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UK ‘not part of the problem’ when it comes to U.S. trade, Britain’s finance minister says

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves listens during the 11th China-UK Economic And Financial Dialogue on January 11, 2025 in Beijing, China. Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.K. is “not part of the problem” when it comes to “persistent” trade deficits that President Donald Trump wants to tackle, the country’s […]

Science

2025 must be the year when the rules of global finance are reformed

The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development will take place in Seville, Spain, between 30 June and 3 July 2025.Credit: Bildagentur-online/Universal Images Group/Getty In 2022, the latest year for which full data are available, the world spent just short of US$10 trillion on health care. The United States was by far the largest single […]

Business & Finance

Your Crypto Wallet As Your Bank: Realizing Bitcoin’s Original Vision

Buying Coffee with Crypto: A Simple Act Upending the Banking System. getty Imagine buying your morning coffee or shopping online with cryptocurrency—no banks involved, and your funds safely deposited on the blockchain that has replaced your bank deposit. This isn’t a distant dream; it’s happening now. Crypto wallets let you store and control your money […]

Business & Finance

Canada’s finance minister Chrystia Freeland resigns

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Canada’s finance minister Chrystia Freeland resigned on Monday, creating fresh turmoil for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his minority government as they struggle to reverse their waning popularity. Freeland, who is also Canada’s deputy prime […]

Business & Finance

Car finance complaints more than double at UK ombudsman

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Financial services myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Complaints to the UK ombudsman about alleged mis-selling of car finance have more than doubled from a year earlier, increasing the urgency for regulators to seek a solution to the growing controversy. The surge in […]

Technology

Nvidia Says Its Blackwell Chip Is Fine, Nothing to See Here

A large portion of Nvidia’s growth this quarter was driven by data center revenue, totaling $30.8 billion for the quarter, which was up 112 percent from last year. The company’s gross profit margin was 74.5 percent, essentially flat from a year ago. But analysts expect that Nvidia’s margins could shrink as the company shifts to […]

Science

involve the IPCC in defining climate finance

The United Nations COP29 climate conference starts in Baku on 11 November.Credit: Sergei Grits/Associated Press/Alamy The United Nations climate bus is heading to Baku, Azerbaijan, for the UN climate conference COP29, which starts on 11 November. With global temperatures hovering close to 1.5 °C higher than pre-industrial levels, the big question hanging over Baku is […]