Swamp Notes: Trump vs the press
This week, the White House said it would pick which reporters would get access to Donald Trump. Meanwhile, the US president has sued several press outlets for what he considers unfair coverage. Can th...
1 Mar 202513min
Trump greets Starmer at White House
US President Donald Trump has said his administration is working on a trade deal with the UK, Santander’s incoming chief accounting officer is under criminal investigation in Brazil, and the pound is ...
28 Feb 202511min
The medical bills hurting China’s economy
Nvidia’s revenues soared in the quarter to the end of January as demand for its AI-focused chips boomed, healthcare costs are dragging down the Chinese economy, and BP is turning its main focus back t...
27 Feb 202510min
Unilever’s CEO gets the boot
Kyiv has agreed terms with Washington on a minerals deal, and finance ministers from many of the world’s largest economies are poised to skip Group of 20 meetings in South Africa this week. Plus, Unil...
26 Feb 202510min
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
