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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK interest rates myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold at 4.5 per cent, while leaving the door open

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. UK bond sales are forecast to rise to almost £310bn next year, a near record sum that will provide the

The US Treasury secretary this month insisted Donald Trump had not changed America’s long-standing “strong dollar” policy. But investors have been puzzling over the president’s aims for the currency as some of his allies tout the benefits of a softer

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Keir Starmer has suffered a cabinet uprising over planned cuts to welfare and other public spending, but the prime

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Rachel Reeves will need to lay out harsh spending cuts to offset higher borrowing costs in her Spring Statement this

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The euro is on track for its best week against the dollar since the global financial crisis, as

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Global Economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Global government borrowing is expected to reach a record $12.3tn this year, as a rise in defence and other spending

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Currency markets are increasingly dismissive of Donald Trump’s tariff threats, raising the risk of big swings if the