Speculative hedge funds are placing bets but other investors have been more cautious
Volatility returns ahead of US election as government debt is hit by stronger economic data
And the housing markets gets worse
Partisanship continues to pollute results of influential surveys of consumer and business sentiment
Fund pins blame on weak productivity and ageing workforce as it highlights continent’s weak post-pandemic performance
FT-Michigan Ross survey shows most Americans think they will be better off if Republican wins
World’s biggest laser sensor maker among growing group of Chinese companies challenging US defence department
US central bank risks reviving inflation if it keeps lowering the federal funds rate in pursuit of a nirvana state
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US currency hits highest level since August, as investors bet on growing likelihood of election victory for former president
In a forecast two weeks before US election the fund says greater protectionism would drag down world economy
Chipmaker reported having received order for processor resembling that of Chinese company Huawei
Rather than turning to Harris, US billionaires are again backing the man they once condemned
And emerging markets in a no-landing scenario
If the Democrat wins the US presidential election, she is expected to assemble a team that would appeal to business
Drinkers who splashed out during pandemic pull back from vodka, rum and Scotch whisky
A trip to America’s third-largest shopping mall offers theories on what’s really going on
Adding up a candidate’s economic programme
Cute new measure of the reserve regime just dropped
And election prediction markets
That’s the lesson to take from both the founding of the Bretton Woods system 80 years ago and the Biden administration today
Political and economic uncertainties drag on business and household mood, Brookings-FT Tiger index shows
Lenders target corporate clients as they seek to maintain profit margins with Fed trimming benchmark rates
The nation is borrowing to finance current consumption rather than to make much-needed long-term investments
The gradual shift away from reliance on a single industry has helped the self-styled “energy capital of the world” take the top spot in the FT-Nikkei ranking of best US cities for foreign investment