Hong Kong: a comeback with Chinese characteristics - great read here from @arjunneilalim.ft.com William Sundland and Chan Ho-him. Striking intro www.ft.com/content/ae2c...

The haters and losers hope everyone has a great weekend.

America Fir- oh wait US stocks have exceptional(ly bad) start to the year, via @arjunneilalim.ft.com @raydouglas.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/f3a7...

Fantastic and fascinating piece on the past, present and future of the dollar by @robinwigglesworth.ft.com, @kateduguid.bsky.social and @arjunneilalim.ft.com:

China offers first hint of devaluation of the renminbi - by @arjunneilalim.ft.com Tom Hale and @jsphctrl.ft.com www.ft.com/content/815a...

Rough start to the week on Asian markets ahead of Tariff day- Japan's Topix's index down 3.3%, Taiwan's Taiex index off 4%, Hang Seng down 1.7%. Could be a rocky week www.ft.com/content/52a1...

Tip-top markets stories from Asia-based colleagues today – @arjunneilalim.ft.com and Harriet Clarfelt on intriguing fall in China's Treasuries holdings www.ft.com/content/73ae... @owenwalker0.ft.com with @arjunneilalim.ft.com on Asia FX markets thriving on Trump trades www.ft.com/content/f241...

Things are not better in European trading – Our story led by @arjunneilalim.ft.com:💲leaps as Trump’s tariffs shake markets www.ft.com/content/33ff... Our live blog on the fallout 📈📉 www.ft.com/content/628f... At AV @robinwigglesworth.ft.com hits the nail on the head www.ft.com/content/ae3c...

Remember the pastor who spoke at Trump's inauguration? He launched a memecoin later in the day - from a read on how Crypto executives fear investor backlash over Trump memecoins from @nikasgari.bsky.social @arjunneilalim.bsky.social and Stephen Morris www.ft.com/content/e6a7...

Crypto bros upset that Trumpcoin makes them all look like ponzistas on.ft.com/3EhQ0ig

To paraphrase Fukuyama’s famous warning - if the success of liberal democracy means people can’t battle for real freedoms, they will instead fight for the right to use slang terms for genitalia in the boardroom

Dollar at a two year high against major currencies following strong US econ data and Trump tariff fear. British pound, Indian rupee big losers. PBoC holding renminbi stable for now. Read more: on.ft.com/4jaAaWS

China steps up defence of renminbi against Wall Street bets https://www.ft.com/content/215e505e-3e46-4fbc-9cf6-a9ba0a95afeb

Which New Yorker articles did FT journalists enjoy this year? Compiled by @louisashworth.bsky.social

It's a tariff-on day today, after tariff-off yesterday. @arjunneilalim.bsky.social reports from HK www.ft.com/content/beba...

Cost of living crisis deepened weakness in UK equity markets this year www.ft.com/content/a4e8...