Goldman Sachs on commodities deals
Brett Olsher, the co-head of global natural resources at Goldman Sachs, talks to FT commodities editor Neil Hume about cost-trimming and deal-making in the...
Chemical plant protests move to Guangzhou
Demonstrations against a new plant to manufacture the chemical paraxylene in the southern Chinese city of Maoming have moved to the regional capital, Guangzhou....
World Bank — crunch time
Robin Harding, the FT's US economics editor, on Jim Yong Kim's ambitious restructuring programme for the World Bank and whether it can deliver...
The not so fragile five
Currencies of the so-called fragile five emerging market countries -- Brazil, South Africa, India, Indonesia and Turkey -- have staged recoveries. Russ Koesterich, chief...
Holcim-Lafarge: cement mixer
Two of the world's biggest cement makers have announced details of their proposed merger. Lex's Oliver Ralph asks Joseph Cotterill whether they will be...
Russia’s future as a commodities powerhouse
Jack Farchy, Moscow and central Asia correspondent, reports from the FT's Global Commodities Summit about whether Russia's place as a commodities powerhouse will be...
Q is the key to value
'Cape' trend analysis of prices and Tobin's q are methods for working out whether a stock market is over or undervalued. In the second...
Afghans brave fear of violence to cast their votes
Afghanistan's presidential elections began amid rain and tension in Kabul, but people were soon streaming to polling stations in the tightly-secured capital as they...
Divided Turkey faces uncertainty
Turkey correspondent Daniel Dombey assesses the impact on Turkey's markets and economy after the ruling AK party's success in nationwide elections, bitterly disputed by...
Bunge chief on future of crop supplies
Soren Schroder, Bunge chief, gives FT markets reporter Gregory Meyer his verdict on the future supply and price volatility of agricultural commodities, and whether...
