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FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 16, 2026

Gilts, not so bad
UK government bonds are not the outlier they appear to be

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 16, 2026

Jamie Dimon and his peers should beware of ending up on the UK ballot
There is a fine line between being ‘Concerned of Canary Wharf' and becoming the subject for political discord yourself

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 16, 2026

Tech titans should pick up the phone — and so should the rest of us
The lesson from Elon Musk's case against OpenAI is that writing things down can be embarrassing

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 16, 2026

The century of the stalemate
In war, politics and other fields, it is ever harder to win

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 16, 2026

How can Trump turn things around on inflation?
Most of the culpability rests with the Fed and the Biden government but voters will hold the president accountable

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 16, 2026

AI boom could end the de-equitisation ‘put'
This US bull market has not been accompanied by the usual deluge of equity issuance. Until now

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 16, 2026

Why doesn't my credit score add up?
The bizarre system of credit scoring can punish the prudent and indebted alike

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 16, 2026

Why the IPO of bike-sharing app Lime is no lemon
At a mooted $2bn enterprise value, Uber-backed company would trade at 28 times last year's operating profit

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 16, 2026

Greece has conquered white wine. Now it's making exceptional rosé
The country's wine revolution continues apace

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 16, 2026

Colmado Wilmot: Brilliant, queue-free dining in Barcelona — restaurant review
An ex-El Bulli chef has gone back to basics, and the results are magical

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 16, 2026

Do you have a mango dealer?
You have to be in the know when sourcing the ‘king' of these fruits

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 16, 2026

Our dog-eat-dog world order needs a rethink
We must reinvent the governance of multilateral institutions

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 15, 2026

Xi, Trump and the Thucydides trap
A summit of low expectations did at least restore some stability

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 15, 2026

A cold peace between the US and China is good enough
Rather than trying to engineer a grand bargain, this is a moment to prevent deterioration

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 15, 2026

Party time for stock markets cannot last for ever
Investor mood is shifting to outright red-hot exuberance

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 15, 2026

QVC's creditors have a nasty case of buyer's remorse
Once a household name, the home-shopping TV network has filed for bankruptcy protection

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 15, 2026

Voters expect a prosperity our politicians cannot deliver
The markets will not allow the UK to borrow to maintain a standard of living that we have not earned

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 15, 2026

Labour's faultlines are back with a vengeance
The past few weeks have exposed the cracks that Starmer has spent two years trying to paper over

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 15, 2026

Is the only way really down for stocks?
Market concentration means the majority of equities have room to rise

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 15, 2026

Is culture really as good for you as a workout?
As someone who has long practised culture over cross-training, I feel uniquely qualified to test this new proposition

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 15, 2026

The great global bond freakout
Plus, crypto's not money

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 15, 2026

It could be time to bet on airlines — including unloved easyJet
Carrier's enterprise valuation today is just four times operating profit, whereas in 2019 it was nine times

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 15, 2026

‘Le Total bashing' grips France over energy profits
Earnings jump since the Iran war has sparked heated calls for windfall taxes and criticism of returns of cash to shareholders

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 15, 2026

Why Warsh wants the Fed to keep quiet
The incoming chair thinks that constant ‘incantations' do more harm than good

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 15, 2026

Treat the Chelsea Flower Show as a spectacle, not a shop window
Things have changed since 1963, but despite the departures there's much on offer to relish

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 14, 2026

Emerging markets face Iran shocks with more debt, and less danger
Market reform has meant that large debts today are much less destabilising than smaller sums were in the past

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 14, 2026

Why Labour cannot ignore the gilt market
Leadership hopefuls should not get into a trial of strength with bond investors

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 14, 2026

Burnham's return to Westminster will not be so easy
The surge of Reform in Makerfield presents a significant challenge

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 14, 2026

Burberry tried to be Louis Vuitton; it should aim lower
The historic brand's rarefied look didn't sell; and it is returning to its classic trench coats, scarves and check pattern

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 14, 2026

Trump should go for ‘no deal' in Beijing
The US is ill prepared to make decisions that will shape geopolitics for the foreseeable future

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 14, 2026

El Niño is not the real problem here
The usually innocuous weather system poses more threat than since the early 1970s

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 14, 2026

AI desperately needs more adult supervision
The critical challenge is to build institutions that protect us from tech companies and the state

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 14, 2026

Britain isn't ungovernable. It's just been badly governed
Short-termism and poor choices are to blame for the country's political predicament

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 14, 2026

AI alone cannot shorten the work week
The technology could raise prices and consumption before it gives us more free time

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 14, 2026

King's Cross is the Silicon Roundabout of AI
A formerly rundown area has become London's new global technology hub

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 14, 2026

So, that was parenthood?
Expectations, ambushed by reality. Reflections on 18 years of raising children

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 14, 2026

Starmer's fate hinges on individual acts of nerve
MPs are divided on timing of contest as Angela Rayner joins group of potential challengers

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 14, 2026

Mortgage refixing, longer lags and eggs
Plus, US oil producers aren't drilling

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 14, 2026

The luxury industry's many contradictions
Exclusivity is not just a matter of selling some items that almost no one can afford

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 14, 2026

UK's financial ambulance-chasers are running out of road
The chances of claims management companies landing another big blow against the banks are fading

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 14, 2026

A note from Trump and Xi's couples therapist
They're not listening to each other and growing apart

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 14, 2026

Could the Roman coin I've bought have been stolen?
I recently purchased an ancient coin for £5,000 in an online auction

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 13, 2026

The battle for the soul of Labour
Challenge to Starmer is a perilous moment for the UK and its standing

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 13, 2026

Brown-Forman's $17bn bid rejection leaves a bitter taste
The Brown family may have balked at handing its brands over to Sazerac, but it would have been more appealing than the alternatives

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 13, 2026

Why UK assets are attractive despite the storm
The bearish outlook may only be shortlived, presenting opportunities for longer-term investors

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 13, 2026

The indelible appeal of tattoos
Getting inked is more popular than ever but a rapid expansion in providers has reduced work for London's parlours

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 13, 2026

Badenoch is underpriced to become prime minister
The Conservative leader's great friend is time — she has three years to outflank Farage and beat a failing Labour Party

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 13, 2026

Scrapping quarterly earnings is a procrastinator's dream
US chief executives should be wary of putting their own convenience ahead of transparency

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 13, 2026

Why scrapping quarterly earnings is a bad idea
US chief executives should be wary of putting their own convenience ahead of transparency

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 13, 2026

GameStop makes big bet that governance doesn't matter
With his offer rebuffed by eBay, the ball is now in GameStop boss Ryan Cohen's court

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 13, 2026

Labour's wishful thinking problem
Accepting a world of economic trade-offs is crucial for the country's future

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 13, 2026

Disinflation disappears
Plus, UK gilts

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 13, 2026

Tech Exchange
This series features conversations between FT journalists and the technology industry's leaders, innovators, and thinkers. In the latest instalment, Amazon's Panos Panay, the head of the group's device unit talks about the hardware push that follows Alexa

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 13, 2026

BuzzFeed and GoPro learn nostalgia does not pay the bills
The goodwill of middle-aged consumers will not be enough to generate a meaningful return

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 13, 2026

BuzzFeed and GoPro learn nostalgia doesn't pay the bills
The goodwill of middle-aged consumers won't be enough to generate a meaningful return

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 13, 2026

Why global imbalances matter
They lie at the intersection of almost everything that matters in geoeconomics and geopolitics

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 13, 2026

Trump is up against China's great wall of confidence
The US president will encounter a very different country to the one he visited in 2017

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 13, 2026

Don't let bad thinking scupper your house sale
Price fixation locks in vendors when housing market falters

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 13, 2026

Data: you don't know what you've got till it's gone
To decide whether official statistics are useful, look at what happens when they disappear

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 13, 2026

Nintendo needs Super Mario once again
The little plumber is a bulwark of intellectual property as rising chip prices pressure the company

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 13, 2026

Private credit isn't the problem — concentration is
Diversification is the foundation of good investing

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 12, 2026

A reluctant Intertek risks testing investors' patience
FTSE 100 company has rejected previous EQT takeover offers saying they undervalued it

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 12, 2026

The Iran war dilemma for central bankers
What happened after the pandemic is an imperfect guide for the latest shock

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 12, 2026

How architecture can save lives
Carefully designed homes in Tanzania have been shown to lower disease rates among children

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 12, 2026

Why Americans dread AI
Silicon Valley encourages the view that the technology is unstoppable — and Trump seems to agree

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 12, 2026

Chipmaker Cerebras joins OpenAI's inner circle — for a price
Launching into the magic of the Altman-osphere could prove to be quite a windfall

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 12, 2026

Labour's turmoil is now uncontrollable
Keir Starmer may take responsibility, but he has sidestepped accountability

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 12, 2026

The Trump Trade 2.0
Plus, the ‘buy Europe' trade

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 12, 2026

The UK strategy for the City needs more ambition
A hyperactive reform programme is not enough to drive the urgent national mission of driving growth and investment

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 12, 2026

The UK strategy for the City needs more ambition as market share slips
A hyperactive reform programme is not enough to drive the urgent national mission of driving growth and investment

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 12, 2026

Why personalised pricing could be a good deal for shoppers
Selling the same thing to different people at a different price sounds unfair, but it needn't be bad news for consumers

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 12, 2026

Will AI turn us all into hipsters and artisans?
There is good reason to be dubious about the notion that automation will supplant all demand for human labour

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 12, 2026

Why DS Smith's global cardboard box merger fell apart
International Paper is quickly reversing a transatlantic takeover in a century-old industry

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 12, 2026

We are living in the age of asymmetry
Power flows less from size or wealth than from the ability to convert imbalance into leverage

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 11, 2026

BYD and peers make strides in every market but their own
Beijing is switching its attention to newer sectors such as AI and robotics

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 11, 2026

Polarisation and partisan redistricting in the US
Supreme Court ruling has deepened an already ugly battle over gerrymandering

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 11, 2026

What Victory Day means to Russia now
A commemoration of those who died in the second world war is being used to lend legitimacy to war in Ukraine

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 11, 2026

GameStop's bid for eBay is wild — and it might just work
Shareholders in the ecommerce company are getting a good deal, at least on paper, with an offer of $28bn of cash

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 11, 2026

Fomo is a poor motivation for EU tech policy
Europe's large public sectors are a powerful tool to build a market for native tech

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 11, 2026

A weakened Trump arrives at Xi's court
China holds the cards — and might settle for flashy but empty announcements while playing a long game

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 11, 2026

There was nothing here to save Starmer
Voters need hope, but so do his MPs — and he did not give them any

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 11, 2026

US jobs: two in a row
Plus, how to protect central bank independence

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 11, 2026

We need to protect Britain against the tyranny of the minority
Our first-past-the-post electoral system cannot handle the new era of multi-party politics

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 11, 2026

Will the ECB shift tack on the digital euro?
Central bank appears to be shifting its focus more to wholesale markets

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 11, 2026

American agriculture is broken
Fixing it will require much more than the new farm bill can deliver

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 11, 2026

How the UK can use the bond markets' ‘kindness of strangers'
There is a way to reduce the risk of a run on gilts and decrease the cost of government borrowing

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 10, 2026

We cannot have the AI model advising clients. They might think they don't need us
A behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 10, 2026

India's cricket cash machine faces a slower run rate
The commercial pitch has become tougher for teams amid less competition for streaming rights and an advertising crackdown

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 10, 2026

There can be no Labour revival if Starmer remains
The prime minister still sounds like an opposition leader

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 10, 2026

Trump's war has given China an economic opening
Beijing could turn instability in the Middle East into a strategic gain

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 10, 2026

A Keynesian solution to global imbalances
Economists have been proposing fixes to structural problems created by an international reserve currency since the 1940s

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 10, 2026

Buckle up: plane tickets could still get much more expensive
Airlines have managed to avoid greater turbulence because jet fuel hasn't actually run short — yet

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 10, 2026

The ‘surname ceiling' holding back family companies
Many of the brightest workers steer clear of such businesses because promotions are scarcer and rewards lower

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 10, 2026

America's right and left have perfected each other's tricks
Both extremes now have an affinity for cancel culture and conspiracy theories

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 09, 2026

The narrow ceasefire rally
Little love for the S&P 500's gains

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 09, 2026

The glory of low expectations
They are the key to happiness — and not a matter of choice

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 09, 2026

Standard Life and CVC square the circle on defined-benefit pensions
There are more than £1tn of assets sitting in UK retirement schemes that could be picked up in risk transfer deals

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 09, 2026

Hendrix and the curse of the charismatic frontman
A recent court case over the rights to the rock star's catalogue highlights the struggles of musicians seeking their due

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 09, 2026

Who are the tastemakers now?
Few influencers have the same cultural gravitas as the late American heiress Bunny Mellon

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 09, 2026

WHSmith's new owner makes a contrarian bet on the UK high street
Modella Capital plans to cut as many as 150 WHSmith stores out of the 480 it acquired and bring in new goods and services

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