Saudi Arabia is keeping it in the kingdom
China’s flagship fund to buy up unsold housing is off to a limp start, and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is to prioritise domestic spending. Plus, a growing number of Americans are suffering f...
21 Aug 202411min
Kamalanomics goes on defence
The US dollar sinks to its lowest level since the start of the year and Democrats are rushing to defend vice-president Kamala Harris’s economic road map. Plus, rising US-China tensions could threaten ...
20 Aug 202411min
The Democratic convention kicks off in Chicago
Start-ups, legacy groups and policymakers are working out how to operate in areas of rising weather risks, and start-up failures shot up 60% in the past year. Plus, top international fashion brands ar...
19 Aug 202412min
Swamp Notes: Why more Latinos are voting Republican
Latino voters were once considered a reliable bet for Democrats. But with each passing election, Republicans are making more inroads with them. The FT’s Houston correspondent, Myles McCormick, and Rep...
17 Aug 202415min
Bonds are back, baby!
A huge US-based oilfield services company is expanding its Russian business, investors are piling into US treasuries, and US retail sales saw their biggest jump in a year and a half in July. Plus, a d...
16 Aug 202411min
US inflation hits lowest rate in 3 years
Peace talks aimed at ending the war in Gaza start up again today, US inflation fell to 2.9 per cent in July, and Ukrainian forces are looking to hold on to newly-seized Russian territory. Plus, German...
15 Aug 202410min
Are companies bailing on fossil fuels or doubling down?
US stocks and Treasuries rallied as traders assessed lower than expected wholesale inflation data, and investors hope that abundant electricity in northern Sweden can power a new wave of industrialisa...
14 Aug 202411min
Delays hit Biden’s signature manufacturing laws
Russia has trained its navy to hit European targets with nuclear-capable missiles, and 40 per cent of the biggest US manufacturing investments announced in the first year of Joe Biden’s flagship indus...
13 Aug 202410min
