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Trump signs executive order to implement US-UK trade deal
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 signed an executive order directing US government agencies to implement his trade deal with the UK. The president’s order will “operationalise” the US-UK agreement, under which Trump agreed to cut…
Read MoreSenate to maintain cap on state tax deductions, imperilling Trump’s bill
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world The US Senate’s version of Donald Trump’s flagship tax bill will not propose raising the cap on state and local tax deductions, in a move that threatens to torpedo the so-called “big, beautiful…
Read MoreIran will only agree to talks to end Middle East crisis if Israel stops bombing
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Iran has told other countries in the Middle East that it will only agree to negotiate an end to the war with Israel and resume talks over its nuclear programme only if Israeli…
Read MoreHedge fund Millennium valued at $14bn in minority stake sale talks
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Millennium Management, one of the world’s largest hedge funds, is in talks about selling a minority stake to external investors at a $14bn valuation, as it presses ahead with plans to open up its ownership…
Read MoreDonald Trump opens G7 summit by criticising Russia’s exclusion
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 said it was a “big mistake” to exclude Russia from G7 summits as he used his opening remarks of the meeting in Canada’s Rocky Mountains to lament the group’s treatment of…
Read MoreSabadell explores sale of UK high street bank TSB
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sabadell is exploring a sale of its British bank TSB, as the Spanish lender seeks to fend off an €11bn hostile approach from its domestic rival BBVA. Sabadell is working with advisers to examine offloading…
Read MoreUK home secretary apologises over child grooming gang scandal
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Home secretary Yvette Cooper has issued an “unequivocal apology” over the failure of the British state to protect young girls from predatory grooming gangs over 16 years, as she confirmed a full national inquiry into…
Read MoreIsrael-Iran tensions test central banks’ appetite for rate cuts
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Central banks myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The prospect of a new economic shock emanating from the Middle East is likely to heighten central bankers’ cautious approach to cutting interest rates, economists said in the wake of Israel’s attack on Iran. The…
Read MoreOil price falls back as flow of crude through Strait of Hormuz unaffected
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Oil markets have shrugged off Israel’s threat to topple the Iranian regime, with crude exports from the Middle East so far unaffected by the escalating conflict. Financial Times analysis of ship-tracking data shows there has…
Read MoreHow the Israel-Iran war may develop
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Wars are unpredictable. Even the Israelis and the Iranians cannot know how their current conflict will end. There are, however, a number of analogies to consider. The first is the six day war of 1967.…
Read MoreIran’s regime fights for survival
After Iran’s newly established Islamic leadership was dragged into war by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in 1980, it fought, in the words of a top commander, with “empty hands”. For the republic’s young, ideologically driven leaders, determined to export their vision of Islamic radicalism, it was a brutal reckoning: Iran’s conventional army was in disarray…
Read MoreFamilies of British Air India crash victims ‘feel utterly abandoned’ and hit out at government
The families of three of the British victims of last week’s Air India crash in Ahmedabad have criticised the UK government’s response to the disaster, saying they “feel utterly abandoned”. It comes after an Air India Dreamliner crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad airport in western India, killing 229 passengers and 12 crew. One person…
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