Posts by Kim browne
Donald Trump considers tariffs to counter digital services taxes on Big Tech
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump is considering tariffs on countries that levy digital services taxes against American companies and tightening rules on Chinese investment in the US as he widens the scope of his global trade…
Read MoreUS stocks post worst slide in two months on gloomy economic data
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US equities myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. US stocks fell the most in two months as a bout of gloomy economic data showed sentiment among consumers and businesses has cooled a month into Donald Trump’s presidency. The S&P 500 fell 1.7 per…
Read MoreHackers steal $1.5bn from crypto exchange Bybit in biggest-ever heist
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Cryptocurrencies myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Hackers stole about $1.5bn in crypto tokens from Bybit, in a heist the digital asset exchange described as the biggest theft to hit the industry. Ethereum coins were been taken from Bybit’s offline or “cold” wallet,…
Read MoreWhat’s really behind Trump’s abrupt pivot to Russia?
Flying back from Florida on Wednesday night on Air Force One, Donald Trump was asked if he trusted Russia to negotiate in good faith when it came to settling the war in Ukraine. “I do. I think the Russians want to see the war end, I really do,” the US president said during a 14-minute…
Read MoreUkraine to sign critical minerals deal ‘in the very short term’, US claims
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world US national security adviser Mike Waltz has said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will sign a critical minerals deal with the US in “the very short term” and that the war in Ukraine will…
Read MoreGermany’s Merz says Europe can no longer rely on US protection
Germany’s likely next Chancellor warned that Europe can no longer rely on the US to defend it unconditionally, on the eve of an election in which the country’s far-right, pro-Russian party is set to score the best result in its history. Friedrich Merz, leader of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union, which polls say will top…
Read MoreAmerica has turned on its friends
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Winston Churchill is credited with saying that America does the right thing after exhausting the alternatives. Donald Trump has turned that aphorism on its head. In the past 10 days, he has all…
Read MoreThames Water receives £7bn bid from Hong Kong’s CK Infrastructure
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Hong Kong’s CK Infrastructure has made a preliminary £7bn bid to take a majority stake in Thames Water, while indicating that it would require the troubled utility’s bondholders to take significant haircuts. CKI, part of…
Read MoreGerman federal election 2025: what’s at stake?
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. German federal elections on Sunday will not only determine the future of Europe’s largest economy, but also the outlook for the whole continent as it grapples with existential questions, after the Trump administration made it…
Read MoreApple withdraws cloud encryption service from UK after government order
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Apple is withdrawing its most secure cloud storage service from the UK after the British government ordered the iPhone maker to grant secret access to customer data. The move marks a significant escalation in the…
Read MoreVladimir Putin prepares for return of western companies to Russia
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Vladimir Putin has ordered his cabinet to prepare for the return of western companies, a sign of a potential corporate renaissance from the unfolding US-Russia rapprochement. Russia’s president said on Friday he wanted…
Read MorePoland’s political rift deepens as ‘coup’ allegations fly
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Poland’s nationalist opposition has amplified its conflict with the pro-EU government led by Donald Tusk, with both sides accusing each other of attempting to skew the results of upcoming presidential elections. Senior politicians in the…
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