Region’s ‘Pink tide’ leaders see chance of revival as inequality and public health concerns take centre stage

Approval ratings for the billionaire president have more than doubled

Tareck El-Aissami has little experience — and a $10m US bounty on his head

Decades of philanthropy pay off for one of Wall Street’s most complicated figures

David Enrich’s salutary tale of Deutsche Bank’s overreaching ambitions

Franklin Templeton funds have lost $1.2bn on biggest Argentine positions

Revised agreement comes a day after the exit of central bank governor

Guido Sandleris says it is ‘too soon’ to declare that stability has returned to peso

After reaching intraday record, stocks retreat as new president faces economic challenge

Macri tries to shore up confidence amid market worries over prolonged political instability and $101bn owed

Reimposition of currency controls is admission of defeat by president

Creditors prepare for tough negotiations after IMF calls on them to share the pain

Neither Labour nor the Conservatives have offered a "credible prospectus" for government in the election, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said this morning, in a damning assessment that highlighted the gulf between different political visions for Britain.

Live coverage from the FT.

The Labour and Conservative parties are making a final push on key issues — border security and rail fares — as the election campaign nears the home stretch. Brexit concerns are also bubbling again.

Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

Live coverage of UK election campaign.

Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

The Conservatives secure the biggest majority in parliament since Margaret Thatcher with Labour's 'red wall' crumbling; stocks in London surge while the pound has soared more than 2 per cent in its sharpest rally in nearly three years

A live blog from FT.com

Tokyo’s Topix dropped 2.5% at the open, taking the benchmark index down more than 30% for the year. The move followed S&P 500 index's collapse of 12 per cent on Monday, marking the biggest one-day fall since the crash of October 1987.

Korean electronics group draws on lessons from past epidemics to tackle coronavirus crisis

LGIM to hold businesses to account for their stakeholder responsibilities during pandemic 

More volatility ahead as US oil storage capacity is depleting, analysts warn

UBS drops to second spot while Invesco slips to third in Z-Ben analysis of investment market

Popular funds’ performance woes compounded by coronavirus market sell-off

Big investors must adopt a tougher stance on balance sheet resilience

The ESG spotlight has turned to how companies treat their employees, customers and suppliers

Despite 8% drop in assets, French fund manager reports stronger performance than listed rivals

Renowned investor warns market correction is not over but there is value in commodities

Fitch says scale of support points to the systemic importance of $55tn asset management market

Cafés, restaurants and secondary schools to reopen in phased easing of restrictions

Georgian once mooted as next deputy prime minister, takes on top co-ordinating role

The US president holds ownership interests in golf resorts in Scotland and Ireland

Pablo Iglesias sets out stall for shift to left with minimum income guarantee proposal

Brexit and coronavirus have prompted drive for improving trade resilience

Tomi Kovanen argues that investors and pundits should temper their expectations for the industry in the short term, but increase them for the long term.

Measures to ease lockdown will be costly and difficult in practice, particularly in hospitality trade

Chamonix’s cable car back in business after two months, albeit with strict social-distancing measures

Consumers have been looking for something to do as well as something to eat

German media group Axel Springer is seeking to go private with the help of US investor KKR. Katie Martin discusses what both sides stand to gain from the move with Arash Massoudi and Tobias Buck.

Contributors: Suzanne Blumsom, executive editor, Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Arash Massoudi, corporate finance and deals editor, and Tobias Buck, Berlin correspondent.

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Facebook has revealed plans for a new global digital currency, claiming it will enable billions of people around the world without a bank account to make money transfers. Patrick Jenkins discusses the initiative and what it means for the banks with Nick Megaw, Caroline Binham and Elaine Moore.

Contributors: Suzanne Blumsom, executive editor, Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Nick Megaw, retail banking correspondent, Caroline Binham, financial regulation correspondent and Elaine Moore, deputy head of Lex. Producer: Fiona Symon

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ECB chief Mario Draghi this week surprised the markets by suggesting that the European central bank could introduce more stimulus to support the global economy. His signal, at an ECB forum in Sintra, Portugal, caused a furious reaction from Donald Trump. Katie Martin discusses the US president’s intervention and the remarks that prompted this with Claire Jones and Chris Giles.

Contributors: Josh Noble, weekend news editor, Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Claire Jones, Frankfurt bureau chief and Chris Giles, economics editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

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The race for the US Democratic presidential nomination is hotting up with a huge field of 23 candidates all hoping run against Donald Trump in 2020.  Courtney Weaver has focused in on one of the candidates, Kamala Harris, and she talks to Neville Hawcock about how the campaign for the Democratic nomination is shaping up. Read Courtney's article here

Contributors: Josh Noble, weekend news editor, Neville Hawcock, acting deputy editor, FT Weekend Magazine, and Courtney Weaver, Washington correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Sotheby’s has gone under the hammer for $3.7bn ending 31 years of public ownership, with the venerable auction house sold to Patrick Drahi, billionaire founder of the European telecoms group Altice. Arash Massoudi discusses the sale and what it means for the art market with Harriet Agnew and Melanie Gerlis.

Contributors: Suzanne Blumsom, executive editor, Arash Massoudi, corporate finance and deals editor, Harriet Agnew, FT Paris correspondent, and Melanie Gerlis, FT art market columnist. Producer: Fiona Symon

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How can we make corporate life female-friendly? Deborah Hargreaves, former FT journalist and founder of the High Pay Centre think tank, spent a year talking to women to research this topic and she came into the studio to discuss her findings with Isabel Berwick and Josh Noble. Read Deborah's report here

Contributors: Naomi Rovnick, Live News reporter, Isabel Berwick, editor of FT work and careers, Deborah Hargreaves, director of the High Pay Centre, and Josh Noble, weekend news editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Hong Kong protests against a proposed extradition law that would allow criminal suspects to be handed over to China are continuing, despite a concession by the Hong Kong chief executive to suspend the proposed law. Naomi Rovnick discusses discusses what’s at stake for China and what the protesters are seeking to achieve, with Tom Mitchell in Beijing and Sue-Lin Wong in Hong Kong.

Contributors: Suzanne Blumsom, executive editor, Naomi Rovnick FT Live reporter, Sue-Lin Wong, South China correspondent and Tom Mitchell, Beijing bureau chief. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Ursula von der Leyen was confirmed this week as the new European Commission president. Katie Martin discusses the challenges she faces, not least the Brexit negotiations, with Ben Hall and Mehreen Khan

Contributors: Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Ben Hall, Europe editor and Mehreen Khan, EU correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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David Pilling takes us on a tour of the African ghetto he visited with Bobi Wine, the rap singer turned politician, who has confirmed he will challenge Yoweri Museveni for the presidency of Uganda in 2021.

Contributors: Alec Russell, editor of FT Weekend, and David Pilling, Africa editor. Producer: Fiona Symon. Music clip: Kyarenga by Bobi Wine

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