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Investors are turning to sanctions-proof bets on Russian bonds and the rouble to wager that Donald Trump’s rapprochement with Vladimir Putin will send a wave of capital rushing back into Russia’s economy. Hedge funds and brokers have been scoping out how to trade Russian assets that have been shunned by the west but which they…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he would sack his domestic spy chief, one of the last security officials still in post since Hamas’s October 7 attack, in a move set to deepen a crisis between…

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are set to hold a call about the Russia-Ukraine war in the coming week, a US official said, as Washington seeks to broker a ceasefire deal. Trump envoy…

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world A group of Columbia University’s top law scholars has warned that a Trump administration threat to further cut the university’s federal funding contains “glaring legal problems”, as pressure grows to fight back against…

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The Association for International Broadcasting has called on the Trump administration to reverse its decision to slash federal funding to Voice of America and several other pro-democracy news media, warning it would embolden…

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The writer is a former US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland Everyone’s Irish on St Patrick’s Day. Or so the saying goes. Donald Trump, like all other US presidents since Ronald Reagan, invited…

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. US shoppers are cutting back on spending and sentiment is sliding as President Donald Trump’s tariffs and market volatility threaten to undermine one of the key drivers of the world’s largest economy.  Many retailers reported…

This article is an on-site version of Free Lunch newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Thursday and Sunday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters Happy Sunday. In a 2023 column, I asked why Canada was not an economic giant. The musing stirred…

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world US prosecutors have won the right to auction a $300mn Russian-owned superyacht, but Donald Trump’s new attorney-general has dissolved the unit targeting illicit Russian assets and raised questions about the direction of future…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A capsule made by Elon Musk’s SpaceX docked at the International Space Station early on Sunday, delivering a new crew to enable US astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore to return to Earth following a…