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Jennifer Hughes

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Jennifer Hughes rejoined the FT in 2022 as US markets editor after five years with Reuters and its commentary arm, Breakingviews. Prior to that, her 18-year FT career included covering capital markets, banks, finance, regulation plus writing the Lex column during stints in New York, London and most recently, Hong Kong.
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  • Wednesday, 20 December, 2023
    US interest rates
    Jump in US overnight lending rates awakens fears of money market strains

    Sofr’s brief divergence from Fed’s repo rate has rattled investors

    The US Federal Reserve building in Washington
  • Friday, 15 December, 2023
    US equities
    US stocks rack up longest streak of weekly gains in six years

    Rally since late October follows strong earnings and a dovish message from the Federal Reserve

    A sign at the intersection of Broad and Wall streets is shown outside the New York Stock Exchange
  • Thursday, 14 December, 2023
    Markets
    BoE and ECB spoil market rally triggered by Fed rate cut forecast

    European central bankers warn it is too soon to declare victory over inflation

    BoE governor Andrew Bailey
  • Tuesday, 12 December, 2023
    US Securities and Exchange Commission
    Hedge fund groups sue SEC in effort to block short-selling rules

    Industry says US regulator has not considered impact of its new measures on securities markets

    SEC chair Gary Gensler
  • Sunday, 10 December, 2023
    Central banks
    Will central banks push back on rate cut hopes?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    A montage of the logos of the Bank of England, Federal Reserve and European Central Bank
  • Saturday, 9 December, 2023
    On Wall StreetMortgages
    US market distortions put spotlight back on 30-year mortgage debate

    Americans love long, fixed-rate loans but they can make homes less affordable for low income earners

    Homes in Rocklin, California,
  • Friday, 8 December, 2023
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    US oil is keeping Opec on its toes

    Record supply from the world’s top producer complicates Opec+ maths and White House climate push

  • Monday, 4 December, 2023
    US tax
    Bond rally dims hopes for US tax perks but long-term losses remain

    Investors had been eyeing fixed income for year-end tax loss harvesting

    A trader looks over computer monitors as he works ion the floor of the Cboe Global Markets exchange in Chicago
  • Friday, 1 December, 2023
    US interest rates
    Traders boost US rate cut bets despite pushback from Fed’s Powell

    Investors brush off central bank chair’s warning that ‘progress must continue’ in inflation fight

    Fed chair Jay Powell
  • Thursday, 30 November, 2023
    Robinhood
    Robinhood launches fresh UK foray

    Meme stock platform opens waiting list for British investors after failed 2020 bid

    Signs from Robinhood IPO in New York in 2021
  • Wednesday, 29 November, 2023
    Sovereign bonds
    US bonds on track for best month in nearly 40 years

    Sharp rally is driven by growing expectations of US interest rate cuts in 2024

    Exterior of Federal Reserve building
  • Monday, 27 November, 2023
    Shein
    Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein makes confidential filing for US IPO

    Listing will add to growing momentum for public offerings

    The Shein holiday pop-up shop inside of Times Square’s Forever 21 in New York City
  • Sunday, 26 November, 2023
    Markets
    Is eurozone inflation still falling?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

  • Saturday, 18 November, 2023
    Jim Chanos
    Short seller Jim Chanos to close his main hedge funds

    Legendary bear says interest in fundamental stockpicking has waned

    Jim Chanos
  • Friday, 17 November, 2023
    The Long ViewUS interest rates
    The view from a peak in rates may still be cloudy

    Soft US inflation data has convinced the market that the Fed will not lift its borrowing benchmark next month

    The Federal Reserve building
  • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
    US politics & policy
    US federal pension fund to exclude Hong Kong and China investments

    FRTIB’s decision to switch benchmark indices comes in response to mounting geopolitical risks

    The US Treasury building
  • Saturday, 11 November, 2023
    US banks
    US bank stocks sink to all-time low against S&P 500

    Weak relative performance underlines the challenges facing lenders

    Banks have failed to recover ground lost following the 2008 financial crisis
  • Thursday, 9 November, 2023
    Unhedged podcast14 min listen
    A drastic solution to exploding US government debt

    Is it too soon to start talking about yield curve control?

  • Thursday, 9 November, 2023
    Unhedged
    Could yield curve control reach the US? Premium content

    Washington deficits could yet terrify Treasury markets

    A FT montage of a trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
  • Thursday, 9 November, 2023
    Artificial intelligence
    SEC faces fierce pushback on plan to police AI investment advice

    Brokers, hedge funds and advisers say proposals are unnecessary and impossible to implement

  • Monday, 6 November, 2023
    Special ReportFTfm: Fixed Income
    Mortgage-backed securities market waits for interest rate clouds to lift

    Historically expensive home loans have hit issuance, while demand from key buyers has slumped

    Aerial view of American suburban housing on streets in grid pattern
  • Friday, 3 November, 2023
    US employment
    Wall Street records best week in a year after US jobs growth slows

    Stocks and bonds rally on hopes that Fed will call time on raising interest rates

    People wait to speak with prospective employers at a job fair in Los Angeles
  • Thursday, 2 November, 2023
    Sovereign bonds
    Stocks rally and bond yields tumble as investors trim interest rate outlook

    S&P 500 has best day in six months after dovish messages from central banks

    A trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
  • Friday, 13 October, 2023
    US financial regulation
    SEC to require short selling data after softening proposed rule

    Lenders of securities must report loans daily, but not in real time as had been feared

  • Thursday, 12 October, 2023
    US financial regulation
    SEC poised to shine light on short selling with stock loan disclosure

    Securities lenders would be forced to report deals within 15 minutes under proposed US rule

    The SEC headquarters in Washington, DC
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