Treasury secretary Scott Bessent has insisted the US would never default on its debt as he sought to assuage Wall Street concerns over the state of the country’s public finances. “The United States of ...

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US import costs of steel and aluminium, used in everything from baseball bats to cars and aircraft parts, are expected to ...

Jensen Huang reveals plans for new Taipei base and AI supercomputer as he stresses island’s global importance Nvidia chief Jensen Huang unveiled plans for a new ...

Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world In 2019, I wrote a column about the coming “dollar doomsday scenario” in which a fundamental shift in globalisation ...

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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Chinese state media has said there would be “no harm” in holding trade talks with the Trump administration, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is founder of Fox Legal Training The promise by borrowers to repay debt at maturity at par is a ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. PwC is laying off about 1,500 employees in the US, becoming the latest Big Four firm to make cuts in the wake ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Global stock markets tumbled on Monday, with the Japanese index suffering its worst day in 37 years, as ...