The repo market is the ‘dark matter’ of finance: powerful and perilous ft.trib.al/Ldwl9Gv #FTEdit

The repo market is the ‘dark matter’ of finance: powerful and perilous ft.trib.al/Ldwl9Gv #FTEdit
The Weekend Essay | Rerun or sequel? Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor on end times fascism ft.trib.al/OLYfOx5 #FTEdit
Janan Ganesh | The other side of the 1990s ft.trib.al/9kK5nad #FTEdit
The Big Read | Scotland has a whisky problem ft.trib.al/xDZ2UNb #FTEdit
Can e-bike companies control their rogue riders? ft.trib.al/WwJgqrl #FTEdit
The mysterious billionaire and Cuba’s cigar industry ft.trib.al/qwsZHfM #FTEdit
The port that built Dubai: war exposes a dangerous dependence ft.trib.al/cTIClmp #FTEdit
But could any of these mergers actually happen? There are vast hurdles to overcome: regulators, politicians and the public. But Europe needs to “get over the idea that small is good,” says a banker. “Otherwise China is going to eat us for lunch.”
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Reviving Europe's subdued economic growth is not just about catching up with the superpowers. It's existential — and it must happen at all costs, argues Janan Ganesh.
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The yield on Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond surpassed 3 per cent this week for the first time in 30 years. But why? And, more importantly, why does it matter?
Read our explainer on #FTEdit 👉 What Japan’s bond sell-off means for global markets ft.trib.al/YGZ0ZRU
Uber allies with driver unions in bid to slow robotaxi rollout ft.trib.al/cc9V2o2 #FTEdit