Bond investors bet Colombia’s ‘Tiger’ will slash public spending Financial Times 5 June 2026 at 13:55 Rightwing populist Abelardo de la Espriella goes into second-round presidential vote
India exempts foreign investors from tax on bonds to shore up rupee Financial Times 5 June 2026 at 14:44 Central bank holds interest rates despite pressure on currency from foreign outflows and war in Iran
Chile’s rightwing government seeks reset after lost honeymoon Financial Times 5 June 2026 at 05:00 The energy price shock and doubts over plan to tackle organised crime batter new president’s popularity
Humanoids bring AI’s creative destruction to the shop floor Financial Times 5 June 2026 at 05:00 The anxiety of those whose jobs are at risk won’t be enough to stave off the march of the androids
The teenagers enlisted as agents of mayhem by Russia and Iran Financial Times 5 June 2026 at 05:00 Minors are being targeted to carry out hostile acts from Ukraine to western Europe and Israel
The US-China decoupling fantasy, with Jessica Chen Weiss Financial Times 5 June 2026 at 05:00 Despite their differences, the world’s economic superpowers are bound together
Can a Mexican cartel stronghold host the World Cup? Financial Times 5 June 2026 at 05:00 Guadalajara prepares to host matches after violent unrest this year
Can India’s central banker calm the country’s growing economic fears? Financial Times 5 June 2026 at 02:30 Also in this newsletter: Gen Z gets political
FirstFT: China’s falling oil imports ‘shield’ global market from higher prices Financial Times 4 June 2026 at 22:01 Also in today’s newsletter: global flight of the wealthy slows and a Japanese corporate scandal