15 Jul 2025
Global Economy
The ECB’s song of fire and flood keeps getting louder
But is anyone listening?
15 Jul 2025 6:10am GMT
Nvidia gets nod from Washington to resume sales of H20 China chip
Leading AI chipmaker had taken $4.5bn writedown after tightening US controls banned export of its key product
15 Jul 2025 5:01am GMT
EU weighs sanctions on Israel as concerns mount over Gaza aid deal
Also in this newsletter: Is the EU ban on Russian gas legal?
15 Jul 2025 5:00am GMT
Australia’s PM seeks to balance trade and security tensions in Xi meeting
Anthony Albanese touts tourism and steel co-operation on six-day China trip that is clouded by Trump turmoil
15 Jul 2025 4:45am GMT
FirstFT: US threatens Russia with ‘severe’ tariffs
Also in today's newsletter, the 'cat bond' market and EU budget plan's eastward shift
15 Jul 2025 4:31am GMT
China’s GDP grows 5.2% as exports show resilience against Trump trade war
World's second-biggest economy on track for full-year target despite weak demand at home
15 Jul 2025 2:03am GMT
India looks for ‘low-hanging fruit’ in high stakes US trade talks
Also in this newsletter: is the Modi government massaging economic data?
15 Jul 2025 1:30am GMT
14 Jul 2025
Global Economy
US probes imports of drones and critical material in chips and solar panels
Investigations could lead to tariffs on unmanned aircraft systems and polysilicon
14 Jul 2025 11:58pm GMT
US threatens Russia with ‘severe’ tariffs over war in Ukraine
Trump says he is 'very unhappy' with Moscow for lack of progress on a ceasefire deal
14 Jul 2025 9:53pm GMT
LVMH’s Loro Piana placed under court administration over alleged worker exploitation
Cashmere brand becomes fifth fashion house to be monitored in probe into labour rights violations in Italian supply chains
14 Jul 2025 9:05pm GMT
US investors should beware of tariff complacency
America's bullish stock market is at odds with Trump's policy agenda
14 Jul 2025 5:47pm GMT
EU warns of ‘big gap’ in trade talks after Trump’s 30% tariff threat
Bloc's trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said duties at that level would make transatlantic trading 'almost impossible'
14 Jul 2025 5:20pm GMT
Volvo Cars to book $1.2bn charge on tariffs and launch delays
Exposed to US and European duties, the Geely-owned group has already announced a cut of 3,000 jobs globally
14 Jul 2025 5:01pm GMT
European stocks dip after Trump’s tariff threat
Analysts say much sharper sell-off likely if 30% levies on EU come into force
14 Jul 2025 4:16pm GMT
BBC News
How the rising cost of shoes could hit Trump
In this Americast episode, Anthony Zurcher, BBC's North America correspondent, discusses how Trump may start to feel pressure from his own supporters if prices continue to rise at home.
14 Jul 2025 4:06pm GMT
Global Economy
China approves $35bn Synopsys chip software deal after US eases export curbs
Beijing's antitrust regulator had paused process in May as Trump administration tightened access to chip design tools
14 Jul 2025 2:07pm GMT
A Trumpian offer you can only refuse
The US president's bullying of Brazil is particularly inept
14 Jul 2025 11:31am GMT
BBC News
Bank boss ready to cut rates if job market slows
Andrew Bailey tells the Times he believes "the path is downward" on interest rates.
14 Jul 2025 7:23am GMT
Yahoo Finance
Bearish Bitcoin Trader Loses $92M as Surge Wipes Out $426M in Short Liquidations
14 Jul 2025 5:39am GMT
Why Trump’s housing revolution risks mortgage turmoil
14 Jul 2025 5:00am GMT
Jamie Dimon Says Private Credit Is Dangerous—and He Wants JPMorgan to Get In on It
14 Jul 2025 1:00am GMT
Equities rise modestly with tariffs, inflation data, earnings in focus
14 Jul 2025 12:22am GMT
Traders largely shrug off tariffs before US consumer price data
14 Jul 2025 12:03am GMT
13 Jul 2025
Yahoo Finance
Wealth funds warm to active management - and China - to weather volatility, report shows
13 Jul 2025 11:28pm GMT
BBC News
The deepening water shortage row between the US and Mexico
The US is accusing its southern neighbour of breaking a long-held water sharing agreement.
13 Jul 2025 11:04pm GMT
Yahoo Finance
Here’s the net worth you need to be in the top 10% of Americans — why it’s a lot higher than you might think
13 Jul 2025 7:50pm GMT
Goldman Sachs Begins coverage of GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GFS) Stock with a Neutral Rating
13 Jul 2025 7:25pm GMT
Needham Downgrades CoreWeave (CRWV) Stock to Hold
13 Jul 2025 7:25pm GMT
Goldman Sachs Initiates Coverage on NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI) Stock With Buy Rating
13 Jul 2025 7:25pm GMT
Goldman Sachs Begins Coverage on Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) Stock with a Buy
13 Jul 2025 7:25pm GMT
Goldman Sachs Initiates Coverage on Microchip Technology (MCHP) Stock With a Buy Rating
13 Jul 2025 7:25pm GMT
Goldman Sachs Begins Coverage of Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Stock
13 Jul 2025 7:25pm GMT
Goldman Sachs Begins Coverage of KLA (KLAC) Stock, Gives Neutral Rating
13 Jul 2025 7:25pm GMT
Goldman Sachs Begins Coverage of Synopsys (SNPS) Stock, Gives Buy Rating
13 Jul 2025 7:25pm GMT
TD Cowen Upgrades Texas Instruments (TXN) Stock to Buy
13 Jul 2025 7:25pm GMT
12 Jul 2025
BBC News
Faisal Islam: We are heading for significant tax rises
Repeatedly borrowing more is not a long-term solution to rising day-to-day spending pressures.
12 Jul 2025 12:05am GMT
11 Jul 2025
BBC News
Reeves disappointed after economy unexpectedly shrinks
The economy contracted in May for the second month in a row, adding to pressure on the chancellor.
11 Jul 2025 10:57am GMT
What is an Isa and how might the rules change?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has shelved plans to alter Isa rules, but what are they and how do they work?
11 Jul 2025 8:57am GMT
10 Jul 2025
BBC News
US government to invest in rare earths production
The government is to become the biggest shareholder in the US's only operational rare earths mine.
10 Jul 2025 12:35pm GMT
09 Jul 2025
BBC News
Action urged to halt exodus of firms leaving UK
The boss of the CBI says he would support cutting the allowance on cash ISAs to encourage more people to invest in shares.
09 Jul 2025 6:59am GMT
06 Jul 2025
BBC News
How tariffs are shifting global supply chains
Trump's 90-day pause on his sweeping tariffs plan is about to expire. But already some firms are radically changing how they work.
06 Jul 2025 11:08pm GMT
Bank junction to reopen to black cabs as a trial
Restrictions to most traffic, except buses and push bikes, were introduced in 2017 after a cyclist died there.
06 Jul 2025 7:00am GMT
05 Jul 2025
BBC News
Excellent or awful - why Lifetime ISAs divide opinion
A report by MPs says the product needs to be reformed and many savers who have been in touch tend to agree.
05 Jul 2025 11:09pm GMT
04 Jul 2025
BBC News
US debt is now $37tn – should we be worried?
President Trump's budget bill will add to the US debt pile but is there a limit to how much the rest of the world will lend Uncle Sam?
04 Jul 2025 9:27pm GMT
British Bulldogs to Basil Fawlty - your banknote redesign ideas
The Bank of England wants views on themes for its next series of banknotes, and BBC readers are full of ideas.
04 Jul 2025 7:21am GMT
What have tariffs really done to the US economy?
As President Trump weighs tariff plans, he will have one eye on the US economy.
04 Jul 2025 7:03am GMT
03 Jul 2025
BBC News
UK borrowing costs fall as investors' nerves ease
The cost of UK government borrowing falls and the pound rallies as the PM says he works "in lockstep" with Rachel Reeves.
03 Jul 2025 6:05pm GMT
Strong jump in US jobs as economy defies expectations
Hiring in the US defied expectations with 147,000 jobs added last month, official figures show.
03 Jul 2025 3:16pm GMT