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US Treasury’s $1tn borrowing drive set to put banks under strain

Analysts fear scale of new issuance following debt ceiling fight will push up yields and suck cash out of deposits

What the debt ceiling debate missed

US banks prepare for losses in rush for commercial property exit

Labour Party UK

The Big Read. Keir Starmer’s ruthless remaking of the Labour party

Editor's picks

As the world swirls, Saudi Arabia repositions itself as a global linchpin

Don’t let America’s ‘war on woke’ kill off climate collaboration

Top stories

Turkish lira falls to record low against the dollar

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OECD chief economist calls for governments to cut fiscal support

Clare Lombardelli says measures must now target ‘those who really need it’

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US-China relations

Blinken to visit China this month in sign of easing tensions

US secretary of state had scrapped planned trip over suspected spy balloon incident

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China exports recede in May as economy struggles to mount strong recovery

Imports decline less than expected in optimistic signal as manufacturing growth continues to lag behind

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Spotlight

Nvidia’s rally forces money managers to play catch-up

Funds lightened exposure to chipmaker before bullish AI sales forecast made it a $1tn company

Middle Eastern politics & society

Bellwether student votes show Hamas’s growing support in West bank

Campus defeats highlight public anger with Fatah, the party that dominates Palestinian Authority

News

Evacuations under way in southern Ukraine as flooding hits dozens of towns

Officials estimate 42,000 affected by catastrophe and warn civilians to be wary of landmines swept downstream

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Military briefing: Russia has most to gain from Ukrainian dam breach

Australian tax office explores possible offences abroad in PwC scandal

New Senate hearing on legislation leaks is told of potential international impact

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South Korean business & finance

New York sues Hyundai and Kia over ‘explosion’ of car thefts

Viral TikTok videos on how to steal the vehicles led to a surge in crime, says the city’s law department

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EU considers mandatory ban on using Huawei to build 5G

Brussels concerned lack of action by member states to bar high-risk companies threatens security of entire bloc

UK to strip Chinese surveillance cameras from sensitive government sites

Eurozone economy

Revised figures set to show eurozone economy is shrinking

Eurostat data out Thursday could show region contracted in the fourth quarter of 2022 and first three months of this year

Saudi Arabia to spend billions on shock merger of PGA Tour and LIV Golf

Deal resolves bitter dispute between established series and breakaway league that has divided men’s game

Cryptocurrencies

SEC lawsuits escalate Gensler’s assault on crypto markets

US regulator fires broadside against digital assets market with Binance and Coinbase legal actions

Unhedged. The SEC is wrong about crypto exchanges

Robert Armstrong

‘We fight if we have to’: Teamsters boss vows tough line in US labour talks

Sean O’Brien says he is taking a ‘militant approach’ as the possibility of a strike at delivery group UPS looms

Australia talks tough on EU trade while extending ‘olive branch’ to China

Trade minister says relations between Canberra and Beijing are thawing and EU is just one of its ‘dance partners’

Morgan Stanley’s M&A chair Rob Kindler joins law firm Paul Weiss

Veteran dealmaker had advised on major deals during his 17-year tenure at Wall Street investment bank

Alberta Investment Management Corp

Canadian fund to boost London office in show of faith in UK capital

AIMCo looks to invest ‘billions’ in country as CEO says city a better global gateway than New York

Opinion

The myth of the ‘Asian century’

What is really happening is the rebalancing of the world as European and American hegemony dwindles away

Instant Insight. Dam breach gives Russia a new weapon in Ukraine war

The humanitarian disaster of catastrophic flooding will draw attention away from the unfolding counter-offensive

The Hitler beetle, the Taylor Swift millipede and the politics of scientific names

Markets Insight. Turkey needs a significant adjustment in the lira

Don’t blame the west if the global south goes its own way

Inside Business. Japan’s supply chain predicament

Lex. SEC/crypto: the knives are out for exchanges

Will the 22ers become a new political generation?

Timothy Garton Ash

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US News

Tech sector’s hopes dim for quick US-UK digital trade deal

Frustrations emerge as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak lands in Washington to meet President Joe Biden over economic ties

Hands on with Apple’s Vision Pro: bringing the metaverse to life

Merck accuses US of ‘extortion’ in lawsuit against drug price controls

US venture capital giant Sequoia to split off China business

Chris Christie takes on Trump with second presidential run

Warner Bros Discovery chief turns to longtime confidant to save wounded CNN

SEC sues Coinbase in widening crackdown on crypto exchanges

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FT Globetrotter. Six Madrid bars showcasing stellar local wines

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Highlights

The Henry Mance Interview. Anti-monarchist Graham Smith: The British royals are ‘tax-funded Kardashians’

Head of the campaign group Republic on why the monarchy should be abolished and the government’s protest laws revoked

Can a virtual PA turbocharge your career?

The Big Read. Orlen: is Poland’s energy giant a tool of the government?

Letter from the editor on generative AI and the FT

Review. FT business books: what to read this month

Dear Jonathan. How do I leave academia and move into management consultancy?

‘Stream’ and ‘Torch’: the Gazprom-backed militias fighting in Ukraine

Technology

Tech sector’s hopes dim for quick US-UK digital trade deal

Frustrations emerge as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak lands in Washington to meet President Joe Biden over economic ties

Working It. Bored at work? How AI could come to the rescue

Live news updates from June 6: SEC sues Coinbase, PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf agree to merge

SEC sues Coinbase in widening crackdown on crypto exchanges

FT Alphaville. In light of SEC suing Coinbase and Binance, some memorable crypto press releases

US venture capital giant Sequoia to split off China business

FT Alphaville. We asked metaverse users what they think of Apple’s VR headset

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