
Economic news


Easing leverage limits on banks could backfire
The move would repeat old errors and encourage the buying of Treasury debt over private sector lending

Ryanair takes advantage of oil price fall to lock in cheaper fuel costs
Low-cost airline says US tariff turmoil has not affected bookings

Elliott’s BP pressure campaign
Plus, the man behind Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Project Jes’ and the private credit partnership that’s taking off

Lessons from the recent US Treasuries sell-off
The large, under-regulated market has cracks we can’t ignore

Chocolate makers slash price hedges in bet that bull market is over
Soaring cost of protection using futures contracts prompts some groups to gamble on market stabilising