trade war. Equities: ‘impossible to avoid risk’ Wall Street has been working since before November’s presidential election on how it should position
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world President Donald Trump’s plans for the US to take over Gaza have been met with anger and dismay across the Arab world, and raised fears of reigniting conflict in the region. The US
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world China has revived antitrust investigations into Google and Nvidia, while considering a new probe against Intel, as Beijing looks for leverage in talks with US President Donald Trump. China’s State Administration for Market
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A revival in investment banking helped BNP Paribas to lift its profits by more than 15 per cent in the fourth quarter, as France’s largest lender said it was launching a plan to boost the
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world US consumers face the possibility of higher prices for popular goods such as tomatoes, avocados and tequila following Donald Trump’s decision to slap tariffs on imports from China, Mexico and Canada. The potential
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The EU has said it regrets US President Donald Trump’s decision to hit Canada, Mexico and China with sweeping tariffs, and said it would respond firmly if a threat to expand the trade
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The EU plans to make ecommerce platforms such as Temu, Shein and Amazon Marketplace liable for dangerous or illegal products sold online, in a crackdown on the flood of imports from China. According to a
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Canada’s former finance minister Chrystia Freeland has said Ottawa should retaliate to any US tariffs by adding huge levies on Tesla vehicles to punish Elon Musk, one of Donald Trump’s “billionaire buddies”. Freeland,
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The US will go ahead with plans to hit Canada, Mexico and China with new tariffs, the White House has said, heightening the risks of a trade war. Washington will hit Canada and
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