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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. For years, China’s largest state-owned banks have been a local investor favourite. With dividend yields that once topped 8 per cent and stock prices that delivered steady gains, they became a staple in the portfolios … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Clowns to the left of you and jokers to the right? Given the uncertain outlook, being stuck in the middle is not the worst place for investors seeking defensive plays. Exchanges should benefit from market … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world There is a retro vibe to America under Donald Trump’s second term as president. Mercantilism is back. Measles is back. Now child labour might be back too. Take a legislative proposal in Florida … Read more
JD Vance has the zeal of the convert — and that’s a problem
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The writer is an assistant professor at Brown University and the author of the forthcoming book ‘Bankers’ Trust’ on central bank co-operation in crises The erosion of trust in the US among its … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. This article is an on-site version of our Unhedged newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, former executive director at the IMF and former counsellor at the World Trade Organization “Liberation day”, as US President Donald Trump triumphantly … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Right-wing populism routinely contains a strong vein of scepticism towards science, or at least some fields. Yet nowhere has the populist backlash been as virulent as in Donald Trump’s second term. US science … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The author is a partner at law firm Maurice Turnor Gardner Advising on tax and succession planning is what I do for a living, but experience has taught me that the answer to a business … Read more