ECB probes Greensill fallout, commercial property muddles through, TikTok in Myanmar
The European Central Bank has asked lenders for details of their exposure to Greensill Capital and its key client GFG Alliance, US president Joe Biden will hold a summit with Japan, India, and Austral...
8 Mar 20219min
Powell’s comments send markets lower, oil rises on Opec+ moves, UK’s listing shake-up
Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell triggered a sudden sell-off in long-term US Treasury debt and equities Thursday, and Opec and Russia have decided against unleashing a flood of crude on to the market....
5 Mar 202110min
The fall of Greensill Capital
Democratic leaders have reached a compromise on a deal that would limit who is eligible for $1,400 stimulus cheques. Plus, the FT’s capital markets correspondent Robert Smith unpacks the rapidly unfol...
4 Mar 202110min
Biden’s vaccine deal, more Ant troubles, Germany’s vaccine woes
President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that the US would have enough doses of coronavirus vaccines for every adult by the end of May, global energy-related carbon emissions have rebounded from coron...
3 Mar 20218min
Dems warn against loosening bank capital requirements, Rupert Murdoch at 90
Two senior Democratic lawmakers have warned the Federal Reserve that it would be a “grave error” to extend looser capital requirements for US banks. ExxonMobil appointed two new board directors on Mon...
2 Mar 20218min
Sunak previews UK budget, von der Leyen warns of more pandemics, Lucid takes on Tesla
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to announce the UK’s budget on Monday and it includes a £5bn “restart” grant scheme, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen warns that Europe could face an “e...
1 Mar 20219min
Bond sell-off roils markets, ex-Petrobras chief hits back, Ghana’s first Covax vaccines
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury exceeded 1.5 per cent for the first time in a year and the outgoing head of Petrobras warns Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro against state controlled fuel ...
26 Feb 202110min
GameStop returns, Myanmar banks, Texas power politics
GameStop’s share price doubled in the final 90 minutes of trading on Wednesday, partners at the consultancy McKinsey have voted to remove Kevin Sneader from his post as global managing partner, and My...
25 Feb 202110min
