The case for a larger monetary regime shift in the US and Japan
A critical assessment of the Monetary Policy Radar scenarios
Mandarin mayhem
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Mandarin mayhem
Starmer’s judgment comes under scrutiny after more close aides leave office
DP World boss leaves company after Epstein emails
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem transformed Dubai-based group into one of the world’s largest logistics operators
US inflation falls more than expected to 2.4% in January
Data release comes after Fed held interest rates last month
January US CPI not weak enough to justify near-term cut
Inflation slightly below expectations unlikely to persuade policymakers that further easing is necessary soon
Pam Bondi vs the courts
The US attorney-general believes there is a co-ordinated judicial attack on the authority of the executive
EG Group targets $1bn fundraise in US IPO
Petrol forecourt empire founded by Issa brothers hoping to list in first half of 2026
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Some of the world’s most influential asset managers are upset about a dog-eat-dog culture they helped to create
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Soundtrack to the schlocky erotic new film falters after a stirring start
Ukraine’s no man’s land is the future of war
In drone vs drone combat, valuable personnel can be pulled back from the front
UK bank bosses’ pay hits highest level in more than a decade
Barclays chief collected £15mn last year, with Lloyds and NatWest leaders pocketing £7.4mn and £6.6mn respectively
Central bankers aren’t getting along
R-Star Wars: Age of Rebellion
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UK ban on Palestine Action ruled unlawful
High Court said ministers’ decision to proscribe direct action network as a terrorist organisation was ‘disproportionate’
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Live-updating snapshot of party and leadership support in run-up to voting on May 7
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The veteran correspondent on the future of the Middle East, why impartiality matters — and his ‘long view’ on Britain’s national broadcaster
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Mette Frederiksen tells FT that Greenland crisis has shown the ‘old world will not come back’
FT Weekend Magazine Crossword Number 780
EU carbon pricing tussle has global implications
Merz comments stoke speculation about weakening of scheme
Some Bright Nowhere by Ann Packer — whose death is it anyway?
An unflinching tale about a woman’s choice of friends over family as the end of her life approaches
The Cancelled Prime Minister — Ramsay MacDonald, Labour’s charismatic and unloved leader
A biography of the man who helped establish the party as a parliamentary force in the 1920s carries ominous echoes of today’s fractious disputes
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Office-to-residential conversions are in decline — but is that so bad?
Following a surge of building metamorphoses intended to help reduce the UK’s housing shortage, a complex web of issues, resentments and flaws in the system is stalling new energy