An inauspicious anniversary for Labour

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In an alternative universe, Britain’s Labour government might this week have been celebrating a year in office during which it had translated its whopping majority into a string of reforms in its quest to rekindle … Read more

Silver, the precious metal ready to outshine gold

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It’s not just gold that glistens. Slightly poorer sibling silver is enjoying a similarly stellar run as wars and geopolitical vicissitudes drive investors into safe havens. Both precious metals are up around a fifth so … Read more

Meta and private credit

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

The Iran threat will haunt the Gulf for years

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world The writer is director of regional security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies  It is hard to miss the optimism and euphoria in Tel Aviv, Washington and not a few western capitals. The … Read more