Global regulators fret about banks’ rising use of credit risk transfers
Barclays among biggest users of transactions that pose new dangers for financial system
Reform UK to name Jenrick as ‘shadow chancellor’
Nigel Farage to unveil several members of his top team on Tuesday
Jesse Jackson, US civil rights leader, 1941-2026
Career spanned two bids for the presidency after early years with Martin Luther King
US and Iran to kick off talks in Geneva
Second round of negotiations comes as Trump threatens ‘consequences’ if Tehran fails to agree a deal
The limits of age-based policymaking
Focusing on the rights of children has merit, but it also avoids politically harder decisions about adults
UK wage growth cools further as unemployment hits highest level since pandemic
Prospect of interest rate cut rises as Bank of England responds to slowing labour market
UK private sector pay growth close to target levels in December
A decline in private sector pay growth and rising unemployment are fuelling March rate cut chances
Bank probe reveals Adani associates’ secret investments
People close to Indian conglomerate accused of market manipulation held billions of dollars’ worth of shares
FTAV’s further reading
Stablecoins; yield curve inversion; AI; pubs; and colour memory
Japan’s largest toilet maker is undervalued AI play, says activist investor
Toto should invest more in its sideline in the chip supply chain, Palliser urges
The housing market is not getting much better
And neither is inflation
Canada pitches itself as Europe’s ‘supplier of choice’ in face of US rift
Also in this newsletter: EU cyber chief warns that criminals increasingly are copying state actors’ tactics
AI’s electricity demand is fuelling inflation, crimping consumer spending and slowing economic growth
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?
Thinking Sideways — can chess help us make better choices in life?
US chess champion Jennifer Shahade aims to apply lessons from the grandmasters to everyday decisions
Danaher closes in on nearly $10bn deal for medical device maker Masimo
Technology company known for pulse oximeters is in a long-running intellectual property dispute with Apple
FirstFT: UK shelves frictionless post-Brexit trade border project
Also in today’s newsletter: Poland’s war reparations campaign and UK defence spending
US labour supply concerns gather force
Consensus is building that weak job growth reflects immigration crackdown rather than soft demand
Bank CEOs party like it’s 2007
Wall Street bosses’ pay soared last year as deregulation and a surge in M&A boosted bank stocks
Perhaps we should all be banned from social media
Focusing only on under-16s obscures the lack of internet safeguards for everyone else
We have to stop calling some jobs ‘low skilled’
Freeing ourselves of these labels might help young people to think more creatively about the future
Big Oil executives under pressure to spell out growth plans
After years focused on payouts and discipline, energy majors are being pressed on the longevity of their reserves
US markets and the economy are heading into uncharted territory
The Fed might cut rates despite a healthy economy and a weakening dollar
Can Reeves solve the Bank of England’s inflation problem?
Rate-setters split on long-term impact of Budget measures aimed at cutting cost of living
UK quietly shelves £110mn frictionless post-Brexit trade border project
Experts criticise halt to programme that had used Deloitte and IBM as contractors