Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Israel said on Thursday it may have killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the deadly October 7 attack. The Israel Defense Forces said it was examining the possibility that Sinwar was one of…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The European Central Bank has cut interest rates by a quarter point to 3.25 per cent, amid signs that growth and inflation in the Eurozone are weakening. Thursday’s move took Eurozone rates to their lowest…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Blackstone plans to list some of its largest investments, the world’s biggest private capital group said on Thursday, after sluggish asset sales hit its third-quarter profits. Jonathan Gray, Blackstone’s president, said the recent technology-fuelled rally…

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Global Economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The “Japanification” of China continues to be a big theme, with a lot of eerie parallels right down to stimulus proving wanting. Here’s the latest symptom: Yep, the 30-year government bond yields of China and…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world’s largest chipmaker, has further raised its growth outlook on the back of an artificial intelligence boom and a broad-based recovery in other sectors, defying market jitters over the current…

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Investments myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Asset manager Abrdn has called for stamp duty tax on shares in smaller British companies to be scrapped following a warning that the sector faces an “existential threat” as it continues to shrink rapidly. The fund…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Nestlé’s new boss said the world’s largest food company was “not broken”, as he lowered its outlook to a more “realistic” sales target and announced sweeping organisational changes to boost performance. In his first big…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has cautioned against proposals to outsource EU asylum policy to countries outside the bloc at the outset of a leaders’ summit in Brussels where migration is set to dominate the…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Many unbranded toys made outside Europe but sold within the EU by online retailers including Temu and Amazon are dangerous for children, an industry survey shows. Toy Industries of Europe (TIE) said on Thursday that…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Alimentation Couche-Tard’s planned $47bn buyout of Seven & i is a better deal and less risky than its target’s break-up plan, the Canadian retailer said as it urged the Japanese group to start talks. Couche-Tard…