Germany’s tank dilemma
Bonds issued by China’s highly indebted real estate developers have rebounded sharply over the past two months, the EU is on the brink of effectively severing ties with its biggest external diesel sup...
24 Jan 20238min
A Latin American common currency?
Brazil and Argentina will this week announce that they are starting preparatory work on a common currency, advisers to western banks trying to exit Russia say a law introduced by Vladimir Putin is dis...
23 Jan 202310min
Netflix's CEO steps down
Reed Hastings is stepping down as chief executive of Netflix, central bankers are making it clear to investors that they’re going to keep raising interest rates, companies are trying to find solutions...
20 Jan 20239min
US expected to hit debt ceiling
The US is set to hit the debt ceiling today and Microsoft plans to cut 10,000 jobs to bring down costs. Plus, the FT’s Katie Martin reports from Davos on the tense relations between the US and Europe ...
19 Jan 202310min
Beijing’s new tech control strategy
Goldman Sachs’ profits plunged by two-thirds last quarter while Morgan Stanley reported a 40 per cent year-on-year drop in net income, and companies are facing a record number of shareholder proposals...
18 Jan 202310min
Berlin beats back Big Tech
US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen will meet her Chinese counterpart Liu He in Zurich this week, a former Russian paramilitary soldier has promised to give evidence against the notorious Wagner group ...
17 Jan 20238min
The FT heads to Davos
Demand for ‘buy now, pay later’ deals has surged among all age groups in the UK, US regulators are cracking down on a type of investment vehicle used by private equity groups, and we’ll chat with the ...
16 Jan 20238min
Pakistan’s debt crisis
Annual US inflation fell in December to its lowest level in more than a year, and Sweden’s state-owned mining company LKAB has said it has discovered Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth metals. Plu...
13 Jan 20239min
