Category: Global

What’s going on with dollar debt?

‘Swap’ trades by hedge funds have exploded recently

Europe must prepare for ‘long-lasting’ energy shock, EU...

Energy commissioner says bloc is assessing fuel rationing and releasing more oil from strategic reserves

Credit investors flee to safety, pulling $11bn from jun...

AI disruption and war in the Middle East send market towards Treasuries and investment-grade debt

Fund managers snap up bonds on growth threat from Iran ...

After sharp market sell-off, debt investors shift focus from inflation fears to likely damage to economies

Prediction markets: the hunt for the new ‘dumb money’

As new bettors flock to platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket, some make easy prey for trading firms and professional gamblers

Investors are betting on AI chaos. History suggests oth...

The experience of past tech revolutions suggests savvy incumbents might muddle through and even thrive

Turbulent markets fuel record year for Alex Gerko’s XTX

Billionaire’s trading business is one of the most profitable UK private companies

How did I end up here? — Nigella Lawson’s first FT colu...

A defence of food writing (and a recipe for rice pudding) as Nigella returns to her alma mater newspaper

Trump threatens to hit Iran ‘extremely hard’ in coming ...

Primetime TV address signals escalation rather than a swift peace deal

Oil jumps 7% as Trump speech revives anxiety about Iran...

President says conflict is ‘nearing completion’ but also threatens sweeping new round of strikes

Revolut fined in Italy over misleading fee information ...

Competition watchdog singles out advertisements suggesting customers could trade with no commission

An all too special relationship

Maga leaders obsess over an imagined version of a long-lost Britain