Banks and the Hong Kong autonomy act, Wirecard’s Jan Marsalek, Boohoo scrutiny
US and European banks in Hong Kong are conducting emergency audits of their clients to identify officials and corporates that could face possible US sanctions over the new national security law, the F...
10 Juli 20209min
Interview with Christine Lagarde, UK business reacts to Sunak’s plan, US hits 3m Covid-19 cases
In an interview with the FT, European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde said that “women are the first victims” of events such as a pandemic and discussed the steps towards recovery. Plus, UK b...
9 Juli 20209min
Trump withdrawing from WHO, Italian mafia bonds, US offshore wind power
The US has begun the process of leaving the World Health Organization, the FT reports that international investors bought bonds backed by the crime proceeds of Italy’s most powerful mafia group, and U...
8 Juli 20209min
Social media groups block HK authorities, PPP loans, day trading dangers
Facebook, Google and Twitter have all said they would temporarily block Hong Kong’s authorities from accessing user data despite threats from the government, the US claims its small business bailout p...
7 Juli 202011min
Repairing the social and economic damage brought by the pandemic
Covid-19 has been a global shock. But will it be a transformative one? In this special edition of the FT News Briefing, the FT’s chief economics commentator, Martin Wolf, explains why the global free ...
6 Juli 20209min
UK wants final say on Virgin-O2 deal, retail goes digital in pandemic, US jobs
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is set to ask Brussels for full control over the review of the proposed £31bn merger between Virgin Media and O2, US consumers are expected to spend $710bn o...
3 Juli 20208min
July 4 virus spread concerns, EU looks into Google Fitbit deal, Hong Kong under new national security law
US public health experts are warning of a heightened risk of coronavirus transmission during US Independence Day celebrations, EU regulators are asking more questions about Google’s proposed $2.1bn ta...
2 Juli 202010min
Dealmaking down, UK business warns on Brexit trade talks, Wirecard’s real business
Coronavirus has brought an end to one of the longest waves in mergers and acquisitions history, more than 100 UK company chiefs, entrepreneurs and business groups have written to Boris Johnson warning...
1 Juli 20209min
