Trump calls for rates to be 1% or less after Fed tightens monetary policy
President urges policymakers to act for the sake of the country as rate-setters lift borrowing costs for first time since 2023
Fed defies Trump with first rate rise since 2023
Central bank signals willingness for further action as chair Kevin Warsh warns that ‘inflation is too high and has been for too long’
Hackers demand Revolut pay $3mn ransom after data breach
Group calling itself iamnotavillain threatens to sell customers’ confidential records to other criminals unless UK fintech pays within 24 hours
Sweden’s leftwing opposition parties predicted to win election
Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson expected to face tricky task of trying to form a coalition
Healey prepares UK for ‘really challenging’ Budget
Chancellor’s allies say wars in the Middle East and Ukraine are having a ‘significant impact on the economy’
Federal Reserve raises fed funds rate with likely more to come
Its decision was accompanied by new inflation and interest rate forecasts showing that most policymakers expect one more tightening this year
Trump oil ally Harold Hamm to invest in Venezuela
Move by Continental Resources marks latest foray by a western oil producer into the country after US military seized president Nicolás Maduro
Britain’s unsustainable pensions lock
It would be better to link state retirement benefits to earnings growth
Turkish stocks slide in ‘fund run’ as investors withdraw $1bn
Index provider MSCI raises prospect of cutting Turkey from emerging market to frontier status amid accusations of ‘co-ordinated trading’ by fund managers
AI is creating ghostwriting jobs on LinkedIn
CEOs are looking for a more human touch
Resident Evil is a video game movie with the propulsive thrill of . . . a video game
‘Weapons’ director Zach Cregger strikes again with a lean reboot about a medical courier assailed by malign forces
The best theatre shows to see in London and beyond
The FT’s critics pick the biggest and best plays now on in the West End and elsewhere
Bach choir is a rare symbol of unity in a swing state
In small-city Pennsylvania, music brings people together from across the political divide
From Ralph Lauren to Coach: the major shows at New York Fashion Week
Amid some strong collections, a mix of prissiness and minimalism conveyed a rather disjointed view of American style
This is good for AI!!!! Aaargh!!!!
A brief survey of sell-side scribbling at the end of the world
Oura will struggle to justify pulse-racing $16bn valuation
The health technology company needs more than celebrity endorsements
Human brain tissue grown in mice for first time
New genetic engineering technique promises to aid quest for treatments for incurable neurological conditions
AI must not outrun safety controls, DeepMind co-founder warns
Shane Legg speaks to FT as new DeepMind Institute launches to explore implications of artificial general intelligence, amid growing calls for industry slowdown
UK inflation rose to 3.1% in August
Figure worsens squeeze on households ahead of BoE meeting
The EU should not increase resilience at the expense of trusted partners
Its Industrial Accelerator Act would threaten supply chain connections with the likes of Japan
Wave of murders spreads fear in Johannesburg
Deaths of eight women have led to a backlash against government’s response to endemic violence
Salary stand-off delays abolition of NHS quango
Health service leaders are urging ministers to set up a temporary body to resolve deadlock
Meet the Fuggers: Europe’s richest family ever | The Story of Money
A mining and banking mastermind in the 15th century built a fortune estimated at $4tn today
Anthropic’s mother of all risk factors
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