The Catholic Church after Pope Francis
Wall Street stocks dropped as President Donald Trump attacked Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell, Pope Francis passed away on Monday after leading the Catholic Church for 12 years, and more than half of...
22 Huhti 202511min
How tariffs are affecting luxury goods
Luxury goods were supposed to be making a comeback this year. But US President Donald Trump’s trade war has complicated that and things are looking grim for the industry. The FT’s fashion editor Laure...
21 Huhti 20258min
The Rachman Review: Iran’s nuclear talks could reshape the Middle East
Swamp Notes is taking this weekend off so instead we wanted to share the latest episode from our fellow FT podcast, The Rachman Review.Nuclear talks between the US and Iran began last weekend in Oman,...
18 Huhti 202523min
Japan and the US talk tariffs
China’s imports of US liquefied natural gas have completely stopped for more than 10 weeks, and Japan’s chief trade negotiator leaves Washington without an immediate agreement after meeting Donald Tru...
18 Huhti 202511min
Emerging markets’ surprising performance
Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell is warning that US tariffs are ‘likely’ to put at risk the central bank’s goals of keeping prices and unemployment in check, and chipmakers are reeling from a tough we...
17 Huhti 202510min
India’s middle-class debt crisis
Nvidia says it expects to take a $5.5bn blow as the US clamps down on the Silicon Valley group’s ability to export artificial intelligence chips to China, and PwC is exiting 12 countries. Plus, the ju...
16 Huhti 202511min
How Argentina pulled off its latest IMF deal
Brussels is exploring legal options that would allow European companies to break long-term Russian gas contracts, and Goldman Sachs had a mixed first quarter. Plus, China’s President Xi Jinping is tra...
15 Huhti 202510min
Is it glass half-full or half-empty for US banks?
US tariff exemptions on personal electronics may only be temporary, and big banks posted major earnings on Friday despite some economic headwinds. Plus, the European Union and the UK are getting close...
14 Huhti 202511min
