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   NEWS: FT.COM - COMMENT & ANALYSIS
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

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

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

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 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 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

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

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

‘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

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 14, 2026

Everyone but me is getting excited about European equities
It doesn't matter which index you buy, and that tells you everything you need to know

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 14, 2026

Is Andy Burnham the new Money Saving Expert?
Our latest PM is laser-focused on the cost of living but here's how he could go even further

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 14, 2026

Karthik Sankaran on the case for yen intervention
‘I've been calling for an intervention at least since dollar-yen was at 150'

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 14, 2026

Pakistan and the new great game of Risk
Islamabad has bold ambitions to play a more proactive role in the world

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 14, 2026

Banks' private credit disclosures highlight value of sunlight
Executives know that when investors are nervous, more information is better than less

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 14, 2026

‘Enablers' are the AI sweet spot for investors
With demand for the technology far outstripping supply, infrastructure providers will be highly sought-after

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 14, 2026

How to fortify your garden's defences against the ravages of drought
Casualties have mounted during the summer's extreme heat. Minimise future losses by including these great survivors

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 14, 2026

The Treasury market's toxic codependency
The US government bond market has become a hedge fund playground

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 13, 2026

Billionaires are taking over sports teams — and that's a risk for fans
Franchises risk getting caught up in the disparate affairs of their financier owners

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 13, 2026

Buyers should beware the dangers of new ETFs
High leverage and insufficient oversight could amplify risks for individuals and markets

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 13, 2026

AI has opened up big holes in cyber security
It is too late to prevent the technology from being used as a damaging weapon, so great investment in defences is urgently needed

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 13, 2026

Recovery in wind energy is picking up speed
Prospects for sector looking up on hard-nosed commercial and strategic grounds

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 13, 2026

The recovery in wind energy is picking up speed
Prospects for the sector are looking up on hard-nosed commercial and strategic grounds

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 13, 2026

Retail parks are the real threat to the British high street
Outdoor commercial complexes are hot property, with supermarkets, stores and discount chains elbowing for room

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 13, 2026

Japan needs deterrence and renewal — not managed decline
More than eight decades after the end of the second world war, the country must rethink its role in the world

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 13, 2026

The right must fight its own woke wing
There are lessons to be learnt from the left on how rage alienates potential allies

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 13, 2026

‘The most difficult dilemma'
Monetary policy and supply shocks

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 13, 2026

A reality check is needed on Arctic shipping
It will take a long time before new routes become more than a niche commercial activity

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 13, 2026

Everybody loves Nvidia — but then, they can't afford not to
There's no mystery about why the Masters of the Universe are thrilled to be Huang's wingmen

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 13, 2026

Alarm bells are ringing for investors on climate
Damage wrought by wildfires in Europe should be a wake-up call to pay more attention to environmental risk

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 13, 2026

What your out-of-office really means
An email translator for the summer holidays

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 13, 2026

Trump is taxing the dark matter that pays America's way
The administration's tariff regime undermines the income the US receives from deploying knowledge abroad

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 13, 2026

How Aston Martin showed bondholders the hard shoulder
The low price of the company's bonds suggests even senior creditors are gloomy about their prospects

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 12, 2026

The Amazon of used cars gets a balance sheet tune-up
Carvana has long been a target of short sellers but bets against the company have fallen sharply

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 12, 2026

China is winning the race for the Ice Silk Road
Melting in the Arctic is unleashing a geopolitical tussle over new trade routes

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 12, 2026

Poor numeracy is a blind spot in the age of AI
An understanding of maths can be crucial to judging if the tech is telling you the right thing

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 12, 2026

Smile, you're on camera: when the boss wants to read your mood
Patent records show how many companies are interested in trying to record how people feel

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 12, 2026

The west has given China the keys to the medicine cabinet
The US and Europe led the antibiotic era but then outsourced the means to sustain it

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 12, 2026

Why must a socialist also be woke?
If the left could separate economics from culture, capitalism would have more to fear

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 12, 2026

British skies are growing too hot for swifts
Warmer summers are attracting more migratory birds but the nests are emptying before their time

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 12, 2026

Kevin Warsh's monetary hall of mirrors
Plus: cheese

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 12, 2026

How to stop global warming
The answer is obvious to all except the real climate change zealots: the anti-net zero movement

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 12, 2026

Britain needs more investors, not higher taxes on investment
An increase in capital gains taxation would act against goals to support economic growth

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Aug 12, 2026

The way to fix global warming
The answer is obvious to all except the real climate change zealots: the anti-net zero movement

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