Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates to a three-year low after a divisive meeting that exposed deep fractures in the central bank over whether to prioritise weakening employment or elevated inflation. The central bank … Read more
If David Ellison was to launch one of the most audacious takeover bids in Hollywood history, he needed cash — and quickly. To get it, he turned to the oil-rich Gulf. Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Qatar are providing $24bn of financial muscle for the Paramount chief’s $108bn hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery, underlining … 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 Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks on Wednesday with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and BlackRock boss Larry Fink about Ukraine’s postwar reconstruction. “In fact, this could be considered the … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Travel & leisure industry myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Healthy fast-food chain Leon is poised to enter administration, as new owner and co-founder John Vincent lays out plans to close restaurants and cut jobs in an effort to bring the company back … Read more
After a turbulent 2025, next year could see the Federal Reserve become even more of a political battleground as the Trump administration tries to fill the seven-strong board of governors with more of its own nominees. At the moment, a minority of three members of the Fed board — Christopher Waller, Michelle Bowman and Stephen … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer has delivered his strongest rejection yet of calls for Britain to return to the EU customs union, warning that doing so would “unravel” recent trade pacts with the US on cars and pharmaceuticals. Starmer’s comments suggest he favours Britain’s post-Brexit freedom to strike deals around the world — notably with President Donald … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK said on Wednesday that it was going “all in” on the Aukus pact following the conclusion of a long-awaited US review. But defence secretary John Healey said the trilateral submarine and technology pact … 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 Citizens of countries including the UK and France will have to disclose the past five years of their social media history to visit the US even though they are covered by visa waiver … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Residents of a riverside housing estate on the outskirts of Singapore’s bougie Tiong Bahru neighbourhood were alarmed to discover two five-foot high metal fences had been erected across their shady communal badminton court last month. … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Nick Clegg is becoming a venture capitalist, with the former Meta executive and UK deputy prime minister taking on a new role as an investor in European technology groups. Clegg, who left Facebook’s parent … Read more