Receive free UK politics updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest UK politics news every morning. Manufacturing groups have hit out at Rishi Sunak’s watering down of some of Britain’s net zero emission targets, describing the move as “a huge setback” to the sector. The prime minister’s decision sent
The Dollar Strength Index (DXY) achieved its highest level in nearly 10 months on Sep. 22, indicating growing confidence in the U.S. dollar compared to other fiat currencies like the British pound, euro, Japanese yen, and Swiss franc. DXY “golden cross” confir Moreover, investors are concerned that this surge in demand for the U.S. dollar
As a homeowner, your curb appeal is important for several reasons. It’s an opportunity to demonstrate pride of ownership, contribute to the home’s appreciation, create a first impression for buyers, and help to maintain the overall home values in your neighborhood. And a recent report by Nextdoor and Thumbtack found that curb appeal also affects
The inventor of Bitcoin Ordinals is proposing a new Bitcoin-based fungible token protocol as a potential alternative to the BRC-20 token standard. The BRC-20 standard was launched in March by an anonymous developer “Domo.” Within two months, the BRC-20 market cap reached $1 billion, with PEPE and ORDI among the most notable BRC-20 tokens created
Receive free EY updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest EY news every morning. EY agreed to terminate a consulting contract and refund millions of pounds to Santander’s UK business after failings in its anti-financial crime work for the bank, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.
Receive free Employment updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Employment news every morning. For several years now, politicians have insisted that the road to net zero is paved with jobs. “When I think climate, I think jobs,” US president Joe Biden is fond of saying. Not just any
One year ago, a pocket of borrowed money on the edge of UK bond markets imploded with enough force to topple a prime minister and draw the Bank of England into an emergency rescue. Now the world’s most influential regulators are intensifying their scrutiny of a mounting potential risk to the gilt market’s much bigger
China’s urbanization drive may be drawing to a close — and that could further hurt the already ailing property sector, according to China economist Hao Hong. “Fixing the property sector may be a multi-year or even a decade’s work in front of us. Reason being, we built way too many housing for Chinese people,” the
The price of Optimism’s native OP token is leading losses among the top 50 cryptocurrencies, falling as far as 10% on the week ahead of a $30 million token unlock. According to data from tokenomics platform Token Unlocks, 24.16 million OP tokens, which account for roughly 3% of the circulating supply — are scheduled to
Robert Menendez and his wife were charged with accepting bribes to exert influence over US military aid to Egypt and help a halal exports business © Michael M Santiago/Getty Images US senator Robert Menendez ignored calls to step down on Monday, after the New Jersey Democrat and his wife were indicted on federal bribery charges
Receive free Inside Business updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Inside Business news every morning. One illustration of how financial ties between the US and China are breaking down comes from the recent experience of private equity’s “placement agents”. These are companies hired by buyout groups to help
A “glitch” in MetaMask that caused it to overestimate opBNB gas fees has now been fixed, according to a social media post from BNB Chain. Many users pay the default recommended fee displayed in their wallets, so a misestimation can cause users to overpay. Together with our friends at @MetaMask, we’ve resolved a glitch that
Russia has weathered western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine, the oligarch Oleg Deripaska has said, admitting “surprise” at the country’s resilience after a war he thought would bankrupt the Kremlin. Deripaska, one of Russia’s richest men, told the Financial Times that Moscow had survived the effort to isolate its economy by developing new trade
Receive free HS2 updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest HS2 news every morning. Rishi Sunak has been warned by the new US owners of Birmingham City football club, in which NFL superstar Tom Brady has a minority stake, that he will damage trust in Britain if he aborts
In this article GEHC DOW 2015-HK 9866-HK WSM AA CHEF SEE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Rolled aluminum is fed into a machine on the auto treatment line at the Alcoa Inc. Davenport Works aluminum facility in Riverdale, Iowa. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday
Municipal bond prices weakened again Monday as the market looked ahead to a $6.3 billion slate of sales led by two big deals from issuers in Texas and Florida. Municipals continued the selloff seen last week, with yields rising Monday by as many as 12 basis points. Treasury yields also rose while stock prices ended
From toxic products to general safety hazards—one of the most dangerous places for babies can be their nursery. Fortunately, the Consumer Product Safety Commission has declared September as National Baby Safety Month to spread awareness of this issue. But just because a product is safe, doesn’t mean it’s aesthetic to parents or compliments a room.
The Napa Valley Community College District, California, saw its negative rating outlook removed by Moody’s after its financial situation approved. Moody’s affirmed the district’s Aa3 rating. Moody’s had assigned the negative outlook June 13, 2022, after the college came under review by the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team, which is a state organization charged
Indicted Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., has been a long-time advocate of key public finance issues and is so far resisting calls to resign his seat in Congress. Menendez, indicted last week on federal bribery charges, has already stepped aside as chairman of the powerful Foreign Relations Committee, but his influence on financial legislation could continue
Cities across the country can participate in class-action claims against a group of Wall Street banks accused of rigging interest rates on local variable-rate bonds during a nearly eight-year period, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Judge Jesse Furman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted class certification to consolidated claims
Courtneyk | E+ | Getty Images Americans are at risk of falling short of what they may need to live on financially in retirement. One potential reason is lifestyle creep, or the tendency to upgrade your lifestyle as you earn more. An upgrade people are often tempted to make – the purchase of a second