Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. For markets, US Federal Reserve chief Jay Powell is the Grinch who stole Christmas. But the festive shakeout in bonds, currencies and stocks now under way in the wake of the US central bank’s latest
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. UK water regulator Ofwat will allow utilities in England and Wales to raise customer bills by an average of 36 per cent by 2030, a larger increase than it had previously indicated, but still short
This article is an on-site version of our Unhedged newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters The possibility of a conflict between the incoming Donald Trump administration’s policies and the Federal Reserve’s price stability mandate has
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The dollar hit a two-year high and global stocks fell on Thursday after the Federal Reserve indicated it would cut interest rates more slowly next year to guard against any renewed threat of inflation. The
The US has stepped up its battle against Isis in Syria as it seeks to prevent the group exploiting a power vacuum after rebels toppled the Assad regime, launching some of its heaviest air strikes against the jihadis in years. In the past two weeks, US forces have struck more than 75 Isis targets during
The UK needs to spend 3.6 per cent of GDP on defence if it wants to modernise its military while protecting its nuclear deterrent and meeting Nato obligations, according to internal Ministry of Defence calculations. The figure would be a 56 per cent increase on current spending levels of 2.3 per cent, and is widely
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When I visited my nearest hipster pub in east London this week, there was no sign of the great Guinness shortage. Despite stories of pubs having to ration the newly fashionable Irish stout, the barman
On January 20 2021, Donald Trump boarded Air Force One for what most people assumed was the last time. He was going back to Palm Beach. A fortnight earlier he had helped goad a mob assault on Capitol Hill — the first attack on America’s legislature since it was set on fire by British troops
Donald Trump is still weeks away from taking the oath of office, but the president-elect’s vow to enact a sweeping policy overhaul is already looming large over the Federal Reserve. The Fed trimmed interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday in its third consecutive reduction, but officials’ projections for half as
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<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20863349/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals lost more ground Wednesday, but outperformed a selloff in the U.S. Treasury market, after the Federal Open Market Committee signaled fewer rate cuts on the horizon, with a likely pause in January. Equities also sold off, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting a 10-day losing streak, the
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Conservative shadow minister Andrew Griffith has urged Elon Musk to take another look at the Tories before donating to Reform UK, highlighting his party’s low-tax and anti-woke credentials. The tech billionaire discussed the idea of
Robert McDermott, the former Philadelphia budget director, has joined PFM as a director for its workforce consulting team. PFM Robert McDermott, the former Philadelphia budget director, has joined PFM as a director for its workforce consulting team. McDermott is the latest veteran of Philadelphia’s finance department to join PFM, part of the firm’s ongoing strategy to
The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it will lower its benchmark rate by another quarter point, or 25 basis points. This marks the third rate cut in a row — all together shaving a full percentage point off the federal funds rate since September. For consumers struggling under the weight of high borrowing costs after
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US interest rates myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point but signalled a slower pace of easing next year, sending the dollar higher and US stocks lower. The Federal
Tim Kitchen | The Image Bank | Getty Images There may not be a lot of homes for sale these days, but there is a lot of housing space sitting empty. In fact, the most in recorded history. The number of extra bedrooms, which is defined as a bedroom in excess of the number of
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Rachel Reeves will next month head a delegation of leading bankers to Beijing to seek closer ties across a range of financial services, while quietly sidelining security fears over the UK-China relationship. The chancellor has
After the Pinellas County Commission approved bonds to help fu nda replacement for Tropicana Field, the team resurfaced a demand for more money, which had previously been rejected.Bloomberg News After the Pinellas County Commission approved $312 million of bonds to help finance construction of a professional baseball stadium, an old obstacle to the deal reappeared,
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Nigel Farage has confirmed he is in talks with Elon Musk about the tech billionaire making a donation to his populist Reform UK party. Loopholes in British electoral law mean such a donation could be
“The RFK Stadium bill is a win-win for the federal and D.C. governments,” said Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton. ”It would allow D.C. to transform the crumbling, long-vacant campus from acres of asphalt to a complex focused on community sports, recreation, park space and cultural amenities. Additionally, this bill would allow D.C. to create a mixed-used development
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