Posts by Kim browne
Iran’s president says Israel tried to kill him during 12-day war
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian has said that Israel attempted to assassinate him during last month’s 12-day war between the two countries. Pezeshkian made the claim in a video interview with American conservative media personality Tucker…
Read MoreDonald Trump says he will hit Japan and South Korea with 25% tariffs
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Donald Trump has said he would impose 25 per cent tariffs on imports of goods from Japan and South Korea, in an announcement that sent US stocks sliding. The president on Monday said…
Read MoreZelenskyy vowed to replace US envoy criticised by Trump allies
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to Donald Trump that he would replace Ukraine’s ambassador to Washington alongside the country’s biggest wartime cabinet reshuffle expected next week, according to officials familiar with the plans. The…
Read MoreTesla shares sink after Elon Musk says he will launch new US political party
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Tesla shares tumbled after the electric-car maker’s chief executive Elon Musk said he would form a new political party, escalating a feud with US President Donald Trump. Shares in Tesla were down 7…
Read MoreRussian transport minister fired by Putin ‘dies by suicide’
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Russia’s Investigative Committee said on Monday that the country’s transport minister Roman Starovoyt, 53, had died from a suspected suicide, on the same day that he was fired by President Vladimir Putin. Several Telegram…
Read MoreTurkey to probe opposition leader for insulting Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Turkey launched a probe into the leader of the main opposition party for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the latest phase of a crackdown that has stoked investor fears about political instability and the…
Read MoreTrump’s ominous ICE security state
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world They say the cruelty is the point. Inspecting cages that would spark outrage were zoos to put apes in them, Donald Trump last week expressed delight with Florida’s new deportee camp. The instantly…
Read MoreMan, 26, dies after being stabbed near pub in northeast London
A 26-year-old man has died after he was stabbed in the street near a pub in northeast London. The incident took place in Chingford Mount Road at around 9.15pm on Sunday. No arrests have been made so far. Paramedics from London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance also attended but were unable to save the…
Read MoreThe roots of the British malaise lie in a sick economy
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Read MoreForcing pensions into British assets like ‘capital controls’, says Lloyds boss
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK banks myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The boss of Lloyds Banking Group has likened forcing pension funds to invest in UK assets to “capital controls”, arguing that tackling the housing crisis and improving Britons’ financial resilience would be a better way…
Read MorePost-Brexit export drive hampered by UK trade finance regulations, ICC warns
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Britain’s financial regulators are failing to push through vital reforms needed to unlock some £22bn in trade finance for small businesses, the UK branch of the International Chamber of Commerce has warned. In a letter…
Read MoreThe global economy is suffering from the Rashomon effect
I have marvelled over the past few years, and continue to marvel, at how markets shrug off the most dramatic political and economic events. Pandemics, wars, the toppling of the global trade system, the rise of rightwing nationalism and leftwing populism — nothing seems to derail investors’ animal spirits. Many reasons have been given for…
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