Chinese stocks volatile after Beijing lays out fiscal plans
Chinese investors, who kicked off a record stock market rally in late September after Beijing announced monetary stimulus, are waiting for the government to reveal its planned fiscal expenditure.
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In 1998 Zec settled in Venice, though today he also spends time in Bosnia. His turbulent, nomadic story lends an extra layer of pathos to the pleasure of seeing his work in Home Sextant, the ...
What’s wrong with effective altruism? With Martin Sandbu
The effective altruism movement has been on a wild ride over the past decade. EA started – in the popular consciousness, at least – as a forum for mindful questions about where best to put charitable ...
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The artist suffered erratic, dark moods, but both his house and garden are all about cheering colour in bold combinations ...
US banks ride ‘soft landing’ high
Russia has expanded the capacity of its shadow fleet of oil tankers despite western sanctions, and US bank stocks hit their highest level since before the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank on Friday, ...
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The ECB is now overwhelmingly expected to cut the rate on its key deposit facility by 0.25 percentage points, to 3.25 per ...
Transcript: Fashion loves Ozempic. Should we talk about it?
This is an audio transcript of the Life and Art from FT Weekend podcast episode: ‘Fashion loves Ozempic. Should we talk about it?’ ...
‘King of the geeks’: how Alex Gerko built a British trading titan
Gerko arrived in London with Deutsche Bank, which he had joined in Russia after finishing his doctorate. From there he moved to GSA Capital, a British quantitative hedge fund carved out of the German ...
Hurricane-themed ETF to be liquidated
An ETF that invests in companies involved in natural disaster recovery and prevention will be shuttered, its sponsor disclosed last week, just days after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida.
Transcript: What’s wrong with effective altruism? With Martin Sandbu
This is an audio transcript of the The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes podcast episode: ‘What’s wrong with effective altruism? With Martin Sandbu’ Soumaya Keynes The effective altruism movement has ...