Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. PwC decided to “lean in” to cryptocurrency work after years of taking a more cautious stance, following the Trump administration’s embrace of digital assets, according to the US boss of the Big Four firm. 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 Traders are bracing themselves for upheaval when the oil market reopens on Sunday evening, after the US operation to oust Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro created huge uncertainty over the future of the world’s … 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 Marco Rubio laid out a series of demands that Washington expects Venezuela’s remaining rulers to meet after the US captured the country’s president Nicolás Maduro, saying it would weigh its next steps with … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. British and French war planes have bombed an underground facility in Syria that was used by Isis militants to store weapons, the UK Ministry of Defence has said. The strikes on Saturday evening hit the … Read more
In the hours after US forces brought an end to the almost 13-year rule of Venezuela’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro, an eerie silence reigned in Caracas, with shops shuttered and streets largely deserted. Then, bit by bit, the headless regime sought to reaffirm its control. Police and government-aligned paramilitaries known as colectivos took to the … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer has said he wants the UK to seek “closer alignment” with the EU’s single market, as the prime minister vowed that he would still be in Downing Street in a year’s time. His comments on Sunday came ahead of a “relaunch” new year speech in which he will highlight government efforts to … Read more
Investors sank money in big European office deals again last year, with values and the number of transactions rebounding as the prospect of a supply crunch breathed new life into a once moribund sector. A total of 21 transactions worth £100mn or more had completed in central London as of mid-December, compared with 12 for … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Botswana is banking on a controversial new “golden passport” scheme as it seeks to bolster state coffers drained by falling diamond sales. The golden passport, which would require foreigners to pay a one-off investment of … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat leader, has claimed his party is best placed to derail the Nigel Farage bandwagon at the next election, insisting that the public and the City of London want to see … Read more
More than three-quarters of economists expect the US to maintain or widen its productivity lead over the rest of the world, because of artificial intelligence, deep capital markets and relatively low energy costs, a Financial Times survey has found. In the global poll, 31 per cent of 183 respondents thought the US would retain its … Read more