Meteoric rise — and thumping sell-off — has seen the volatile precious metal compared to a ‘meme stock’
Stocks also rise in first trading session as US pledges to lower country’s tariffs to 18% following oil agreement
Private-sector lenders say official creditors led by China and France have ‘unreasonably’ blocked a deal
Asian markets rally after steep fall in precious metals spills over into region’s stocks
Losses in precious metals follow record-breaking rally
Energy prices reverse recent gains on easing geopolitical concerns and warmer weather outlook
Bank balance sheets lack capacity to intermediate the surging amount of trading in the US government bonds
It’s just what markets do
Rises in government bond yields and weakness in the yen could have spillover effects on other markets
The data is better; vibes are worse
An uncoordinated, decentralised and gradual buyers’ strike is the actual danger
New Anthropic legal tool sends shares in companies including S&P Global and Intuit sliding
With demand set to soar, the industry has got inventive over extracting the metal using leaching initiatives
CEO Paolo Ardoino downplays the scale of $185bn stablecoin group’s capital raise
Rare investment-grade rating helps attract insurers and private credit funds to construction debt
€2.4tn asset manager is latest to voice concern over US policymaking and its impact on dollar assets
Trade tensions between Beijing and Washington drive ‘influx’ of funding, says Adamas Intelligence
Analysts deeply sceptical of US president’s claim that Narendra Modi has promised to stop buying crude from Russia
Lawyers say Financial Conduct Authority has reinforced its ability to hold companies to account
Spanish lender is latest European group to make a bid for American retail banking customers
US digital payments company appoints former board chair Enrique Lores to replace Alex Chriss
Who is Kevin Warsh? And how would he run the US central bank?
Move could translate to $11bn less in assets over next decade and lead to budget reductions at Ivy League school
Crispin Odey has brought legal challenge against FCA decision to ban and fine him
US retail giant joins club dominated by tech groups
Former UK business secretary used talking points in conversations with US official about financial crisis measures
Orion CMC strikes multibillion-dollar deal to invest in commodity group’s copper and cobalt projects
The FT’s guide on what to look out for at Thursday’s session
Oil-rich Saudi Arabia is now one of the world’s top deployers of grid-scale energy storage
Shareholders will challenge oil major over ‘undisciplined capital allocation’
Brazil’s Nubank has claimed a $90bn valuation serving Latin America. Now it has the US in its sights
Company’s huge bet on AI has prompted investor concerns about sustainability of its spending
With oil prices stagnant and development costs high, investors seem none too impressed by this all-stock deal
Hedge fund boss was barred from sector over response to allegations of sexual harassment and assault
Take part in a live Ask an Expert Q&A with US managing editor Brooke Masters and US financial commentator Robert Armstrong on Thursday February 5
US Export-Import Bank will provide $10bn in debt financing for effort named Project Vault
