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   NEWS: FT.COM - COMMENT & ANALYSIS
FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 22, 2026

Who owns government bonds?
As governments borrow more, the buyers of their debt are changing

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 22, 2026

Big running shoe brands are regaining their lead
Nike and Adidas are back in the race after challenger brands such as On Holding and Hoka start to lose momentum

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 22, 2026

Bossing the bond market around never works
Despite Scott Bessent's efforts, investors worry something is up

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 22, 2026

Europe's fatal beauty
A less seductive continent would not attract so many enemies

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 22, 2026

Klarna's stock crash shows the price of being a small fish in a big pond
The European fintech has been hit by weak German consumer spending

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 22, 2026

Burnham must reveal his hand on immigration
Labour MPs dislike tough proposals to limit rights to settle and collect welfare but voters' trust has run out

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 22, 2026

The financial question most couples cannot answer
There are sound reasons to rethink how couples approach investing for the future

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 22, 2026

The age of authentic perfection
Musicians are turning to technology to make live performances sound both flawless and plausible

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 22, 2026

‘Claridge's has either given up, lost its mind or both' — Jay Rayner reviews Dante, Mayfair
London's grandest hotel has installed an expensive, oddly lifeless offshoot of the NYC favourite

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 22, 2026

On the road back to routine
There's something reassuring and even anticipatory about the end of summer

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 21, 2026

Italy's MPS thinks three takeovers are better than one
Crunching two banks together is challenging, and takes time; to attempt the same feat with four calls for some truly magical thinking

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 21, 2026

The US techlash is real
AI companies and social networks should respond to the shift in the public mood

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 21, 2026

The bond scare and the balance of power
After the dreamworld of the 2010s, the link between power and fiscal capacity is back

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 21, 2026

What retail investors need to know before jumping into Anthropic's IPO
Don't rush in, there are many business risks for the maker of Claude

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 21, 2026

Should I use an alias?
A nom de guerre or a nom de plume — both would allow you to explore the road less travelled

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 21, 2026

Nellie Liang: ‘Ultimately the goal is to signal that high rates are a concern'
Former Treasury official on what Scott Bessent is up to

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 21, 2026

Feminism didn't kill the male breadwinner model, the economy did
Young non-graduate men face unique setbacks

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 21, 2026

Asia's rising riches protect insurers against China's policy shifts
So long as the region's wealth accumulation continues to outpace that of most developed economies

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 21, 2026

Burnham should beware the perils of cost of living policy
Like Starmer and Sunak before him, he risks focusing too much on things beyond his control

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 21, 2026

How the English garden revolutionised its French cousin
Both anglophobia and anglomania have shaped tastes in the great parks of France

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 20, 2026

Today's China could learn from Jiang and Zhu
History might have been different had collegial, liberalising leadership continued

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 20, 2026

Nvidia looks well placed to benefit from the next stage of the AI boom
The world's biggest chip company is using its balance sheet to seed new markets and a new business model

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 20, 2026

Stripe bets that an AI world still needs middlemen
Payments company's purchase of OpenRouter makes strategic sense

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 20, 2026

Trump's South Korea defence flip reminds Japan that it has no Plan B
While alarming for Seoul, an abandonment of US guarantees could be disastrous for Tokyo

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 20, 2026

Moderna breakthrough brings back memories of pandemic mania
Biotech nearly triples as mRNA cancer treatment shows promise after company had struggled in recent years

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 20, 2026

From balloons to pans: in praise of useful tech
Companies developing new materials with previously unknown properties could change the material world

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 20, 2026

Europe, the secret outperformer
Its cash generation, broader earnings and lower tech concentration deserve more respect

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 20, 2026

Why Gen Z is raising a glass to cask beer
From Boddington's to Old Peculier, heritage beers are attracting younger drinkers who search for provenance, affordability and connection

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 20, 2026

Trump is losing his war of independence on rare earths
Inefficiency, untrustworthiness and cronyism are weakening the administration's plans to stand up to China

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 20, 2026

Big Brother Bessent is watching you
Yield curve control, US style

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 20, 2026

Exorbitant hotel prices are here to stay
Across the travel industry, the expensive option is outperforming the ordinary one

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 20, 2026

The UK power system is stuck between a rock and a hard place
Rejecting zonal pricing in favour of a single national figure looks misguided but it's too late to turn back

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 20, 2026

The slow sucking sound of AI
Searching for signs of crowding out

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 20, 2026

I'm a garden designer. Here's why I hired a gardener
It may be how I earn a living but when it comes to managing my own green space, I need help

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 19, 2026

Private credit risks remain at large
Regulators and investors should pay attention to the strain in the direct loan market

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 19, 2026

Don't mess up London's knowledge economy
Oxford, Cambridge and Manchester are seen as innovation powerhouses but there's a city we don't mention

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 19, 2026

The US munitions crisis goes back further than Iran
Eye-watering levels of defence funding and better production targets do not solve the problem

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 19, 2026

Humanoid robots don't deserve their superhuman valuations
Machines are currently far too pricey for industrial viability, let alone consumers

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 19, 2026

Mike Ashley's luxury retail empire is going cheap
The sharp-elbowed billionaire is remaking Frasers with acquisitions including Harvey Nichols, but the stock market remains wary

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 19, 2026

Don't take that summer trip for granted
One of the great, under-appreciated benefits of modernity is the ability to seek discovery for discovery's sake

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 19, 2026

Europe should wish Marco Rubio a bright future
Americans who support reckless wars are sometimes also the likeliest to defend Europe

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 19, 2026

Death stalks the Irish pub
Requests for Unesco to recognise public houses as part of Ireland's cultural heritage have fallen flat

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 19, 2026

The defence stocks aren't defensive
Rearmament might be a dud

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 19, 2026

What high streets can learn from the success of retail parks
Once dominated by sellers of bulky goods, parks now attract high street staples

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 19, 2026

Why Britain needs a Messi budget
The playing style of the great Argentine footballer demonstrates that less can be more

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 19, 2026

Why the story of the Vegetable Lamb was believed
Our weakness for misinformation is far from new

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 19, 2026

Can Mexicans be weaned off an addiction to cash?
President Claudia Sheinbaum aims for mass adoption of digital payments to stem tax evasion, corruption and organised crime

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 19, 2026

‘Manchesterism' must honour the city's global outlook
Understanding Burnham's term as a shorthand for inward-looking, transactional politics is misguided

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 19, 2026

Global food security may be collateral in Ukraine war
Moscow and Kyiv's attacks on one another's agricultural exports could result in a worldwide grain crisis

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 19, 2026

The key inflation signal for investors
Labour costs adjusted for productivity have a strong record in pointing to the underlying trend

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 19, 2026

Ask a Stylist: which tops will keep me covered and cool at work?
For late summer into early autumn, try linens in rich colours, poplin button-downs or even Victorian-inspired lace

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 18, 2026

BHP's copper pivot is paying off
Miner's pipeline looks increasingly convincing given the red metal's ubiquitous use

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 18, 2026

Barbie box office smash isn't yet a boon for Mattel
California-based toy mainstay that owns the famous doll brand has an enterprise value of just above $6bn

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 18, 2026

Confessions of an eclipse addict
The total solar eclipse is the peak experience and one happens somewhere in the world every 18 months

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 18, 2026

Can Burnham save Britain's high streets?
Town centres need to become community hubs for the 21st century

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 18, 2026

AI phobia is America's new consensus
Trump is uncharacteristically deaf to voter fears over the technology

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 18, 2026

AI: like a debt machine
Credit (and rates) markets reel from rise and rise of hyperscaler issuance

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 18, 2026

Can canned cocktails revive the booze business?
Young customers are flocking to ‘ready-to-drink' beverages as other alcohol sales slump

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 18, 2026

Burger King is taking a bite out of McDonald's lunch
Fast food rival has invested roughly $2bn in its US business over the past four years

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 18, 2026

The difficult truth about Jason Arday
From the beginning, investigations were accompanied by a cloud of excessive references to his race

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 18, 2026

Why eyewear stores are taking over London's high streets
Private equity-backed brands such as Cubitts, Ace & Tate and Jimmy Fairly compete for scale in financially alluring sector

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 18, 2026

Counterfeiting claims threaten to take the shine off Shein
The company has been targeted in more than 100 copyright lawsuits in US courts since the start of 2023

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 18, 2026

Europe still needs forward guidance — but not as a straitjacket
It should be kept in the toolkit for times when monetary policy is constrained

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 18, 2026

EU defence executives are no longer as safe as they were
The threat of violence loomed over European business leaders in the 1970s and 1980s — and today's CEOs must learn to live with it again

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 17, 2026

UK is going the wrong way about protecting pubs
Government measures do little to support bars' underlying business case

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 17, 2026

The UK is going the wrong way about protecting pubs
Government measures do little to support bars' underlying business case

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 17, 2026

Crime and punishment in the Middle East
Lebanon and Syria are trying to improve the application of justice but challenges remain

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 17, 2026

The realignment of the Middle East
Iran conflict is reshaping alliances in a way neither America nor Israel foresaw

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 17, 2026

Manchester's towering ambition shows in its new skyline
The city's economic confidence draws critics as eyes turn to Burnham's power base

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 17, 2026

Trump's war on customs fraud will be costly and difficult
The US administration has incentivised the tariff cheating, mislabelling and misvaluation it complains about

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 17, 2026

How online fandom shaped our world
What looks like random algorithmic attention can actually be the work of obsessive digital devotees

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 17, 2026

Broken FIMA
Why Bessent's yen backstop is a wobbly leg to stand on

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 17, 2026

America and the politics of respect
Issues won't matter in the midterms as much as whether voters feel valued

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 17, 2026

The wrong lessons are being drawn over worries on public equities
Policymakers should focus on tax and planning reform to encourage enterprise rather than financial deregulation

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 16, 2026

The art of the goodbye message
Retirement announcements show how hard it is for successful professionals just to stop

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 16, 2026

The next China shock will come from open-source AI
Countries adopting Chinese models will also absorb Chinese standards and governance

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 16, 2026

China's energy strategy vindicated by Iran war
Playbook is likely to be adopted by other countries, shaping markets

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 16, 2026

Don't dismiss the mini-middle powers
Qatar, Oman, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan hold leverage in crucial areas

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 16, 2026

British farmers need more help to cope with brutal heat
Water shortages have become a dark daily reality affecting crops, livestock and the viability of farms

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 16, 2026

Farage's fruitless by-election gambit
Victory in Clacton will not enable Reform UK leader to dodge questions over finances

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 16, 2026

How economics is changing
The subject is becoming more inventive and empirical, but questions about reproducibility and AI abound

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 16, 2026

Harvey Nicks deal hints at department stores' hidden potential
Services won't restore the golden age but could give young shoppers a reason to return

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 16, 2026

Best wishes, bye for now, cheers!
Your email sign-off tells the world so much more than many of us know

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 16, 2026

Can we stop with the public ‘blasterbating', actually?
It is now hard to take public transport without having to endure the sound of someone else's smartphone speaker

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 15, 2026

South Korea's inverse correlation
Kospi down, won up

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 15, 2026

Traders are spoiling for a fight over the yen
After historic US-Japan intervention on the currency, the risk of market ructions is again rising

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 15, 2026

The experience economy is a blockbuster phenomenon
From sports to cinema-going, live shared experiences are increasingly popular and a haven for AI-fearful investors

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 15, 2026

Smoke, social media and the shame of the perfect holiday shot
How an environmental disaster reframed the idea of a curated experience

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 15, 2026

Meet luxury firms' new branding tool: the intellectual influencer
Gen Z are growing older, wiser and more cynical about common or garden influencers, a breed turned formulaic after a decade-plus run on social media

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 15, 2026

Pandemic lockdowns never ended for some people
For too many young people, disrupted social ties have never fully recovered

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 15, 2026

How grandparents can help with school fees
Private education will be much more expensive for a child starting school today than for those just graduating, so planning is key

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 15, 2026

‘Rich, comforting and bloody clever' — Jay Rayner reviews Cépage[s], Notting Hill
Gaston Savina's revived neighbourhood restaurant serves soothing French dishes with ambition and character, from pie escargot to boudin noir and gratinated scallops

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 15, 2026

Which is the next No 1 city on Earth?
Despite the decline of the west, there won't be one for decades yet

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 15, 2026

‘Funk might be our peat': rum's challenging flavour comes of age
Jamaican distillers kept faith with high-ester rum. Now its unruly aromas of pineapple, leather and spice are giving the spirit a new identity

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 14, 2026

Unhappy voters are suffering from "Baumol's disease"
An analysis of classical music can explain why people feel they are paying more taxes for worse public services

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 14, 2026

Unhappy voters are suffering from ‘Baumol's disease'
An analysis of classical music can explain why people feel they are paying more taxes for worse public services

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 14, 2026

Biotech VCs have become like bankers and we might all pay the price
A shift in business models conflicts with the long-term nature of developing new drugs and treatment

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 14, 2026

Activists are giving British M&A targets a helpful shove
Investors can unlock value by pushing companies to spin off businesses or sell to rivals

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 14, 2026

Heatwaves expose the great human gift for ignoring catastrophe
We need to stop waiting for someone else to break the spell

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 14, 2026

Why Homer will outlast us all
Heated rows over $1bn-grossing movie reflect The Odyssey's enduring force

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