JPMorgan curbed lending to Jane Street as trading firm muscled into bonds
Wall Street bank’s move last year came after trading specialist began making markets in US Treasuries
California opines on who profits from wildfires but not on who pays
Keeping hedge funds out may ease qualms over profiting from misfortune but not settle who bears the cost
AI spots cyber gaps faster than financial firms can fix them
UK regulator says companies risk being overwhelmed by frontier models’ findings
UK mortgage borrowers urged to lock in deals before rates rise
Home loan market braced for fixed-rate rises after bond market sell-off
FEDS Paper: Linear and Nonlinear Econometric Models versus Machine-Learning Models: Evidence from Realized-Volatility Forecasting(Revised)
Rehim KilicThis paper examines which representations of persistence and nonlinearity are most useful for forecasting realized volatility and whether machine learning adds value beyond econometric models designed for long memory and regime dependence. We compare HAR, ARFIMA, threshold HAR, smooth-transition HAR, and Markov-switching HAR with XGBoost and several neural-network models for the S&P 500 and 40 U.S. equities.
A vital tenet of US equity markets is under threat
SEC reforms risk the ability of investors to compare companies
Andy Burnham announces thousands of new homes, but is the government much closer to its target?
Andy Burnham recently announced 70,000 new homes Fred Duval / ShutterstockPrime Minister Andy Burnham has promised the largest council house building programme since the immediate post-war period, pledging more than £9 billion of investment.
The lesson Canada’s prime minister learned from Brexit is helping in its trade rift with US
The trade conflict between Canada and the United States is heating up and has moved beyond rhetoric. After the latest round of negotiations failed, the US imposed 50% tariffs on around C$27.6 billion (£14.68 billion) of Canadian goods on August 22. Canada is responding swiftly with dollar-for-dollar retaliation to take effect on September 8.
FT Wealth: September
In this edition: The elusive tycoon who bought into Cuba’s cigar trade; how philanthrophy is responding to the rise of AI; the brand extension that’s a wrong turn for Ferrari; wealthy investors are filling the world’s vaults with physical gold; Britain’s churches need a miracle to keep the roof on
Labor votes: Discontent will accompany blue‑collar voters to the polls in the midterms
President Donald Trump greets a retired UAW autoworker while speaking at the General Motors Milford Proving Ground on July 27, 2026, in Milford, Mich.
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