By Financial Times | Created at 2025-03-07 06:02:55 | Updated at 2025-03-12 19:34:29
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Donald Trump’s crypto project made at least $350mn from the launch of his memecoin, and FT markets columnist Katie Martin unpacks the week in markets. The European Central Bank cut interest rates to 2.5 per cent yesterday, plus EU leaders held an emergency summit to talk about defence spending and support for Ukraine.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Donald Trump’s crypto project netted $350mn from presidential memecoin
ECB cuts interest rate to 2.5%
US stocks struggle as ‘America First’ bets backfire
Global bond sell-off deepens as Germany jolts markets
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