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FT.com - Financial Markets
Feb 02, 2026

Gold and silver deepen historic slump
Losses in precious metals follow record-breaking rally

FT.com - Financial Markets
Feb 02, 2026

Oil tumbles as US-Iran tensions ease
Energy prices reverse recent gains on easing geopolitical concerns and warmer weather outlook

FT.com - Financial Markets
Feb 02, 2026

Submit your questions: Are US markets and the economy as strong as Trump claims?
Take part in a live Ask an Expert Q&A with US managing editor Brooke Masters and US financial commentator Robert Armstrong on Thursday February 5

FT.com - Financial Markets
Feb 02, 2026

US to launch $12bn critical minerals stockpile to counter China's dominance
US Export-Import Bank will provide $10bn in debt financing for effort named Project Vault

FT.com - Financial Markets
Feb 02, 2026

EU struggling to diversify critical minerals supply, warns report
European Court of Auditors says bloc's raw materials policy rests on ‘incomplete foundations'

FT.com - Financial Markets
Feb 02, 2026

Bondholders prepare to sue Ethiopia over $1bn debt default
Private-sector lenders say official creditors led by China and France have ‘unreasonably' blocked a deal

FT.com - Financial Markets
Feb 02, 2026

Devon and Coterra agree merger to create $58bn US shale group
Deal comes as lower oil prices force smaller US producers to consider tie-ups

FT.com - Financial Markets
Feb 02, 2026

Gold and silver extend declines as slump rattles equities
Losses in precious metals follow record-breaking rally

FT.com - Financial Markets
Feb 02, 2026

Kevin Warsh: you have to make a bet
What comes after data dependence?

FT.com - Financial Markets
Feb 02, 2026

Private equity retail pioneer faces stiff competition
Plus, St James's Place, hedge fund correlation and Michael Sheen's debut play

FT.com - Financial Markets
Feb 02, 2026

The ‘deep-fried' stocks that spurred a market meltdown
Index provider MSCI's threatened downgrade has underlined the opacity of the Indonesian market

FT.com - Financial Markets
Feb 02, 2026

Turnaround investor Flacks targets British Steel takeover
‘Bullish believer' proposes acquisition as part of plan to create European metals group

FT.com - Financial Markets
Feb 02, 2026

Europe's oil majors prepare to cut billions in shareholder payouts
Shell, BP and peers widely expected to rein in buybacks to protect balance sheets in face of lower oil prices

FT.com - Financial Markets
Feb 02, 2026

FCA hits PE-backed insurer with growth cap over governance concerns
Watchdog restricts customer numbers at Markerstudy, a personal insurance group backed by Bain and Pollen Street

FT.com - Financial Markets
Feb 02, 2026

Starling targets US expansion by selling software to other banks
London-based fintech plans sale of services to multiple mid-tier banks and credit unions in North America

FT.com - Financial Markets
Feb 02, 2026

The stablecoin war: Wall Street vs crypto over the future of money
Banks say rules governing the digital currency are a risk to financial stability. Are they just trying to stamp out competition?

FT.com - Financial Markets
Feb 01, 2026

Gold slides as rally loses steam
Investors say prices have become unmoored from fundamental demand

FT.com - Financial Markets
Feb 01, 2026

FirstFT: Xi Jinping calls for China's renminbi to become global reserve currency
Also in today's newsletter: India reveals its budget, and the latest release of Epstein files

FT.com - Financial Markets
Feb 01, 2026

Europe's gas storage falls to lowest level since 2022
Harsh winter and policy changes push prices to 10-month high

FT.com - Financial Markets
Feb 01, 2026

Xi calls for China's renminbi to attain global reserve currency status
Latest commentary details ambitions for ‘powerful currency' to play a greater role in trade and forex

FT.com - Financial Markets
Feb 01, 2026

Danish pension funds under pressure to invest in domestic markets
Government drive comes as schemes in EU's second-biggest retirement system reassess US exposure

FT.com - Financial Markets
Feb 01, 2026

Gold and silver tumult triggers ‘pandemonium' in New York's Diamond District
Volatility of the precious metals presents risks and big rewards for Manhattan's no-nonsense jewellers

FT.com - Financial Markets
Feb 01, 2026

How protein rose to the top of the food chain
The nutrient is popping up in everything from Starbucks lattes to Doritos and bottled water

FT.com - Financial Markets
Feb 01, 2026

Oil and gas exploration back on Europe's agenda, says Energean chief
Mediterranean-focused group points to shift from renewables in Greece, Italy and Cyprus

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 31, 2026

Bitcoin price slides to lowest level since 2025 tariff shock
Drop comes after gold and other precious metals sold off sharply

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 31, 2026

Will metals lose their lustre?
Unpacking the dramatic rallies in gold, silver and copper

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 31, 2026

Miner Chemaf emerges as first test of US-DR Congo minerals deal
Washington lobbies African nation to award sale of copper and cobalt producer to consortium led by US group Virtus

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 30, 2026

Warsh's desire to shrink Fed's balance sheet sets up clash with Trump, say investors
Long-term yields ticked up after president nominated former governor to lead US central bank

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 30, 2026

Veteran EY partner appointed to lead US audit regulator
Jim Logothetis oversaw Big Four firm's relationships with big clients including Coca-Cola and Fiat Chrysler

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 30, 2026

Gold and silver prices plunge as rally goes into reverse
Platinum also plummets as Trump picks Warsh as next Fed chair

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 30, 2026

Federal Reserve live: Donald Trump nominates Kevin Warsh to be Fed chair, Dollar jumps by the most since May 2025
President announces former Fed governor as his nominee to succeed Jay Powell

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 30, 2026

The frank warning from Switzerland on the dollar
If the US currency continues to slide with cuts in interest rates, countries will be forced to take action

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 30, 2026

Revolut's Storonsky reverts residency to UK after filing error
Earlier statement that listed CEO as UAE resident had prompted concern among British regulators

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 30, 2026

Trafigura wins $500mn nickel fraud case against Prateek Gupta
Long-running legal dispute began in 2023 after Swiss trading house discovered fake nickel cargoes

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 30, 2026

Indonesia's top financial regulator quits in wake of market turmoil
Stock exchange head also resigns following downgrade warnings from index compiler MSCI

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 30, 2026

How not to short gold
Few investors want to it seems, but those who do need to be careful

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 30, 2026

Chevron pledges tight rein on Venezuela spending as US pushes oil majors to invest
Supermajor to focus on boosting production from existing operations rather than fast-track expansion, says finance chief

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 30, 2026

Meta, Microsoft and the tyranny of small differences
Plus, Jay Powell and dollar hedging

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 30, 2026

Hedge funds' correlation with stocks sparks fears over lack of crash protection
Correlation with equity benchmarks hits highest in at least five years, raising concerns over performance during downturns

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 30, 2026

Emerging markets make roaring start to 2026 as dollar slides
Stocks, bonds and currencies have all soared as dollar weakness puts focus on fundamentals

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 30, 2026

Europe needs to put its money where its mouth is
Tussles over what to put on euro banknotes are symbolic of deeper dysfunction

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 30, 2026

Blackstone lines up huge IPO pipeline
Private capital group's president Jonathan Gray tells the FT: ‘The deal environment feels like it has hit escape velocity'

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

Indonesia's stock exchange head resigns after market turmoil
Iman Rachman steps down after Jakarta Composite tumbled as much as 16% in 2 days

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

HSBC targets Hong Kong IPOs after missing out on listings boom
Lender ‘maniacally focused' on rebuilding its investment bank in one of its home markets

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

Cuba has ‘15 to 20 days' of oil left as Trump turns the screws
Crude exports to Havana are drying up, according to Kpler, amid US blockade of Venezuela and pressure on Mexico

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

US moves to open Venezuela's vast crude reserves to Big Oil
Treasury issues ‘general licence' that will allow American groups to purchase and resell the South American country's oil

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

Microsoft sheds $360bn in market value as AI spending spooks investors
Software group pulls Nasdaq lower after reporting 66% year-on-year surge in data centre costs

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

The incredible shrinking dollar
Is the world finally moving away from the greenback?

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

Coterra and Devon near tie-up to create $60bn US shale group
Deal would be the largest oil and gas merger in two years

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

First Brands founder and brother indicted on US fraud charges
Patrick and Edward James accused of fraudulently obtaining billions of dollars from lenders in New York federal case

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

Microsoft sheds $430bn in market value as AI spending spooks investors
Software group pulls Nasdaq lower after reporting 66% year-on-year surge in data centre costs

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

Gold and silver fall from record highs in metals market whiplash
Volatile trading session sees precious metals give up early gains

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

SAP suffers biggest fall in five years amid concerns over cloud business
Shares fall 16% as Europe's largest software company says its cloud backlog growth will ‘slightly decelerate'

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

Oil surges past $70 as US-Iran tensions rise
Price rises 4% on Thursday as Donald Trump hails ‘beautiful armada' targeting regime

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

Why US stocks don't care a jot about Greenland, trade wars or global aggro
It's the economy, stupid

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

US to pay monthly Venezuela ‘budget' from oil proceeds via Qatar fund
Marco Rubio defends ‘novel' scheme under which America will approve how Caracas can spend portion of national income

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

Don't bet on dollar dethronement
If you want to see how entrenched the US currency is in the global system, look at the foreign exchange swap market

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

What should I invest in this year? You asked, Stuart Kirk answered
FT's ‘Skin in the Game' columnist replied to readers in a live Q&A

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

Blackstone lines up ‘one of largest IPO pipelines in history'
Private capital group's president Jonathan Gray tells the FT: ‘The deal environment feels like it has hit escape velocity'

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

Glencore boosts copper output and reserves as Rio deadline looms
Rio must make an offer next week or end talks on deal to create world's biggest mining group

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

European defence is so hot right now
Investors suddenly love guns and ammo

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

Video: Why is gold hitting record highs?
The precious metal is experiencing its highest peak in history. How long can the gold rally last?

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

Indonesian stocks tumble as Goldman warning adds to MSCI concerns
Jakarta Composite index falls 10% as investors worry about potential reclassification

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

Carlyle strikes tentative deal to buy Lukoil's international assets
Agreement comes after US targeted Russian company with sanctions in October

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

The Fed is done cutting until something changes
Plus, the falling dollar

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

Central banks rein in gold purchases as investment demand soars
Official purchases fall 20% amid historic rally and are expected to decline further this year, says World Gold Council

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

Cuba has ‘15 to 20 days' of oil left as Donald Trump turns the screws
Crude exports to Havana are drying up, according to Kpler, amid US blockade of Venezuela and pressure on Mexico

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

The UK needs to press ahead with digital gilts plan
The move could be the catalyst that brings tokenised money more into the financial mainstream

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

Do markets make us moral?
New research describes how commerce shaped our culture

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

Russian oil income drops sharply as sanctions bite
Moscow's energy revenues fell by a fifth in 2025 compared with previous year

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 29, 2026

Investors love heavy metal
Metals surge boosts value of mining groups by almost $500bn

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 28, 2026

Fintech PicPay owned by Batista beef barons hits $2.5bn valuation in New York IPO
Brazilian digital lender raised $434mn in Nasdaq flotation

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 28, 2026

US crypto industry raises record war chest for midterm election campaigns
Fairshake political action committee has amassed $193mn to support candidates sympathetic to the sector

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 28, 2026

Federal Reserve signals no rush to cut rates as economy powers ahead
Chair Jay Powell says robust growth and steadying jobs market show borrowing costs are not ‘restrictive'

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 28, 2026

Metals surge boosts value of mining groups by almost $500bn
Moves fuelled by surge in prices of precious and base metals triggered by heightened geopolitical tensions

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 28, 2026

Illicit crypto flows surge to record $158bn
Sharp rise in money sent to criminal wallets comes after volumes had been declining

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 28, 2026

Ex-Opec head confronted tycoon over his threat to ‘take her down', court hears
Diezani Alison-Madueke accused of accepting bribes from executives while Nigeria's oil minister

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 28, 2026

Deutsche Bank raided in German probe over Abramovich links
Prosecutors swoop on Frankfurt headquarters and Berlin office over dealings with Russian billionaire

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 28, 2026

Fed decision as it happened: Central bank holds interest rates steady, Powell signals no rush to loosen policy further as US economy powers ahead
Governors Christopher Waller and Stephen Miran dissented against the decision, calling for a reduction

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 28, 2026

Japan's finance ministry isn't a massive macro hedge fund
It's just made hundreds of billions of dollars by accident

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 28, 2026

S&P 500 tops 7,000 for first time
Optimism over earnings powers Wall Street rebound from Greenland crisis

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 28, 2026

The precious metal feeding frenzy
Gold and silver are on a tear but buyer beware?.?.?.

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 28, 2026

Bessent says Trump administration still pursuing ‘strong dollar policy'
Greenback rebounds after Treasury secretary rejects speculation that Washington is intervening to boost yen

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 28, 2026

Termites are slowly feasting away at the foundations of the dollar's dominance
Chomp chomp chomp

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 28, 2026

Silver squeeze leaves solar panel makers feeling the heat
Photovoltaic industry seeks substitutions for metal that has hit record highs

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 28, 2026

Indonesian shares plunge after MSCI warns on market's investability
Sharp sell-off triggers trading halt as investors fret over possible reclassification

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 28, 2026

SOFAZ so good
From bond nerd to gold bug

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 28, 2026

Gold climbs to record high after slide in dollar
Metal has gained more than 20 per cent this year amid geopolitical volatility and questions over US currency

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 28, 2026

Rick Rieder is a massive dove
Plus, more on gold

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 28, 2026

Swiss central bank under pressure as franc surges to decade high
Alpine currency at strongest level since 2015 shock appreciation, putting pressure on central bank

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 28, 2026

ECB would need to act if euro keeps gaining, says Austria's central bank governor
Martin Kocher untroubled by single currency's current level but says further appreciation could drive down import prices

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 28, 2026

Elon Musk links rapid SpaceX IPO timeline to planetary alignment
Celestial calendar meets high finance, as billionaire's personal impulses shape plans to raise $50bn in record listing

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 28, 2026

Elon Musk links SpaceX IPO to Jupiter and Venus alignment
Celestial calendar meets high finance, as billionaire's personal impulses shape plans to raise $50bn in record listing

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 28, 2026

The comeback of European and UK growth stocks
The tide is turning against value shares as government bond yields decline

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 28, 2026

Tether scores $5bn windfall as gold price rockets
Stablecoin group holds more bullion than many central banks and is one of biggest winners from blistering rally

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 28, 2026

The Russian refinery Berlin cannot afford to lose
Looming US sanctions risk cutting fuel supplies to German capital, prompting government to review Rosneft expropriation

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 28, 2026

The Russian refinery Germany is racing to save from US sanctions
German government weighs Rosneft expropriation plan to head off fuel disruptions in Berlin

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 28, 2026

Drax hit as Japan pivots away from burning wood pellets for energy
Phaseout of generous subsidies threatens profitability of new projects

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 27, 2026

Archer Daniels Midland pays $40mn to settle accounting investigation
US securities regulators file separate lawsuit against former CFO over practices in group's nutrition unit

FT.com - Financial Markets
Jan 27, 2026

Dollar slides as Trump says he is not concerned with its recent decline
Greenback trades at lowest level in four years as worries over US currency mount

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