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UK regulation is a ‘boot on the neck of business’, Reeves to tell City
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Chancellor Rachel Reeves will tell a City of London audience on...
French PM proposes scrapping national holidays and freezing spending to cut deficit
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.French Prime Minister François Bayrou has proposed a broad spending freeze...
How one of the gravest security lapses in history was kept secret
It was a lawsuit unlike any other. On August 25, 2023, just days before he resigned as UK defence secretary, Ben Wallace asked judges in London for an injunction...
Jamie Dimon warns on Fed independence as Donald Trump piles pressure on Jay Powell
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldJamie Dimon has warned that the independence of the...
BlackRock inflows hit after big client withdraws $52bn
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.BlackRock’s inflows fell to their lowest level in more than a...
Rachel Reeves to reform UK bank ringfence rules in financial services overhaul
The chancellor has announced plans to reform the ringfencing rules that force UK banks to separate their retail and investment banking activities, as part of a raft of measures...
Quick guide to the Afghan files
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.A historic UK government data security breach put tens of thousands...
The British state’s battle to contain the fallout from catastrophic Afghan data leak
Rarely has an email created such danger — or carried so high a cost. When a British soldier pressed send three years ago, they unwittingly placed thousands of lives...
UK set up secret Afghan immigration scheme after data leak and gagged media
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The UK government set up a secret multibillion-pound scheme to relocate...
US bank earnings live: BlackRock hits record $12.5tn in assets as results season gets under way
BlackRock’s assets under management climbed to a record $12.5tn in the second quarter, as a market rally and currency swings helped overcome lower than expected inflows.The world’s largest asset...
