Sri Lanka launches debt swap deal to end sovereign default

Biden proposes massive expansion of US weight-loss drug coverage

State-backed insurance programmes would fund drugs for obese patients without separate health conditions

Published: 2024-11-26 12:58:54

Israeli far-right minister criticises Hizbollah ceasefire plan

Comments from Itamar Ben-Gvir and northern mayors come as cabinet prepares to vote on US-brokered deal

Published: 2024-11-26 12:45:13

Judges’ role in assisted dying bill criticised as ‘rubber stamping’

Former members of judiciary question whether their role would be a proper safeguard

Published: 2024-11-26 12:34:56

Financial markets do not trust the BoE to deliver low inflation

They expect UK inflation to average around 3%, much higher than the US, Germany or France

Published: 2024-11-26 12:30:06

AI stocks: what if this time it really is different?

Some investors worry we’re in bubble territory, but others think a new paradigm has arrived

Published: 2024-11-26 12:21:16

Banco BPM rejects UniCredit takeover bid

Italy’s third-largest bank says value of offer is ‘completely unusual’ and fails to reflect its prospects

Published: 2024-11-26 12:12:38

Mexican peso and Canadian dollar fall after Trump’s tariff pledge

European equities slip while US Treasury yields edge higher

Published: 2024-11-26 11:54:23

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo will not seek another term in 2026

Socialist’s decision opens up race for one of France’s top political jobs

Published: 2024-11-26 11:49:31

Sri Lanka launches debt swap deal to end sovereign default

Agreement with bondholders expected to bring two-year restructuring saga to a close

Published: 2024-11-26 11:43:18

Where Trump could surprise on the upside

The danger posed by the president-elect lies most obviously at home not abroad

Published: 2024-11-26 11:40:53

UK spending watchdog refuses to sign off government accounts

National Audit Office criticises ‘material and pervasive’ gaps in public sector audits

Published: 2024-11-26 11:30:06

Japanese prime minister’s portfolio outpaces stock benchmark

Shigeru Ishiba is struggling as a politician but excelling as an investor, disclosures reveal

Published: 2024-11-26 11:00:06

FirstFT: Trump pledges new tariffs against China, Canada and Mexico

Also in today’s newsletter, Citi slashes promotions and Telegram’s finances propped up by crypto

Published: 2024-11-26 10:59:06

Business warns of recruitment jitters over UK employment reforms

More executives expect to reduce staffing than increase it for the first time since 2020, finds Institute of Directors survey

Published: 2024-11-26 10:56:13

Chinese ship linked to cable sabotage urged to move into Swedish waters

Stockholm steps up probe after two cables were cut in Baltic Sea

Published: 2024-11-26 10:14:14

How Trump should impose tariffs

Policymakers need to update their approach if they are determined to use trade measures to protect industry

Published: 2024-11-26 10:01:10

Reeves draws line under tax rises, but will Labour’s other pledges survive?

Labour’s Budget pushed levies on employers to the limit — Trump era may mean preparing households for pain too

Published: 2024-11-26 09:30:06

Trump says he will hit China, Canada and Mexico with new tariffs

US president-elect vows to impose levies on first day in retaliation for illegal migration and drug trafficking

Published: 2024-11-26 06:41:04

Why Europe wants Britain back at the EU defence industry party

Plus: Meet the probable head of the EU’s new fraud watchdog

Published: 2024-11-26 06:00:05

The geopolitics of chips: Taiwan’s ‘Silicon Shield’

How long can the island rely on its chipmaking industry to deter a Chinese invasion?

Published: 2024-11-26 05:00:23