Germany’s debt brake problem
The US and Europe battled in the UN and G7 over whether to blame Russia for its war against Ukraine, German election winner Friedrich Merz faces serious hurdles to boosting defence spending, and Apple...
25 Feb 202510min
German voters shift to the right in Sunday’s elections
The center-right Christian Democrats won the most votes in Germany’s election, and the US stock market had its worst day in two months on Friday. Britain and India will relaunch talks on a long-awaite...
24 Feb 202510min
Swamp Notes: Trump tries to bring watchdogs to heel
US President Donald Trump’s executive order this week seeks to “rein in” independent federal agencies by requiring them to submit draft regulations for review. The FT’s US managing editor Brooke Maste...
22 Feb 202513min
Defending Europe without the US
Investors are urging the EU to make sweeping reforms to its debt securitisation market, Walmart has staged a major comeback, and Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba reported its fastest revenue growth in ...
21 Feb 202510min
Manufacturing on the ballot in Germany
KKR has submitted a preliminary bid to take a majority stake in Thames Water, and HSBC set out its cost cuts in its annual earnings report yesterday. UK inflation hit a 10-month high. Plus, Germany ha...
20 Feb 202510min
Why Trump wants Ukraine’s minerals
The US and Russia have agreed to ‘lay the groundwork for future co-operation’ on ending the Ukraine war, and US president Donald Trump has his eyes on Ukrainian mineral deposits. Plus, developers of s...
19 Feb 202510min
China pumps the brakes on Tesla’s autonomous cars
Tesla risks being caught up in the China-US trade war, while US officials head to Saudi Arabia to start peace talks over Ukraine. Indonesia reaches “Opec status” as it dominates the global nickel trad...
18 Feb 202511min
Say hello to the Magnificent 47
French President Macron holds an emergency meeting in Paris with Ukraine’s allies, and a stock index featuring Europe’s largest banks is outpacing the United States’ Magnificent Seven tech giants. Plu...
17 Feb 202510min
