Costas Mourselas

London

Hedge Fund Correspondent at Financial Times

Hedge fund correspondent @FinancialTimes. Tips to [email protected] or [email protected].

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Liquidity worsens in $29tn Treasury market as volatility soars

1 week ago | ft.com | Kate Duguid |Harriet Clarfelt |Costas Mourselas

Treasuries dropped on Friday in volatile trading, as market participants warned of growing strains in the $29tn market for US government...
US Treasuries sell-off deepens as ‘safe haven’ status challenged

2 weeks ago | ft.com | Kate Duguid |Arjun Neil Alim |Harriet Agnew |Costas Mourselas

Treasuries sold off on Wednesday as President Donald Trump’s tariffs took effect, deepening investor concern about the “safe haven”...
Quant hedge fund Renaissance suffers steep losses in tariff tumult

2 weeks ago | ft.com | Costas Mourselas |Amelia Pollard

Computer-driven hedge fund Renaissance Technologies was wrongfooted after Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariff announcement last week...
Bill Ackman’s main fund drops 15% this year as trade war hits holdings

2 weeks ago | ft.com | Costas Mourselas |Antoine Gara

Shares in billionaire Bill Ackman’s main investment vehicle have fallen 15 per cent this year as Donald Trump’s trade war hits the...
Hedge funds hit with steepest margin calls since COVID-19 crisis

2 weeks ago | afr.com | Costas Mourselas |Harriet Agnew |Joshua Franklin

Costas Mourselas, Harriet Agnew and Joshua FranklinApr 6, 2025 – 10.03am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? London/New York | Hedge funds have been hit with the biggest margin calls since COVID-19 shut down huge parts of the global economy in 2020, after Donald Trump’s tariffs triggered a rout in global financial markets.
Hedge funds hit with steepest margin calls since 2020 Covid crisis

2 weeks ago | ft.com | Costas Mourselas |Harriet Agnew |Joshua Franklin

Hedge funds have been hit with the biggest margin calls since Covid shut down huge parts of the global economy in 2020, after Donald...
EQT teams up with Fortnox chair in bid valuing Swedish software group at $5.5bn

3 weeks ago | ft.com | Dan McCrum |Costas Mourselas

Private equity group EQT has made an all-cash offer for Swedish software group Fortnox together with the company’s largest shareholder...
Foreign investors wary of Turkey despite $25bn lira intervention

3 weeks ago | ft.com | Joseph Cotterill |Costas Mourselas

Foreign investors remain cautious over Turkish assets after last week’s plunge in the value of the lira, despite huge intervention to...
Drax whistleblower thanks hedge fund head Louis Bacon after settling case

1 month ago | ft.com | Rachel Millard |Costas Mourselas |Jim Pickard

Drax’s former top lobbyist has thanked a US hedge fund founder for his support as she reached a settlement with the FTSE 250 energy...
US activist Elliott takes 5% stake in RWE

1 month ago | ft.com | Maxine Kelly |Costas Mourselas |Ivan Levingston

Hedge fund Elliott Management has taken a stake of nearly 5 per cent in RWE, calling for the German energy group to “significantly...

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Costas Mourselas @CostasMourselas

4 Apr 25

Our latest: Hedge funds have been hit with the biggest margin calls since Covid shut down huge parts of the global economy in 2020, after Donald Trump’s tariffs triggered a powerful rout in global financial markets. https://t.co/7OcKW2KM7b

Costas Mourselas @CostasMourselas

18 Mar 25

“It’s not people with cowboy boots who buy Teslas.” Hedge fund short sellers have made $16.2bn betting against Tesla’s shares as the value of the company has halved over the past three months. https://t.co/cwuaL7LNGo

Costas Mourselas @CostasMourselas

14 Mar 25

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