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Pain is coming for emerging markets from a Trump trade war

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is head of emerging markets cross-asset strategy at UBS American exceptionalism dominates markets, with equities outperforming the rest of the world by 20 per cent last year alone. Yet one indicator, close to […]

Entertainment

Film Independent Announces Emerging Filmmaker Award Honorees

Film Independent announced the winners of its three Emerging Filmmaker Awards at its annual Spirit Awards Nominee Brunch on Saturday. Winners for the remaining categories are set to be announced on Feb. 22. Opening remarks were delivered by Brenda Robinson, chair of the board at Film Independent, who remembered the organization’s late president Josh Welsh […]

Science

Plans to stabilize Earth’s climate rely on emerging carbon removal technology—we need to get moving, say researchers

For Australia to achieve net zero by 2050, 133 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions (CO₂ or equivalent) will need to be removed from the atmosphere. Credit: Climate Change Authority, 2024, CC BY Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels continue to rise and 2024 is likely to be the world’s hottest year on record. It’s […]

Business & Finance

Bondholders could make $14bn from emerging market restructurings, says Debt Justice

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Bondholders stand to make profits of $14bn on resolutions of sovereign debt crises that broke out from Ukraine to Zambia in recent years, according to calculations by a UK debt campaigner. Restructurings under way or […]

Business & Finance

Expect more emerging market sovereign defaults, says S&P

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Global Economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Sovereign defaults will become more frequent in the coming decade as poorer countries struggle under sizeable debt burdens and the legacy of high borrowing costs, according to S&P Global Ratings. Even though global interest rates […]