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FINANCIAL TIMES
Friday, 17 October 2025
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
Donald Trump says he will meet Vladimir Putin in Budapest
 
US president plans further talks with Russia’s leader on ending war in Ukraine
 
 
Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton indicted by justice department
 
Move is latest by the DoJ against US president’s critics
 
 
Banks tap Fed lending facility in sign of short-term market strains
 
Institutions borrow $15bn from standing repo facility in space of two days in sign of liquidity pressures
 
 
Cai Qi: Xi Jinping’s right-hand man drawn into UK’s China spy drama
 
Political veteran mentioned in collapsed prosecution of two British men over espionage allegations
 
 
Britain is inviting its companies to emigrate
 
The UK’s rules for secondary listings on the London Stock Exchange could drive British business abroad
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
US admiral overseeing Caribbean attacks to step down
 
Abrupt retirement comes as Trump administration purges top brass and national security officials
 
 
Donald Trump strikes deal to lower costs of IVF treatment
 
Agreement would exempt Merck-owned group from US tariffs and let it list its fertility drugs on president’s future online site
 
 
OpenAI wants to own it all
 
ChatGPT maker has boundless ambition, but how much can it achieve before suffering a serious case of indigestion?
 
 
Big investors scale back risky bond exposure after storming rally
 
BlackRock and Fidelity International among asset managers betting credit rally has run out of road
 
 
How the Trump companies made $1bn from crypto
 
The president and his family have built a rapidly growing digital assets empire which has been fuelled by the administration’s industry-friendly policies
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
US regional bank shares sink on credit worries after fraud disclosures
 
Western Alliance and Zions Bank disclose exposure to alleged fraud
 
 
Rare earth quake
 
The US and China stand-off over the metals of the future
 
 
Italy appeals court upholds conviction of 2 anti-graft prosecutors
 
NGOs raised alarm over alleged ‘political interference’ related to claims of withholding evidence in Eni/Shell case
 
 
Debt slicing and dicing may make the financial system sturdier
 
The First Brands and Tricolor bankruptcies are best understood as a window into the modern credit value chain
 
 
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz calls for single European stock exchange
 
Endorsement comes after Berlin signals readiness to allow more centralised markets supervision
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
Banks failing to curb rise in romance fraud, says UK watchdog
 
FCA identifies ‘multiple instances’ where banks and payments companies missed suspicious transactions
 
 
777 Partners co-founder Josh Wander charged with fraud
 
Head of Miami-based investment firm alleged to have ‘defrauded lenders and investors out of nearly $500mn’, court documents say
 
 
Spain’s BBVA fails in hostile bid for Sabadell
 
Tender offer only won over shareholders holding 25% of smaller rival’s stock
 
 
Let the US credit score wars begin
 
Competition is a good thing if it lowers the costs or expands the credit-rating system
 
 
Jan Marsalek’s grandfather spied for the communist bloc, new evidence shows
 
Hans Marsalek’s grandson is the fugitive Wirecard fraudster who runs spies for Russia in western Europe
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
Trump’s compact threatens to quash US academic freedom
 
Universities should stand united against the White House