In a Big Place With Few People, a Minister Needs a Pilot’s License
In a Big Place With Few People, a Minister Needs a Pilot’s License
BUSINESS
Impact of Iran-Israel conflict on oil could last for years
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Oil myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The writer is director of research and co-founder at Energy Aspects The threat of Israel or the US striking Iran has hung over oil markets for decades. Now that it has happened, however, the market seems … Read more
Wall Street should heed the signal from Mamdani’s mayoral race
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world The race to decide the next Democratic candidate to be mayor of New York is going down to the wire and there are more than a few Wall Street titans sweating over the … Read more
Defence tech spies an opportunity in global crisis
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities will turn the spotlight on to the tools of war — and particularly those with a high-tech bent. Investors are getting on board: a €600mn investment in Germany’s Helsing announced … Read more
Amid Iran market risks, watch gas as well as oil
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The potential risk to oil prices from tensions in the Middle East is well-recognised. But what about gas? On the face of it, the natural gas market does not look anything like as exposed as … Read more
Credit card points seem increasingly, well, pointless
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Are you a points nerd? If you’ve been waiting eagerly since April for British Airways and American Express to announce how frequent flyers can earn “tier points” on credit card spending, then we can safely … Read more
How to make an early exit
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world An Irish exit. That is how comedian Jordan Klepper referred to the US president’s premature departure from the G7 summit this week. Sometimes called a French exit, or when in France, filer à … Read more
Voters know the real meaning of austerity and renewal
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer, an FT contributing editor, is chief executive of the Royal Society of Arts and former chief economist at the Bank of England Rachel Reeves is stuck between two insufferable abstract nouns: profligacy and austerity. … Read more
The US, Iran and markets
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world 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 … Read more