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Are Trump and Musk now enemies?

The real cause of their falling out has little to do with the US fiscal deficit

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trump announces U.S.-China trade talks in London next week

Trump had slapped higher tariffs on China than any other country, but temporarily lowered them last month after initial trade talks in Switzerland.

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Why we should worry about the rise of stablecoins

Asset-backed digital currencies could pose risks to bedrock of global financial system

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Winklevoss-backed crypto group Gemini files for Wall Street IPO

Filing comes a day after stablecoin operator Circle surged in its public debut

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

How corporate America learnt not to mess with Texas

Emboldened by a sympathetic administration in Washington, the state is trying to use the size of its economy to shape corporate behaviour

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Switzerland proposes forcing UBS to add $26bn in capital

β€˜Too big to fail’ reforms come after bank’s rescue of main rival Credit Suisse

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trump presses Fed chief Powell to cut interest rate by full point despite strong jobs report

An increase in the number of U.S. jobs that was higher than expected makes it unlikely that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates soon.

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

The cost of losing trust in the US

With huge economic and political shifts taking place what will replace the old world order?

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Senior Fed official promises major overhaul of US bank regulation

New vice-chair for supervision Michelle Bowman says she will seek changes to crucial rule over capital holding levels

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

UK chancellor and home secretary close in on police funding deal

β€˜Landing zone’ between two Whitehall departments comes ahead of spending review on Wednesday

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Top Paul Weiss lawyer defects from firm after its capitulation to Trump

Ex-New York US Attorney Damian Williams joins rival that defeated White House in courtroom challenge

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Swiss government proposes tough new capital rules in major blow to UBS

The Swiss government proposed strict new capital rules that would require banking giant UBS to hold an additional $26 billion in core capital.

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

U.S. payrolls increased 139,000 in May, more than expected; unemployment at 4.2%

Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase 125,000 in May while the unemployment rate stayed at 4.2%.

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

US fiscal policy is going off the rails β€” and nobody seems to want to fix it

Democrats and Republicans alike have presided over an unsustainable growth in the debt and deficit

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Labour’s surprise Scottish by-election win opens up race for Holyrood

But pollsters argue that Reform’s gain of vote share is main story of night

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

What do we want? Everything. When do we want it? Right now!

It turns out that we voters may be to blame for the UK’s short-termism

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

It’s time for private equity to go back to basics

The industry should be more hands on to generate real business value

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

For the maker of Andrex, adult nappies are a chance to clean up

Demographically speaking, it is not younger end users who make up the greatest opportunity

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs expected to push up US import costs by $100bn

Frequent changes to levies make it difficult to predict how trade of the metals would be affected

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Musk vs. Trump drama dominated in DC, but Germany's Merz quietly walked away with a win

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz had a full agenda as he met with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Germany’s Merz signals long-term US reliance after Trump meeting

Chancellor says he pitched car trade deal during inaugural visit to White House

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Facing down a fiscal firestorm

A look ahead to the spending review

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trump 'not interested' in call with Musk, White House official says

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and President Trump launched a war of words at each other Thursday over Musk's criticism of the Republican's "One Big, Beautiful" tax bill

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Russia lowers interest rates to 20% in first cut since 2022 as inflation pressures ease

Inflation in Russia hit 8.3% in the first quarter of the year, with the effects of the war in Ukraine continuing to be felt in the economy.

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Britain wants to lift a ban on a key crypto product β€” and catch up to the U.S.

The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority announced Friday that it plans to lift a ban on sales of crypto exchange-traded notes to consumers.

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Elon Musk says SpaceX will decommission Dragon spacecraft after Trump threat β€” or not

SpaceX's Dragon is the only U.S. option for delivering crew to and from the International Space Station.

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Europeans say society is broken β€” and Brits want a rule-breaking leader to fix it, poll finds

People across Europe say their countries are in decline and society is broken, according to a new Ipsos poll shared with CNBC.

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Swiss franc's safe haven status is proving to be a headache for the nation

Switzerland has been placed on a "currency practices" watchlist by the U.S. Treasury department.

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Peak private equity? Sector gets defensive about its ability to generate top returns

At the SuperReturn conference in Berlin, private equity execs urged investors to ride out a cycle that has dampened dealmaking activity.

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

India's central bank beats market expectations to deliver outsized rate cut of 50 points

This also marks a third straight rate cut since February, and comes below the median estimates of 5.75% in a Reuters poll.

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

From bromance to bitter feud β€” a timeline of Trump and Musk's relationship

The bromance is over. Here's a rundown of how Trump and Musk got here.

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

The world could be facing another β€˜China shock,’ but it comes with a silver-lining

A new round of "China shock" appears to be under way as Beijing doubles down on manufacturing and exports to offset the drag in domestic consumption.

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Long-awaited Trump-Xi call isn't enough to resolve looming critical mineral shortage this summer

A high-stakes U.S.-China call has yet to resolve a metals shortage that businesses say could halt production of cars and other industrial parts this summer.

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

CNBC Daily Open: Trump and Musk's breakup spills into the markets

The White House’s relationships with others β€” a drama equally or more entertaining than television to some β€” have concrete effects on the economy and markets.

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Where a Michelin-starred Japanese chef eats, drinks and shops in Tokyo

Shingo Akikuni is best known as the chef at Shingo, a one-Michelin-starred Japanese restaurant in Miami. Here's how he spends his time when visiting Tokyo.

Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International