Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the EU trade myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Peter Kyle, UK business secretary, has said it would be “crazy” not to consider forging a new customs union with the EU, as Britain braces for a possible new trade clash with the US. Kyle’s comments … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The “mansion tax” was arguably the standout policy in the last Budget. At the time, the feeling among many in the property industry was that it could have been worse — an annual charge starting … 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 Forecasters in both the US and the UK say that net zero is about to happen. Net zero migration that is. The predictions raise two questions. Are they plausible? And is a rebalancing … 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 spoke to a journalist in the White House in 2021 about his desire to acquire Greenland: “I love maps. And I always said, ‘Look at the size of this. It’s massive, … 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 rich and powerful were pushing and shoving each other to get in to see Donald Trump speak at the Congress Centre in Davos. Perhaps it was fear of missing out; perhaps it … 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 Supreme Court justices appeared sceptical of Donald Trump’s efforts to sack Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, in a case with broad implications for the independence of the world’s most important central bank. 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 Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will join Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace”, a contentious new organisation that the US president has suggested could replace the UN. The Israeli premier’s office said on Wednesday … 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 Sir Keir Starmer has accused Donald Trump of trying to pressure him over Greenland, insisting that such threats were “completely wrong” and declaring: “I will not yield.” The UK prime minister’s comments were … 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 Seventy years ago, Britain and France, partners in decline, tried to take the Suez Canal by force. The odd thing is that neither country was led by an obvious jingo. Anthony Eden, a … 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 US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick was heckled at a World Economic Forum dinner in Davos hosted by BlackRock’s Larry Fink, according to people at the event. The gathering on Tuesday night descended into … Read more