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FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 04, 2026

Cushman & Wakefield sued over climate risk to worker retirement savings
Case could influence wider legal questions about how long-term risks apply to fiduciary duties

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 04, 2026

BIS defends its global rulemaking role against US criticism
Trump administration officials are suspicious of standards being set for American banks by a Europe-based body

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 04, 2026

Bitcoin and crypto stocks surge amid relief rally for risky assets
Trump's insistence that ‘we are not going to allow' banks to undermine crypto legislation also boosts sector

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 04, 2026

Rate of Iranian missile launches is declining, western officials say
Defence secretary Pete Hegseth says US submarine sank Iranian warship in Indian Ocean

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 04, 2026

Trump had ‘feeling' Iran was going to attack US interests, White House says
Rate of Iranian missile launches is declining, western officials say

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 04, 2026

Fed grants Kraken access to payments system in first for crypto group
Digital assets company will be able to connect directly into key parts of central bank's infrastructure

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 04, 2026

The Gulf's safe-haven status is under fire
Iran's retaliatory attacks tarnish the region's touted image of stability

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 04, 2026

Iran war upends popular trades
Wall Street stocks have played catch-up with peers as investors sell this year's winners

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 04, 2026

Toyota marks a turning point for activists in Japan
The latest campaigns are producing faster and more visible concessions

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 04, 2026

Turkey says Nato intercepted Iranian missile heading for its airspace
Hegseth says ‘larger waves' of attacks coming as conflict spreads

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 04, 2026

Charting inflation fears
Oh no, not again

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 04, 2026

Wood Group fined £13mn for overstating three years of profits
FCA investigation finds engineering group's ‘poor operating culture' led to accounting errors

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 04, 2026

Millions face longer waits for payouts from £11bn UK motor finance redress scheme
Regulator grants lenders extra time to prepare for record compensation plan

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 04, 2026

South Korean stocks hit hardest by Iran war as market plunges 12%
Kospi index suffers worst one-day drop as conflict rocks Asian markets

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 04, 2026

War, oil, growth and inflation
Plus very very long-term interest rates

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 04, 2026

Strait of Hormuz disruption threatens Middle East food imports
UAE and Iran have urged citizens to avoid stockpiling

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 04, 2026

The cynical opportunities of ‘Epic Fury'
With this US administration, the best bet is that a business deal is to be reached with Iran

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 04, 2026

A contentious climate fix gathers pace
Carbon capture and storage is making unexpected breakthroughs

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 04, 2026

Gold and silver flows disrupted as Iran war grounds flights
Dubai is key shipping hub for precious metals from Africa and Europe to Asia

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 04, 2026

Investors ditch private credit funds on rising worries over bad loans
Publicly traded vehicles are trading at steep discounts in gloomy sign for broader industry

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 04, 2026

Military briefing: how Iran could wage a new ‘tanker war'
Attacks in the Strait of Hormuz echo the 1980s conflict. Here are the weapons Tehran can use against commercial shipping

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 04, 2026

Less radical, more profitable: here come Europe's new fintech unicorns
Business-to-business services are bread and butter for a lot of investors

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

Investors turn away from yen as haven asset during Iran war
Japanese currency's weakness departs from traditional role during moments of geopolitical turmoil

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

Yikes, South Korean stocks
Long dark night of the Seoul

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

China to lean on Russian oil as Iran crisis chokes supply
Energy disruption set to force Xi Jinping closer to Vladimir Putin and to mull drawing on reserves

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

US shale bosses warn they cannot replace war-hit Middle East oil
New production from Texas will take months as drillers use windfall from price rise to pay investors

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

Israel vows to kill next Iranian leader
South Korean stocks plunge as Asian markets hit by surging gas and oil prices

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

Israel launches ‘extensive strikes' on Iran
Donald Trump said the US military could begin escorting oil and gas tankers transiting the Gulf ‘if necessary'

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

FirstFT: Trump says US Navy could escort oil tankers in Gulf
Also in today's newsletter: China prepares law curtailing minority language rights, and Pakistan urges Iran not to attack Saudi Arabia

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

Stocks and bonds stabilise as Middle East war widens
Oil briefly hit $85 a barrel as Iraqi production shuts down because so few tankers risk journey through Strait of Hormuz

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

Energy prices up, markets down
What will the war in Iran mean for markets?

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

Loveholidays poised to delay £1bn London IPO after Gulf travel chaos
Online travel agent was tipped to be the London Stock Exchange's first significant listing of 2026

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

US petrol prices surge as Trump's Iran war triggers inflation worries
Costs at the pump exceed level at the end of the Biden administration

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

Trump says US Navy prepared to escort oil tankers in Gulf
President promises to provide insurance for vessels transiting the region as Iran conflict disrupts energy flows

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

Iraq's crude production on cusp of collapse
Major oilfields close as regional conflict escalates

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

Iran conflict day 4 as it happened: Trump says US Navy prepared to escort oil tankers in Gulf, Iraq's crude production on the cusp of collapse
President promises to provide insurance for vessels transiting the region as Iran conflict disrupts energy flows

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

Why has oil not hit $100 a barrel?
Crude has surged as flows through Strait of Hormuz dry up, but so far reaction is muted compared with past oil shocks

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

Money laundering controls in professional services ‘perform poorly', says UK watchdog
New AI assessment systems fail to identify risks, warns Financial Conduct Authority

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

Iran war presents a different script for markets
Investors have been right to identify geopolitics as a rising risk factor

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

Drone debris sparks fire at UAE oil terminal as Tehran steps up energy attacks
Israel resumes strikes on Iran and targets Lebanon as US embassy in Riyadh struck by drones

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

US embassy in Saudi Arabia warns of attack on oil city of Dhahran
Israel resumes strikes on Iran and targets Lebanon as US embassy in Riyadh struck by drones

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

Capital Group's weird passive bravado
Triggered

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

How the Iran conflict has rattled global energy markets
The main source of concern is Tehran's influence over shipping in the Strait of Hormuz

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

FirstFT: Stocks and bonds tumble as Middle East war spreads
Also in today's newsletter: Blackstone's flagship private credit fund hit by outflows and OpenAI amends US defence contract

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

EU urges Ukraine to allow access to pipeline carrying Russian oil
Kyiv says evidence shows Druzhba pipeline is too damaged to restart supplies after attack by Moscow in January

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

Stocks and bonds tumble as widening Middle East war rattles markets
European indices and US futures down as conflict escalates across region

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

What's a safe asset now?
Most of the old standbys are not working

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

Brussels urges calm as Iran crisis sends European gas prices soaring
Also in this newsletter: Croatia offers Adria solution to Druzhba stand-off

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

Lengthy Iran war could cause inflation ‘spike', warns ECB's top economist
Philip Lane says extended conflict and disruption to energy supplies could also lead to ‘sharp' drop in Eurozone output

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

Biggest energy traders use windfall gains to tighten grip on market
Commodity houses reinvest bumper profits from years of volatility to cement dominance

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

In charts: How serious is the Middle East gas price shock?
Qatar LNG shutdown threatens bigger supply hit than the Ukraine war

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 03, 2026

Polymarket users won big with unusual bets on US attack on Iran
FT analysis identifies 12 accounts on platform that made large well-timed wagers just ahead of start of conflict

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

China's high-rise hog farms go international
Livestock producers tout benefits of rearing pigs in multistorey buildings

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

Israel launches new attacks on Tehran and Beirut
US embassy in Riyadh hit by drones as hostilities escalate across region

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

Israel resumes strikes on Tehran and steps up Lebanon operation
US embassy in Riyadh hit by two drones as war intensifies

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

US embassy in Riyadh hit by drones, Saudi government says
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says assault will not lead to ‘endless war' as strikes continue

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

US LNG producers rush to seize on surging gas prices triggered by Iran conflict
Venture Global and Cheniere Energy look to bring on extra capacity as prices surge in Europe and Asia

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

Blackstone flagship private credit fund hit with redemptions
Investors pull net $1.7bn out of vehicle over first quarter as industry strains intensify

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

Blackstone's flagship private credit fund hit with redemptions
Investors pull net $1.7bn out of vehicle over first quarter as industry strains intensify

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

Hedge funds rethink emerging market bets after US-Israel strikes on Iran
EM stocks and currencies come under pressure as US dollar jumps

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

Investors turn to gold, not bonds, as haven from war in Iran
Gold and the US dollar jump but government bonds fall amid fears of an inflation shock

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

Ghana's ageing cocoa farmers are caught in a price trap
Small farms and low productivity mean their livelihoods did not improve even as markets hit a record high

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

Airlines' healthy finances will be tested by Middle East conflict
Carriers have enjoyed strong demand and cheap fuel but escalating tensions threaten both

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

Iran war is upending gas markets
The disruption to LNG flows has sparked concerns about supply to the key regional customers of Europe and Asia

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

Hormuz crisis is a wake-up call for complacent gas consumers
The world has already reckoned with its dependence on oil but not yet on the latter

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

Rubio says US launched war on Iran after learning Israel planned to attack
Secretary of state says US had to move ‘preemptively' to stop Iranian retaliation against American forces

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

Rubio says US launched war on Iran because Israel planned to attack
Secretary of state says US had to move ‘preemptively' to stop Iranian retaliation against American forces

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

Trump vows to do ‘whatever it takes' in Iran as US sends more troops to Middle East
Oil and US dollar rally as conflict intensifies

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

SpaceX lines up Starship launch next year as Elon Musk targets $1.5tn IPO
Executives signal mid-2027 debut for rocket that is central to billionaire's Mars and Moon ambitions

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

How western navies can keep the Strait of Hormuz open
Although the narrow waterway is easy for Iran to block, playing offence could prevent global economic repercussions

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

Whither the AI bubble?
Companies are taking on huge amounts of debt to fund LLM and data-centre build-outs

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

Gas prices soar as Iranian attacks force shutdown of Qatari production
Saudi Arabia also closes an oil refinery after strike

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

A war in charts
Front line dispatches

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

Bahrain's Alba to buy Europe's biggest aluminium smelter
Gulf company signals French state-backed lender may also take stake in facility once owned by tycoon Sanjeev Gupta

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

Oil and gas prices soar and stocks slide as Middle East conflict escalates
Iranian attacks on facilities in Saudi Arabia and Qatar raise risk for global energy markets

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

Just how high could oil go?
And a few other questions we don't really answer

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

UK regulator investigates hotel chains over data sharing
Competition and Markets Authority probes whether Hilton, Marriott and IHG shared competitively sensitive information

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

Oil prices soar and stocks slide as Middle East conflict escalates
Disruption in energy supplies threatens to hit global economy

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

What does the Iran conflict mean for global central banks?
The answers unfortunately depend on how long the conflict lasts

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

Oil and gas prices soar as escalating conflict threatens supplies
US and Israeli air strikes throw energy markets into turmoil

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

The war and markets
Time is the crucial factor

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

Retail investors shun private credit funds after Blue Owl gating
Fears mount that outflows may soon overwhelm inflows to some of largest players

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

Blacklisting Russian paramilitaries will not work on its own
A foreign terrorist designation without secondary sanctions and sustained pressure is unlikely to succeed

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 02, 2026

Africa should not pick sides in minerals race, says Zambia
Country's president says continent's resource-rich countries are in strong negotiating positions with investors

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 01, 2026

Hegseth says Iran war will not be ‘endless' after three US jets downed in Kuwait
Oil price surges and stocks fall as conflict intensifies

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 01, 2026

Oil surges in wake of US-Israeli attacks on Iran
US stock index futures slip while gold rises as conflict escalates

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 01, 2026

Oil jumps as Donald Trump vows to continue striking Iran
US stock-index futures slip while gold rises in the wake of US-Israeli attack on Tehran

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 01, 2026

Iran conflict: Israel targets Hizbollah in Lebanon
Oil and gold rise while US stock index futures slip as conflict escalates

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 01, 2026

Israel targets Hizbollah as conflict widens across Middle East
Oil price surges and stocks fall as war intensifies

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 01, 2026

Israel targets Hizbollah as war widens across Middle East
Oil price surges and stocks fall as war intensifies

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 01, 2026

War widens across Middle East as three American jets downed in Kuwait
Oil price surges and stocks fall as conflict intensifies

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 01, 2026

Oil prices forecast to jump despite Opec pledge to raise output
Analysts say Iran conflict likely to increase cost of crude by 5-15% when markets reopen on Sunday

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 01, 2026

Iran war will test the vulnerability of oil markets
While there are buffers of supply, spare capacity will come under pressure in the event of any further escalation

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 01, 2026

What will war in Iran do to the global economy?
Conflict has exposed how much growth depends on energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 01, 2026

Will US payrolls strengthen the case for rate cuts?
Market Questions is the FT's guide to the week ahead

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 01, 2026

Opec to raise oil output in bid to calm markets after US-Israel strikes kill Khamenei
Israel and Iran continued to trade missile fire on Sunday

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 01, 2026

Oil flows through Strait of Hormuz dry up
Death toll rises as Israel and Iran continue to trade missile fire

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 01, 2026

Oil flows through Strait of Hormuz dry up as Iran conflict intensifies
Death toll rises as Israel, the US and Iran continue to launch attacks

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 01, 2026

Iran conflict as it happened: Oil flows through Strait of Hormuz dry up as Iran conflict intensifies
Death toll rises as Israel, the US and Iran continue to launch attacks

FT.com - Financial Markets
Mar 01, 2026

Iran conflict day 2 as it happened: Oil flows through Strait of Hormuz dry up, Opec plans to raise output
Death toll rises across region as Israel, the US and Iran continue to launch attacks

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