From GLOBAL ECONOMY 1:09am

Abe claims G8 backing for stimulus policy

Shinzo Abe, Japan's prime minister, leaves after delivering a speech at a seminar in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, June 5, 2013. Abe pledged a legislative campaign to loosen rules on businesses ranging from non-prescription drugs to construction. Stocks slid as he said the effort won't begin for months. ©Bloomberg

Japanese prime minister plays down fears on effects of Abenomics

From WORLD 10:24pm

Google challenges US surveillance gag

Company claims right to disclose number of cases it is drawn into

From WORLD 11:59pm

Review slates running of UK banks

Sanctions recommended and government interference attacked

From MARKETS 12:58pm

Investors keep faith with southeast Asia

Equity falls in Bangkok, Manila and Jakarta eclipse sell-off in Japan

From WORLD 5:39pm

Afghanistan to hold talks with Taliban

US says ‘important first step’ to reviving reconciliation process

More Asia news

Inside Business: HK and hot money flows

For much of Asia, particularly Hong Kong, the real pain from a reversal in global money flows is among the banks

A visitor looks at Votorantim's booth at the 22nd Brazilian Steel Congress in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Wednesday, June 1 2011 ©Bloomberg From COMPANIES 8:47pm

Votorantim suspends $4.9bn Brazil IPO

Move comes as market conditions have deteriorated

Consumers visit the Huawei booth during the 2013 International CES at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 10 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada ©Getty From COMPANIES 5:35pm

Bullish Huawei open to Nokia deal

Consumer chief eyes Samsung and Apple’s lead at smartphone launch

A cement factory releasing heavy smoke in Binzhou, China ©AFP From WORLD 2:34pm

China launches first carbon market

Emission permits sold to two companies via Shenzhen exchange

Dell investor Carl Icahn ©Reuters From COMPANIES 6:49pm

Icahn raises temperature in Dell fight

Activist investor offers $14 a share for 62% of PC maker

©Bloomberg From COMPANIES 7:16pm

Deloitte banned for StanChart ‘violations’

New York sanction over money-laundering review

Multimedia

hashtag chat

Flags of the EU member states fly in fro...Flags of the EU member states fly in front of the European Parliament in Brussels on July 19, 2012. Eurozone finance ministers will hold a teleconference on July 20 to finalise a Spanish bank bailout deal, Luxembourg prime minister and Eurozone President Jean-Claude Juncker said. Eurozone governments have pledged an aid package of up to 100 billion euros ($122 billion) for Spain's debt-mired bank sector. puknews ©AFP 4pm CET: Brussels bureau will tweet with the outgoing US ambassador to EU, William Kennard

More stories

World

Markets

Companies

Financials

Technology

Emerging Markets

Comment

Lex

Offers
FT ConferenceClick here to register A major new Financial Times summit

Market-moving news and views, 24 hours a day

Sorry, Fast FT is unavailable at the moment

VIDEOS

IN DEPTH

  1. US security state
  2. Turkey unrest
  3. Iran elections
  4. Japan - war on deflation
  5. Bitcoin
More in depths

FT INVESTIGATIONS

  1. Death in Singapore
  2. Libor scandal
  3. The scramble for Guinea’s minerals
  4. Cayman directors sit on hundreds of boards
  5. Bo Xilai: power, death and politics
More FT investigations

FINANCIAL TIMES JOBS

Enter job search
Register for free to receive the latest executive jobs by email

TOOLS & SERVICES

Multimedia

Tools

Updates

Quick links

Services