Financial Times Front Page 10th of May 2025
Trump signals he may reduce tariffs on Chinese goods, with talks set to address lingering trade tensions.
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Wednesday’s Financial Times has a report about Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs using a fund “set up with Chinese state money” to buy a number of UK and US companies – including one that the paper says provides services to the British government. Citing “multiple people with knowledge”, the FT says the bank completed said deals using a “$2.5bn (£1.9bn) private equity partnership fund it set up in 2017 with the sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corporation”
Financial Times Front Page 9th of May 2025
Starmer has secured the UK’s first trade deal with the US since a contentious period, agreeing concessions on car and steel exports while retaining a flat 10% tariff on most goods.
Financial Times Front Page 8th of May 2025
Pakistan has vowed to retaliate following India’s air strikes that reportedly caused dozens of casualties, prompting key international powers to call for restraint amid rising tensions.
Financial Times Front Page 7th of May 2025
A nearly concluded trade deal with the US could potentially lower levies on steel and cars, while negotiations on pharmaceutical regulations continue without concessions on food, prompting optimism that an agreement might be reached this week.