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Brooke Masters

US Managing Editor

​Brooke Masters is the US managing editor of the Financial Times. She oversees editorial operations in the US and the Americas from the regional headquarters in New York and writes a global business column.

Since joining the FT in 2006, she has held a variety of editing, reporting and commentary roles in both New York and London. Among them were US financial editor, opinion and analysis editor, companies editor and chief regulation correspondent. She spent the first part of her career at the Washington Post covering criminal justice, local politics and education.

Email Brooke Masters @brookeamasters  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)
  • Wednesday, 28 May, 2025
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  • Wednesday, 14 May, 2025
    Agriculture
    How milk got its mojo back

    The dairy industry’s efforts to woo customers away from plant products are a masterclass in corporate survival tactics

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  • Thursday, 1 May, 2025
    Markets
    Goldman’s Waldron says early US trade deals could set investor views on tariffs

    Wall Street executive expects investor focus to shift towards fiscal policy and the federal budget

    John Waldron
  • Wednesday, 30 April, 2025
    US universities
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    The failure of business to join universities in the fight for academic research is short-sighted as well as cowardly

    Students, faculty and members of the Harvard University community rally in Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Tuesday, 29 April, 2025
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    Washington DC like a local: where FT journalists eat, drink, explore and escape

    Our correspondents share the restaurants, bookshops and hidden gems that make the US capital more than just a political hub

    The Washington Monument reflected in a lake in front of it, around which are trees in blossom
  • Wednesday, 16 April, 2025
    US
    Trump could derail the conquering march of American finance

    A range of policies, including tariffs, are leading foreign firms to question their dependence on US funding

    President Donald Trump
  • Saturday, 8 March, 2025
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    History shows how difficult it is to spot the exact moment that markets turn

    Stock watchers peer into the NASDAQ studios in New York
  • Friday, 7 March, 2025
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    The Saba Capital founder on his campaign to shake up the UK investment sector — and why Elon Musk is right to disrupt US bureaucracy

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  • Wednesday, 26 February, 2025
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  • Saturday, 22 February, 2025
    FT News Briefing podcast13 min listen
    Swamp Notes: Trump tries to bring watchdogs to heel

    President Donald Trump attempts to tighten his grip on independent regulators

  • Wednesday, 12 February, 2025
    The Big Read
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    Low fees made the group a passive investing powerhouse. But it needs to improve tech and service as it pushes into wealth management and cash accounts

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  • Monday, 3 February, 2025
    Vanguard Group Inc
    Vanguard puts pressure on rivals with large round of fee cuts

    Money manager claims reductions will save clients $350mn this year

    The Vanguard Group  logo
  • Friday, 24 January, 2025
    US Securities and Exchange Commission
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    Securities and Exchange Commission overturns guidance that made it costly to hold digital assets for clients

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  • Wednesday, 22 January, 2025
    Investor activism
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    As conservatives find judicial allies, companies should expect more challenges

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  • Tuesday, 21 January, 2025
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    Boaz Weinstein
  • Tuesday, 21 January, 2025
    Goldman Sachs
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    Bank promotes clutch of executives to run banking and trading divisions and reshuffles international arm

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  • Saturday, 18 January, 2025
    FT News Briefing podcast15 min listen
    Swamp Notes: Corporate America goes Maga

    Lots of American CEOs are starting to speak Trump’s language. Is it just for show?

  • Friday, 17 January, 2025
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    State’s attorney-general had accused $11.6tn fund manager of breaching consumer protection rules

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  • Friday, 17 January, 2025
    Goldman Sachs
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    Wall Street executive’s 2024 salary also boosted by 26% to $39mn

    David Solomon
  • Thursday, 16 January, 2025
    Morgan Stanley
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    Wall Street rivals also notched up strong gains in markets and investment banking revenues

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  • Wednesday, 15 January, 2025
    US banks
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    Financiers optimistic about vows to cut regulations and growth potential even as they worry about tariffs and geopolitical risks

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  • Tuesday, 14 January, 2025
    BlackRock Inc
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    Move scrambles asset management giant’s plans to eventually replace founder Larry Fink

    Mark Wiedman
  • Tuesday, 14 January, 2025
    JPMorgan Chase & Co
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    Jenn Piepszak replaces Daniel Pinto as chief operating officer at US’s biggest bank but will not seek to succeed chief

    Side by side photo of Daniel Pinto and Jenn Piepszak
  • Tuesday, 14 January, 2025
    US financial regulation
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    Trump administration must avoid fuelling excessive risk-taking, says FDIC chief Martin Gruenberg

    Martin Gruenberg
  • Tuesday, 14 January, 2025
    News in-depthUS politics & policy
    Is corporate America going Maga?

    Donald Trump’s election has accelerated a cultural shift in the nation’s boardrooms

    A composite image of Dana White, David Solomon, Jeff Bezos, Melania Trump and Mark Zuckerberg against a backdrop of curved lines
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