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    Nicholas Megaw

    US capital markets correspondent

    Nicholas Megaw is a capital markets correspondent in New York, where he leads coverage of the US stock and derivatives markets. He was previously retail banking correspondent and a breaking news reporter based in London.

    Nicholas joined the FT in 2015 from the BBC. He graduated from Oxford University and was a Harlech Scholar at Harvard University.

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    • Tuesday, 3 October, 2023
      Capital markets
      Cboe and S&P launch ‘credit Vix’ indices as higher rates squeeze corporates

      Launch of four indices is attempt to replicate success of ‘fear gauge’ for stocks in credit markets

      Traders in the Vix pit at Cboe Global Markets
    • Monday, 2 October, 2023
      Birkenstock
      Birkenstock targets over $9bn IPO valuation

      German sandal maker sets price range for New York float next week

    • Monday, 2 October, 2023
      Equities
      Trade in ‘fear gauge’ at high as investors hedge amid fragile markets

      Vix trading is headed for a record amid uncertainty over rally and the impact of rising rates on economic growth

    • Thursday, 28 September, 2023
      Markets
      US stocks rally as oil price retreats from recent high

      Brent crude eases from 10-month peak after surge in previous session

      A montage of an oil rig and an arrow pointing up
    • Wednesday, 27 September, 2023
      US Treasury bonds
      Fed’s ‘higher for longer’ message hits US stocks and bonds

      Treasuries and Wall Street shares on course for worst month of 2023

      Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 stock index has fallen more than 5 per cent in September
    • Tuesday, 26 September, 2023
      Corporate bonds
      Top-rated US companies turn to convertible bonds as rising interest rates bite

      Drive to minimise borrowing costs fuels issuance of debt typically dominated by junk-rated companies

      A train passes transmission towers near a CenterPoint Energy facility in Houston, Texas
    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      Markets
      US Treasury yields climb as Fed worries spark global sell-off

      Sterling hits 6-month low against dollar after Bank of England holds interest rates steady

      A montage of a globe and a chart
    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
      Fed signals fewer cuts in 2024

      Share buybacks on the US stock market have dropped to the slowest pace since 2020

    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
      IPOs
      Instacart and Arm shares lose steam after IPO pops

      Newly listed tech companies soared in their public debuts but have fallen quickly from those highs

      Instacart gift cards on display at a grocery store
    • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
      Instacart Inc
      Instacart shares close up 12% after public market debut

      Grocery delivery group’s listing on Nasdaq is latest sign of thaw in IPO activity

      The Instacart logo on a smartphone and the Instacart website on a computer screen
    • Monday, 18 September, 2023
      UnhedgedRobert Armstrong
      Buybacks’ moment of truth Premium content

      And waiting on wage growth

    • Sunday, 17 September, 2023
      Share buybacks
      Companies ease off on share buybacks as rising interest rates push up costs

      Growing pressure to invest and regional banking turmoil also deterred companies from purchasing their own shares

      Trader on floor of New York Stock Exchange
    • Saturday, 16 September, 2023
      Arm Ltd
      Arm IPO delivers $84mn fees bonanza for its advisers

      Non-underwriting costs of flotation are the highest Wall Street has seen for five years, according to FT analysis

      Arm executives outside the Nasdaq on the day of the IPO. Its complex business increased the fees for its advisers
    • Friday, 15 September, 2023
      Markets
      Tech sector sell-off drags down Wall Street stocks

      Declines come after markets in Europe and Asia were boosted by Chinese economic data

      Montage of Wall St sign and a chart
    • Friday, 15 September, 2023
      Instacart Inc
      Instacart raises IPO price range after success of Arm listing

      Online grocery delivery company increases prospective price of US listing

      The Instacart logo on a smartphone
    • Friday, 15 September, 2023
      IPOs
      Arm listing stirs hopes of fee revival at Wall Street banks

      Underwriters in line for $104.6mn payday after chip designer’s flotation on Nasdaq

      Arm CEO Rene Haas rings the Nasdaq opening bell for Arm’s IPO
    • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
      Arm Ltd
      Arm shares jump by 25% on first day of trading

      SoftBank-backed chip designer’s stock climbed as high as $63.59 in early trading as valuation exceeds $65bn

      Logo outside Arm’s US office
    • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
      US inflation
      US inflation rises in August as petrol prices jump

      Consumer price index increases at annualised rate of 3.7% but ‘core’ reading moderates

      Petrol prices are displayed at gas stations on a highway in Maryland
    • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
      IPOs
      Birkenstock unveils IPO plans in latest sign of listings revival

      German sandal maker claims ‘creative versatility of an inspired Silicon Valley start-up’

      Birkenstock sandals on display at a store
    • Saturday, 2 September, 2023
      IPOs
      SoFi to underwrite first big IPO after securing Instacart listing

      San Francisco fintech claimed it was about to break into the market 2½ years ago

    • Saturday, 2 September, 2023
      Arm Ltd
      SoftBank-backed Arm targets $50bn-$55bn valuation as it pitches IPO

      Nvidia and Apple among the companies expected to take part in chip designer’s listing

      A photographer takes a picture in front of the Arm logo
    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      US employment
      US jobs data raises hope of Goldilocks scenario as economy cools

      Expectations grow that Fed will halt interest rate rises as unemployment hits 3.8% and wage increases slow

      Workers build at a housing construction site in Washington, DC
    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      IPOs
      ‘Cornerstone’ investors prop up US IPOs in shaky market

      Bankers predict more companies will seek early backing from big-name funds before going public on Wall Street

      Montage of the logos of Oddity, Amazon and Cava
    • Thursday, 31 August, 2023
      Markets
      US stocks endure first monthly drop since February

      Dollar rises and euro drops as traders bet on steady interest rates

      A montage of a globe and a chart going up
    • Saturday, 26 August, 2023
      BlackRock Inc
      BlackRock hit by backlash after fall in environmental and social votes

      New York City comptroller accuses $9.4tn asset management group of giving in to ‘war against ESG’

      BlackRock headquarters in New York
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