Tensions escalate between Iran and Israel
An interest rate cut could be on the table for the Federal Reserve’s next meeting, conflict in the Middle East is intensifying, and the Nasdaq composite jumped 2.7% on Wednesday. Plus, the FT’s Barney...
1 Aug 202411min
Miami: a rare bright spot in US office real estate
Microsoft’s AI-fuelled cloud growth fell slightly short of investors’ expectations, the cost of a luxury office space in Miami smashed records, and London’s stock market has fallen behind in mining co...
31 Jul 202411min
The EU’s trade plan for a potential second Trump term
Britain’s new finance minister blamed the previous Conservative government for a £22bn fiscal hole, and Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro is facing international pressure to back up his claim of wi...
30 Jul 202410min
Big Tech’s Big Stumble
Losses in big tech stocks as investors punish companies over earning reports. The Bank of England may vote to reduce interest rates this week. Fallout after a Hizbollah attack on the Golan Heights.Men...
29 Jul 202410min
Swamp Notes: Should Kamala Harris embrace identity politics?
If Kamala Harris wins the Democratic nomination next month, she would be only the second woman or person of colour that either major US party has ever nominated for president. On this week’s Swamp Not...
27 Jul 202415min
How the Olympics could reshape Paris
Elon Musk is looking to inject $5bn into an AI start-up, and Venezuela’s election on Sunday will decide whether Nicolás Maduro will stay in office for more than a decade. Plus, the FT’s Simon Kuper ex...
26 Jul 202411min
Are Indian investors sitting on a bubble?
Biden says it’s time to ‘pass on the torch’, China and the Philippines struck a deal to reduce tensions in the South China Sea, and the Nasdaq composite fell 3.6 per cent yesterday. Plus, the FT’s Chr...
25 Jul 202412min
Investors roll the dice on prediction markets
Tesla’s net income fell by 45 per cent, investors think Donald Trump will be back in the White House, and the director of the US Secret Service resigned after an operational failure. Plus, the FT’s Je...
24 Jul 202410min
