Smaller UK stocks gallop past larger peers as outlook brightens
Swift vaccine rollout and fading Brexit uncertainty a boon to small-cap groups
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Smaller UK stocks gallop past larger peers as outlook brightens
Swift vaccine rollout and fading Brexit uncertainty a boon to small-cap groups
https://www.ft.com/content/f0d539e1-91c5-4f7c-8abd-35ec6f8efc75
Commodities supercycle arrives as pandemic recedes
Sector-wide bull market gathers momentum
https://www.ft.com/content/1332da37-bf45-409f-9500-2fdac344d1dd
Bitcoin: too good to miss or a bubble ready to burst?
If retail investors buy, they need to accept that cryptocurrencies come with big risks
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Bond investing needs a complete rethink
Lessons from the past might be less relevant for current portfolios
https://www.ft.com/content/c8c15f2a-174f-4550-99e8-c4b79ec12d4f
UK woos sovereign wealth funds over green investments
Minister says talks also take place with overseas pension schemes on energy projects
https://www.ft.com/content/f2352470-2bef-4b15-bae8-fb9e002212d0
What problems are young people facing? We asked, you answered
More than 1,700 people aged 16 to 35 from around the world responded to an FT reader callout asking for their views on what life is like for..
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Investors plough money into US inflation-protected bond funds
Tips funds enjoy 29 consecutive weeks of inflows amid expectations of rising prices
https://www.ft.com/content/951002b3-5938-41e3-9294-d7b7db38156f
Regulators to examine crypto exchange Binance’s foray into equities
Concerns over whether stock tokens comply with rules on transparency and corporate disclosures
https://www.ft.com/content/cfbd084f-a118-4090-8301-2e45eceac304
Inside the ‘digital cleanse’ companies taking on cancel culture
A single tweet can now kill a career – but is a digital clean-up the answer?
https://www.ft.com/content/3f1c1edd-a319-4bec-af7b-a4a839919a91
US government bond investors left bewildered by ‘bonkers’ market move
Uncertainty abounds after unusual market reaction to upbeat economic data
https://www.ft.com/content/8480f95d-69ab-40be-b439-6630d6ab4fd2
Global savers’ $5.4tn stockpile offers hope for post-Covid spending
Households amass extra cash equivalent to 6% of world output since pandemic began
https://www.ft.com/content/8cbfe40d-1ce1-4dc6-bcb2-1314b77b9443
Improving European outlook casts shadow over region’s bond market
‘Peak pessimism’ has passed as countries accelerate vaccine programmes, investors say
https://www.ft.com/content/735495cb-0c6d-426a-8b47-263f046ee0f2
Hedge funds post best start to year since before financial crisis
Market shake-up has created ‘fertile’ environment for managers to make bets
https://www.ft.com/content/41228729-2351-46e0-8d67-8003f7fffc0d
Taiwan dollar drops with US set to apply currency manipulator tag
Biden administration expected to add country to name-and-shame list despite strengthening ties
https://www.ft.com/content/c66fa027-ffe3-4846-919d-5a741894935a
US put off derivatives rules for a decade before Archegos blew up
Regulation of swaps used by Bill Hwang was pushed back once again by Covid
https://www.ft.com/content/7819e714-bf9d-4f83-a6e4-497df534f77c
Brexit brings pain for UK vintage watch dealers
Tax on imports of stock from EU eats into already slim profit margins for British traders
https://www.ft.com/content/b0bf47ab-e8b8-4f95-983d-1a56ffa4df52
A reading list to prepare for a post-pandemic age
Longlisted, shortlisted and winning authors of the FT and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award reveal their choices
https://www.ft.com/content/e100640f-eae9-4c03-b71d-1103a3147235
Live Q&A: How is the Covid vaccines rollout going?
FT science editor Clive Cookson and pharma correspondent Hannah Kuchler are answering your questions
https://www.ft.com/content/3f97b04a-e16d-4d59-8371-630e70ea360e
Archegos debacle reveals hidden risk of banks’ lucrative swaps business
Derivatives that blew up Hwang family office were growing source of revenue for Wall Street
https://www.ft.com/content/fb364689-9b04-47cb-aba9-5eb15d1cea85
Brussels squares up to UK in fight over euro swaps clearing
EU is increasingly worried about London’s dominance over the €81tn industry
https://www.ft.com/content/2d80aa5d-81ec-4611-b037-4763f9ce1dd0
Share of black employees in senior US finance roles falls despite diversity efforts
Significant growth has occurred only in the most junior positions, according to FT research
https://www.ft.com/content/887d064a-bd5e-4ce6-9671-9057e12bd5c7
Credit Suisse and Nomura warn of losses after $20bn stock fire sale
Banks face earnings hit following huge asset unwinding by prime brokerage client Archegos Capital
https://www.ft.com/content/073509cd-fe45-44d2-afac-cace611b6900
UK and EU begin diverging on financial regulation after Brexit
Prospects for supervisory ‘equivalence’ fade as each side pursues differing rules
https://www.ft.com/content/9dcefb24-59ff-4527-bebf-9efdf875aa37
The return of the inflation spectre
Growing worries about the return of a long-forgotten bugbear highlight increasing risks for savers
https://www.ft.com/content/6cfb36ca-d3ce-4dd3-b70d-eecc332ba1df
Brightening UK outlook sends bonds sinking most in two decades
Prospects for Britain’s government debt have diverged from European counterparts
https://www.ft.com/content/0ea28218-7296-4b09-9cae-4b84a27a9e0c
Renzo Piano: ‘Buildings are like children – you want them to have a happy life’
At 83, the architect behind the Centre Pompidou and the Shard is working on his most ambitious projects yet. He explains why his buildings a..
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Downtrodden stock pickers see opportunity in rebound
Recovering US economy brings chance to beat passive rivals by identifying winners
https://www.ft.com/content/3dda3aa9-10e6-4620-b1b7-efed6c314302
Bulb Energy tops FT 1000 ranking with focus on renewables
Undercutting incumbents and offering green power have helped grow market share
https://www.ft.com/content/53bb53f9-3149-4799-8ed1-b274156cc899
Risky oil companies snap up $20bn in junk bond record
Recovery from pandemic fires up oil prices and pulls producers back from the brink
https://www.ft.com/content/03173caa-2622-4e68-bbaf-b6e56d856042
How does your knowledge of climate change compare with other FT readers? Take the quiz and find out!
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European bond sale order books grow to ‘ridiculous’ levels
ECB asset purchases have inflated what was once a key yardstick for judging investor demand
https://www.ft.com/content/56cd5018-2451-4800-be81-5b5975c5193b
Treasury sell-off sweeps in to US corporate bond market
Borrowing costs push higher at time when Fed is seeking to nurture economic rebound
https://www.ft.com/content/9cefffa7-4842-42ed-9b59-fc17276fc2f4
How the Biden $1.9tn stimulus has poured fuel on a global market shake-up
Banks and other stocks left behind at height of pandemic pull ahead as tech falters
https://www.ft.com/content/d6ec60dc-f110-4c84-9229-d516372f5511
Japanese investors buy UK government bonds at record rate in early 2021
Reduction in risk from Brexit and negative rates have boosted appeal of British debt
https://www.ft.com/content/da6f5d9d-477b-45df-b394-fe000262224b
How hedge funds are fuelling the Spac boom
Wall Street’s hottest investment has emerged as ‘gold mine’ for sector, but detractors warn it is not free money
https://www.ft.com/content/812b243b-4831-4c65-92b2-f72bfdc6eff6
Wall Street relief rally buoys Asia markets
China leads region higher as CSI 300 rebounds 1% after US equities rise
https://www.ft.com/content/8946b1b1-2f67-454c-af33-a8aa6ccae300
Oil price jumps above $70 after attacks aimed at Saudi oil facilities
Markets unsettled despite no loss of life or production in strikes claimed by Houthis
https://www.ft.com/content/3a094943-5663-477f-96d9-13f230880b7b
The travel editor finds her mobile is a passport to adventures past and an unlikely map of emotions
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Asian bourses look to join Spacs craze despite governance concerns
Indonesia the latest to consider blank cheque vehicles as Wall Street mania hits
https://www.ft.com/content/52d27e05-6a36-4800-8863-b687a702d635
UK Budget 2021: essential reading
Some of the key articles in the FT’s coverage of Rishi Sunak’s tax and spending plans
https://www.ft.com/content/93ee0d9f-4211-433f-96a0-e3520938aebb
Hedge funds cash in on the ‘great reflation trade’
High-profile managers profit from this year’s tumble in global bond prices
https://www.ft.com/content/53097c24-b13d-4936-8fd9-01517c862efc
US Treasury bond wobble heightens concerns over health of $21tn market
Latest liquidity shock lifts pressure on American regulators to address market function issues
https://www.ft.com/content/1deec2b3-59d4-4f90-b752-fefd2a88b5b2
Asia shares fall as China bank regulator warns of foreign ‘bubble’
Regional bourses retreat after official says global equity markets have diverged from real economy
https://www.ft.com/content/2fc2cc1b-9675-4f86-ae49-f04cbd531c2a
Bonds under pressure as global stock rout deepens
Treasury yields volatile in Japan and Australia as traders fear central banks could raise rates
https://www.ft.com/content/1f25370e-f878-4c6f-9ae7-aa4f1814f29b
Rising interest rates cool sizzling rally in emerging markets
Analysts remain upbeat even as higher borrowing costs revive ‘taper tantrum’ memories
https://www.ft.com/content/c58dbec6-953c-43f6-83c1-511b5ef10376
GameStop shares double in final 90 minutes of trading day
Volatility returns to favourite of the Reddit day-trading forum
https://www.ft.com/content/50eaa1b5-d244-4b3e-b460-736828c049cd
Bond investors suffer worst start to year since 2015
Rising yields reflect worries that US stimulus and virus vaccines will stoke inflation
https://www.ft.com/content/9fbafac5-02a9-43dd-ab61-b2ca05cb5264
When is stimulus too much for markets?
What is good for more inclusive economic growth may not be positive short-term for investors
https://www.ft.com/content/6254971a-96dd-41a9-a037-acf3ffa6275b
Hong Kong stock trading volumes jump to four times those of LSE
Inflows of $50bn from mainland China help turnover on Asian city’s bourse to surge
https://www.ft.com/content/c324674c-c91e-427e-82c5-87a7e9a53bab