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"I am stunned by how quickly this storm has intensified" Read Madison Darbyshire + Alexandra White on Hurricane Milton, on the heels of Hurricane Helene ft.com/content/ffb5b0…

“Rachel Reeves needs to walk a tightrope, otherwise the gilt market will limit her ability to deliver much of Labour’s agenda” The UK’s long-term borrowing costs ratchet up, investors anxious about path of fiscal policy. Today’s story with Sam Fleming (FT) on.ft.com/3ZWIZfU

The market is "still lurching from one narrative to the other on an almost weekly basis" Volatility in the $27tn US Treasury market surges as investors adjust interest rates bets Latest by Jenn Hughes + me ft.com/content/8a8d84…

Private credit lender HPS is in talks with asset managers to sell itself. It's also running an IPO process. But is it slow walking that IPO? Some investors view a delay as a sign the process is mainly being used as a way to test HPS's valuation for a sale ft.com/content/585509…

SCOOP: Steel magnate Sanjeev Gupta prosecuted over failure to file accounts ft.com/content/4406f0… via @ft Robert Smith

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France's proposed budget has not quelled bond market anxiety about its fiscal + political challenges ft.com/content/e845ff…

"It seems that the US economy is once again defying gravity" Divergent US/eurozone economic fortunes play out in currency markets ft.com/content/89e706…

The missing ingredient? Advent International prepares takeover bid for Tate & Lyle FT scoop from the team: ft.com/content/581ce1… via @ft

Priced for perfection? US credit spreads tighten dramatically. By Harriet Clarfelt Will Schmitt + me ft.com/content/fa4dcf…

The US dollar has rallied strongly this month, fuelled by stronger economic data and an emerging 'Trump trade' as former president's election odds narrow ft.com/content/5f545c…

Rachel Reeves confirms change to UK fiscal rules to help fund £20bn investment ft.com/content/091ca9… via @ft

“Sometimes it’s a small door and we all try and run out that same door" How shifting economic data and an emerging "Trump trade" shook up Treasuries and rippled through global markets By Harriet Clarfelt + me ft.com/content/d14523…

Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Friday 1 November on.ft.com/4e46DdG

Our analysis of gilts' wobbly week – Investors say it's not Truss 2.0, but the Budget has introduced a "fiscal risk premium" into gilts. Which could reduce the government's room for manoeuvre ft.com/content/ae73cf… with colleagues inc Harriet Clarfelt

Here it is, folks: The Financial Times's 2024 US election live blog. ft.com/content/d4de45… via @ft

I'll be covering the Insurance beat at the Financial Times from November 25, until our replacement for the esteemed Ian Smith is appointed. Got a story? Email [email protected]

Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Thursday 19 December on.ft.com/3DjIbIL