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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Hungary has threatened to block the EU’s renewal of sanctions imposed on about 2,000 Russians unless oligarch Mikhail Fridman is removed from the list. The travel restrictions and asset freeze orders imposed on politicians and…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Deutsche Bank’s highest-paid employee could earn almost twice as much as chief executive Christian Sewing for 2024, as Germany’s largest lender boosted bonuses following a surge in investment banking profits. The number of employees earning…
Donald Trump’s administration has indicated a desire to see crude prices fall to $50 a barrel or lower but the benefit for US consumers risks throttling the same oil industry the president wants to expand. On the campaign trail Trump repeatedly talked about very low gasoline prices of $1.87 a gallon — equivalent to about…
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Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Poland’s president has called on the US to transfer nuclear weapons to Polish territory as a deterrent against future Russian aggression, a request that is likely to be perceived as highly provocative in Moscow….
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US corporate bonds issued by riskier borrowers are sliding as concerns rise that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will knock the American economy. The spread — or additional borrowing cost relative to US Treasuries — paid…
