BUSINESS
What will it take to make British investors buy British stocks?
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. British stocks are on track for their best half-year since 2021. Meanwhile, concerns about unpredictable trade policy and spiralling government debt have shaken a long-held investor belief in “US exceptionalism”. If ever there were a … Read more
Why Vietnam should revamp its economic model
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Will Eric Trump’s real estate plans save Vietnam’s export-driven economy? With President Donald Trump threatening to impose 46 per cent tariffs on its goods from July 9, the country — which sends nearly 30 per … Read more
How Trump can offer Iran a way out
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 senior counsellor at Centerview Partners, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations and a former US diplomat Until now, the initiative in the most recent Middle East conflict has … Read more
Consumer megabrands beware: the upstarts are coming
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Celebrities are no longer content to simply be a spokesperson for a brand. They want to own it, too. With social media allowing stars to connect directly with consumers, everyone in Hollywood seems to be … Read more
Any tidal shift of investors away from the US will take time
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It is starting to look as if investors are all talk and no action when it comes to the anything-but-America trade. At the start of this year, and especially around the time of President Donald … Read more
Midsummer tips and tricks for the beginner gardener
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I have complained on gardeners’ behalf since early March about the British weather and its effects at ground level. It is a joy at last to record the opposite, albeit briefly. Sunday June 8 was … Read more
Trump, Japan and the era of ‘stick-holder capitalism’
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world After 18 months of bargaining, multiple White House interventions, a presidential election, a snarling lawsuit, a xenophobic rant, two national security reviews and a government golden share, Nippon Steel has finally secured approval … Read more