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

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

Brexit and coronavirus have prompted drive for improving trade resilience

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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During Syria's eight year civil war, around half a million Syrians have lost their lives and many more have lost their livelihoods. But a few individuals have made millions by helping the Assad regime. Chloe Cornish has been investigating and she tells Josh Noble about some of Syria's war profiteers.

Contributors: Josh Noble, weekend news editor, and Chloe Cornish, Middle East correspondent. Producers: Fiona Symon and Persis Love

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Last weekend thousands of people took to the streets of Chile in an outburst of anger at a rise in the price of the metro fare. But as Benedict Mander tells Michael Stott, the roots of the unrest go much deeper.

Contributors: Michael Stott, Latin America bureau chief and Benedict Mander, Chile and Argentina correspondent. Producer: Persis Love.

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The FT's Sue-Lin Wong spent several months with members of Hong Kong's youthful pro-democracy movement and their supporters. She tells Andreas Paleit what she learnt about their hopes and fears for the future.

Read Sue-Lin's magazine story here

Contributors: Andreas Paleit, companies desk editor, and Sue-Lin Wong, South China correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Caroline Criado-Perez won the latest Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award with her book Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men. She spoke to Andrew Hill, the FT’s management editor, about the consequences for women and for society as a whole of using men as the default model.

Contributors: Andrew Hill, management editor, and Caroline Criado Perez. Producers: Marc Filippino and Fiona Symon

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The US Federal Reserve has begun to consult the public, particularly in poorer parts of the country about monetary policy. As a result, policy wonks at the central bank have begun to reconsider the impact of their decisions on communities far from the centres of power. Brendan Greeley discusses the so-called Fed Listens sessions with Patrick Jenkins.

Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, Deputy Editor and Brendan Greeley, US economics editor. Producers: Fiona Symon and Persis Love. Photo credit: Alex Wong/Getty

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Biggest creditors attack government’s proposal to restructure $65bn of foreign debt

US regulator cautions against using chloroquine outside of hospitals or clinical trials

Biotech group’s shares have soared this year on hopes drug could be used to treat coronavirus

Investors have bet on Gilead’s remdesivir as solution to coronavirus crisis

Schemes to look at cutting emissions in sectors such as transport in push to meet 2050 ‘net zero’ target

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How markets are beginning to stir from their coronavirus-induced slumber

Interest rate cuts and massive fiscal stimulus are expected to weigh on the greenback

Large foreign financing requirement and small reserves leave Erdogan facing cash crunch

Popular funds have survived a period of intense market stress

Grounding of aircraft around the world due to coronavirus crisis takes toll on UK aero-engine maker

European aerospace group confirms it will slash output of popular A320 single-aisle jet

‘We will be a smaller company for a while,’ says chief David Calhoun

NYSE owner did not ‘lose its mind’, says Jeffrey Sprecher

Adam Neumann transformed shared offices but failed to charm stock market investors

The continent faces a new emissions scandal as family vehicles grow bigger and heavier

Misjudged commercial is an example of an especially troublesome type of marketing mistake

Homeowners must use ‘cleaner alternatives’ for coal fires and wood-burning stoves from 2021

Move illustrates how coronavirus impact is rippling through manufacturing supply chains

Group’s founder Anil Agarwal undeterred by price crash and debt levels

German airline looks at procedure similar to Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid dispute over bailout conditions

Plane maker’s chief warns aerospace industry in ‘gravest crisis’ as group swings to quarterly loss amid aviation collapse

Willie Walsh points out that expansion plans face bigger challenges due to coronavirus impact

Move in response to drop in prices and demand and honours unofficial pact with Opec

US oil producer pledges to reduce output by more than a third in June

First state company to enter business rescue since end of apartheid

Suspected suicide comes as Angolan billionaire indicted for money laundering

Endiama chief wants ‘radical change’ in overhaul of country’s scandal-hit gem industry

World’s second-largest diamond miner cites disruption along the supply chain

Buyers and sellers worry about risk of infection, say agents

Rising prices and flat tax thresholds since 2015 mean more homes in London and Southeast are in the top band

60 per cent decline in sales predicted in the next three months

Experts predict transactions could plunge 50 per cent year-on-year, but what could it mean for house prices? 

Dig downs and loft extensions may increase the value of a home, but it’s hard to borrow against this

Homebuyers trying to chip the price of property deals could be disappointed 

Euler Hermes has written to some brokers, saying it will offer less support in the UK if the government does not agree to backstop trade credit insurers. 

Tesla’s decision to buy liability cover from Elon Musk instead of a traditional insurer comes after premiums shot up

Central banks repeatedly set the stage for the next boom and bust cycle, fuelled by growing debt

Sensible and targeted state intervention can help capitalism to thrive post-crisis

As global lockdowns boost streaming subscriptions, filming freezes spell trouble ahead