Financial Times Front Page 24th of April 2025
Reeves is prepared to lower import duties on American vehicles to secure a deal with Trump, while pledging not to concede on domestic standards.
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The Financial Times leads with the response from Call of Duty computer game maker Activision Blizzard after the UK’s competition regulator blocked Microsoft’s $75bn acquisition of the firm. The Competition and Markets Authority said it was concerned Microsoft could make Activision’s games exclusive to its own cloud gaming service, meaning less choice for gamers. In a strongly worded statement, the broadsheet reports Activision hit back saying: “UK is clearly closed for business.” One shareholder told the FT: “It’s a zombie deal now.”
Financial Times Front Page 23rd of April 2025
A proposed freeze on the conflict’s front line heightens pressure on Ukraine to concede territory, yet Britain and the West remain resolute in their backing, rejecting any settlement that undermines Ukrainian sovereignty.
Financial Times Front Page 22nd of April 2025
China has cautioned that it will respond forcefully against any government deepening ties with the US, insisting its own strategic interests must be safeguarded and hinting at countermeasures should isolationist policies prevail, while the PM stays firmly set on cooperation with Western partners.
Financial Times Front Page 21st of April 2025
Analysts voice alarm over global market instability and shifting economic policies, prompting concerns that protracted trade disputes could curb business confidence this year.