Yen weakens after Takaichi picks dovish candidates for Bank of Japan
Academics favouring lower interest rates could challenge governor Kazuo Ueda’s efforts to normalise policy, analysts say
Academics favouring lower interest rates could challenge governor Kazuo Ueda’s efforts to normalise policy, analysts say
Marc Filippino talks to Simon Foy and Humza Jilani
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German chancellor expected to meet Xi Jinping on Wednesday as part of two-day visit to Beijing
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Baby, it’s cold outside
Also in today’s newsletter: Germany’s arms deals and Paris mayoral race
President warns Islamic republic is rebuilding nuclear weapons programme amid huge US military build-up
Michela Tindera talks to Peter Andringa
UK bank’s warning comes after $13.6bn privatisation of Hang Seng Bank
Cristina Criddle talks to Megan Garcia and Karandeep Anand
Investment banks capitalised on volatility in 2025, with Barclays and Deutsche Bank leading the pack
Senior figures in both sectors worry that latecomers are pushing into ever-riskier assets
A recent trial shows the difficulty of disentangling medical hope from hype
Ministers also planning to link patient data to benefit claims and employment statistics
Tom Enders warns that any future national project risks becoming a ‘gigantic misallocation of resources’ for Berlin
Easing the child penalty in the labour market could also increase fertility
Changes are in stark contrast with rearmament push by European allies in face of growing geopolitical tensions
Investor backlash against US markets appears to be real
Right or wrong, dissent gives us permission to think for ourselves
Olia Hercules’s smoky Ukrainian kapusniak will warm you through
German chancellor enters debate over funding conventional weapons made by Rheinmetall vs defence start-ups
Read the central bank’s February forecast from the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team