Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Benny Gantz has threatened to leave Israel’s emergency government if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not commit to a new plan for the war with Hamas in Gaza and its aftermath. In a televised statement…
A US crackdown on banks financing trade in goods for Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has made it much more difficult to move money in and out of Russia, according to senior western officials and Russian financiers. Moscow’s trade volumes with key partners such as Turkey and China have slumped in the first quarter of…
Xi Jinping arrives in Europe on Sunday on a mission to ease escalating tensions that threaten to ignite a trade war between China and the EU. On his first trip to the region since 2019, Xi will face tough talks in France on trade and Ukraine before enjoying a warmer welcome in Serbia and Hungary,…
Remember that movie where Sandra Bullock crosses the entire country blindfolded because peaking outside means you’re basically facing a certain death? That must be how it feels to build anything in Bitcoin right now. Everyone is just moving blind. The United States government is taking everyone along for the ride and no one knows where…
eyecrave productions/E+ via Getty Images Prior to her second visit to China in nine months last week, Janet Yellen, United States Secretary of the Treasury, sent a message demanding the country not to flood the world with cheap exports of clean energy, as this would “distort global markets and harm workers abroad“. According to a…
Robert Way/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Here is what Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk argued recently: “Frankly, I think if there are not trade barriers established, they will pretty much demolish most other car companies in the world,” he said during a Tesla earnings call in January. “They are extremely good.” While he was talking…
Bet_Noire As tensions in the Middle East flare up yet again and as we enter election season, putting on some shorter-term tactical energy trades on top of existing oil and gas investments makes some sense. Currently, energy traders are anticipating a squeeze in deliverable supplies of oil and a sharp depletion of inventory over the…
Jonathan Kitchen Listen here or on the go via Apple and Spotify. Amrita Roy, The Pragmatic Optimist, joins Rob Isbitts to discuss why she’s neutral on S&P 500 right now (2:25). Short-term interest rates have peaked, long-term rates should normalize; bullish on (TLT) (6:15). Macro investing, equity selection: Zscaler, GitLab, and Pinterest (17:40). Transcript Rob…
The UK is proposing a five-point plan to end the war between Israel and Hamas, as western allies that have backed the Jewish state push for a permanent ceasefire and a political process that sets a pathway for the establishment of a Palestinian state. The initiative, which foreign secretary Lord David Cameron discussed with Israeli…
The leader of Germany’s new left-wing populist party the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) criticised Olaf Scholz’s increasingly unpopular government and called for an immediate end to the Ukraine war at its founding congress in Berlin on Saturday. Sahra Wagenknecht, the party’s leader, told delegates that society was at a tipping point, with voters overcome with…
The timing of the fee reduction aligns with the recent approval of several Bitcoin ETFs, leading to a rush among providers to position themselves favorably in the competitive ecosystem. In a strategic move to gain a competitive edge, Franklin Templeton, an American multinational holding company, has once again slashed the fees for its Bitcoin Exchange-Traded…
Israeli security agencies note that the Tron network has become the preferred platform for crypto transfers by militant groups linked to Palestine, Hamas, etc. In Israel’s ongoing battle against the financing of Iran-backed militant groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah, a previously less scrutinized crypto network Tron has emerged as a significant player. Surpassing Bitcoin…
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Russia launched its largest drone attack of the war in the early hours of Saturday morning, targeting Kyiv in what Ukrainian officials fear is the start of a winter campaign aimed at destroying the…
guvendemir/E+ via Getty Images While many football fans know that the best offense is a good defense, the notion originated with the father of the United States and its first President, George Washington. In 1799, he wrote, “Make them believe, that offensive operations, often times, is the surest, if not the only (in some cases)…
guvendemir Overview of Q3 Earnings RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX), previously known as Raytheon, is one of the largest stocks in the defense sector, with multiple business segments that supply missiles, aircraft radar systems, and other defense-systems primarily to the federal government. RTX also services all these systems, which affords them steady and predictable baseline cash flows….
Following the attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7, traders initially priced in a $3 to $4 risk premium when oil markets opened. The International Energy Agency (IEA), known as the world’s leading energy regulator, has recently warned that the global energy market is likely to remain volatile as the war between Israel and…
Treasury yields fell in the US as the war between Israel and Hamas rages on, with several thousand dead and wounded. Treasury yields fell in the US on Tuesday as investors consider the economic and geopolitical effects of the ongoing war between Israel and Palestinian militant movement Hamas. Early Tuesday morning, the 10-year Treasury fell…
Julian Assange holds up a copy of the Guardian newspaper during a press conference in London on July 26, 2010. Andrew Winning / Reuters file What’s started with a mysterious inscription on October 7 may end up turning into the latest global protest in support of journalist and activist Julian Assange. As revealed by Bitcoin…
In the heart of Manhattan, high above Hudson Yards in a bustling hotel, Bitcoin Magazine’s Editor in Chief, Mark Goodwin, sat down with US presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for a candid and engaging interview that shed new light on his political vision. The interview commenced with RFK’s assessment of the Democratic Party and…
Bitcoin and Ethereum, despite acting as twin forces for accelerating and adopting cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies, have historically been at odds with each other due to the “L1 wars” and their vocal online proponents. To some, the rivalry may seem like a mere culture war within the crypto community. However at its’ root, it’s a…