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FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 27, 2026

Intervention will not reverse yen weakness
Loose fiscal policy no longer makes sense now that Japan has escaped deflation

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 27, 2026

CVC deal brings American-style alternative investing to Europe
After going public in 2024, the European buyout powerhouse needs growth to lure mutual fund investors into its stock

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 27, 2026

Criminal justice reforms will undermine trust in the system
Scrapping jury trials fails to address the overwhelming pile-up of court cases

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 27, 2026

What to do when no relationship is special
European countries can do more in the Arctic than just periodically standing up to US bullying

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 27, 2026

Hargreaves Lansdown's price cut fuels retail investing race to the bottom
Move by platform plus growth of cheap apps and regulatory changes will push entire sector to up its game

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 27, 2026

Trying to change our minds about gold
It's not easy to rationalise the rally

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 27, 2026

Europe is finally waking up to the Trump threat
Across the political spectrum, politicians are uniting in the face of an ally's betrayal

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 27, 2026

Carney, Trump and the power of a good speech
Leaders don't need to write every word themselves, but they do need to make sure it clearly represents their vision

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 27, 2026

Next's coming challenge is life after Simon Wolfson
The UK clothing and furniture chain keeps outperforming rivals but its veteran chief executive must one day leave

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 27, 2026

The EU's capital market strategy must support innovation
Rather than pursuing grand institutional designs, pragmatic steps are needed to unlock capital to boost growth

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 27, 2026

UK sofa retailer emerges as unlikely winner from Trump's trade war
London-listed DFS appears to be benefiting from US-China trade tensions and the rerouting of goods into Europe

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 27, 2026

Trade war pays an unlikely dividend for some UK retailers
Sofa specialist DFS appears to be benefiting from US-China trade tensions and the rerouting of goods into Europe

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 26, 2026

Ryanair is the rare airline that can afford to stay cheap
While most carriers are moving upmarket, Michael O'Leary is burnishing his penny-pinching credentials

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 26, 2026

Labour's destructive infighting
Starmer's move to block a rival will not avoid months of internal plotting

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 26, 2026

ICE and America's flailing autocrat
Easily discredited propaganda is undermining Trump's assault on the constitution

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 26, 2026

How China pulled off a great tech reversal
Beijing has long pursued an industrial strategy aimed at acquiring global technology

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 26, 2026

Stubb and Støre: Why the Arctic is important for allied security
We must build on 20 years of co-operation in the North, and respect each other's borders

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 26, 2026

Trump and Rutte cannot make a deal without Greenland at the table
We are not rejecting co-operation — we are rejecting being spoken for

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 26, 2026

In Ukraine, it's all about the land
Trilateral peace talks seem promising, but territory remains a major obstacle

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 26, 2026

Millennials are cringe and proud
Why not celebrate earnest, nostalgic joy in this increasingly lonely and divided world?

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 26, 2026

Wetherspoons on wrong side of a two-track UK economy
Pub equivalent of piling high and selling cheap leaves little cushioning when costs rise

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 26, 2026

Trump is the wrong answer to the right questions
The US president has an uncanny ability to spot the faultlines in the old order and manipulate them to his advantage

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 26, 2026

The truth behind Trump's pro-consumer rhetoric
As the US midterm elections approach, expect the financial interests of voters to loom ever larger in the president's agenda

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 26, 2026

Why people still matter in the AI era
As population decline accelerates, the big risk is labour shortages, not mass unemployment

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 26, 2026

Doing good in retirement requires more than just turning up
For ex-bankers, motivations for getting involved in charity work are always complicated. So is the value they bring

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 26, 2026

AI productivity is about to become visible and investable
Stock market's biggest winners may come from unexpected places

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 25, 2026

Market inefficiency reconsidered
Plus, a labour market and immigration follow-up

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 25, 2026

How to get our kids to read books
Young readers are switching off — it's time to change the subject

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 25, 2026

How one year of ‘America First' left workers behind
The Trump administration's rhetoric on blue-collar jobs has not matched reality

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 25, 2026

The uses and abuses of prediction markets
Insider bets, low liquidity and regulatory gaps complicate efforts to turn wagers into financial tools

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 25, 2026

Beckhams' billion-dollar brands can withstand their family feud
Whether public rift will affect family's interests depends on how it develops, but not all mudslinging is bad for business

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 25, 2026

Middle powers may miss the global order more than they think
Even if you are not interested in the superpowers, they will sooner or later be interested in you

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 25, 2026

The hard truth about AI at work? It won't tell you
Automated office companions cut out the mess of human interaction, but convenience isn't everything

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 24, 2026

Chart of the Week: The zero-sum labour market trap
Trump's immigration crackdown has not helped native-born employment

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 24, 2026

Banning under-16s won't fix social media
The toxic ecosystem we have today can be better addressed with competition than regulation

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 24, 2026

Starmer's dilemma: America or Europe?
Trump has laid waste to the Atlantic alliance — the Greenland crisis shows what needs to be done

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 24, 2026

The Beckham family feud is bending our minds
Anyone who thinks they know where blame lies in a family is deluded — doubly so with a dynasty

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 24, 2026

A liberal in illiberal times
Reflections on a decade that was less traumatic than it promised to be

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 24, 2026

US banks need to cut their credit card rates
There are better alternatives to the Trump-Warren plan to cap interest costs for one year

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 24, 2026

Will student loans be the next mis-selling scandal?
Graduates are in uproar about Budget changes to loan repayment terms, and they have a point

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 24, 2026

Zurich's £8bn bid for insurer Beazley produces some spurious claims
Chief Greco says prior offers were rebuffed and shareholders should now have a say

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 24, 2026

Who are the teachers shaping our lives?
Lessons on a shared sense of humanity abound in the everyday

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 24, 2026

A difficult year for Burgundy
A first taste of the ‘nightmare' 2024 growing season

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 24, 2026

The pub that refused to die — Jay Rayner reviews The Highland Laddie in Leeds
This old boozer, ringed by newbuilds, exceeds all expectations — and it's got a mustard menu

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 24, 2026

Remember those innocent days of 2016?
There was once a time when we posted anything, anytime, with no real consideration of the consequences

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 24, 2026

Mamdani's rent freeze is not the fairytale in New York he hopes for
Thanks to historic rent stabilisation, many city tenants have remained in the same flat for decades with minimal increases. But other forces are driving rents up

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 23, 2026

The Taco trade has eaten itself
Tracking the Donald Trump show has become pointless for investors in the short term

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 23, 2026

Why credit card upstart Brex is selling out to Big Plastic
Despite its depressed valuation, the fintech's longtime backers were probably keen to cash out

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 23, 2026

The dystopian world of Donald Trump
He pulled back on Greenland, but a rupture of the old order is under way

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 23, 2026

Concerns over the new Chinese embassy are overwrought
Buildings don't spy, bully, or interfere — people do

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 23, 2026

Do I still have to give up my seat on trains?
A commuter's kind offer was evidence I have entered a new life category

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 23, 2026

Québec's green energy drive means more fossil fuels in New York
Once an electricity exporter, the province's decarbonisation effort now depends on US-generated power

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 23, 2026

The Japanese yield panic
And the signal from staples

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 23, 2026

Is liberal democracy in terminal decline?
The old system worked under a set of conditions that are no longer present

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 23, 2026

Do your retirement goals suffer from money illusion? Mine did
Focusing on the number doesn't take inflation into account

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 23, 2026

AI isn't to blame for rising US electricity bills — but it soon will be
Forecast capacity needs are rising, perhaps by a tenth over the next three years

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 23, 2026

Lessons for business in Trumpian uncertainty
Ignoring the upside can be as dangerous as discounting the downside

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 23, 2026

What business should be thinking about post Davos
Ignoring the upside can be as dangerous as discounting the downside

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 23, 2026

What business should be thinking about post-Davos
Ignoring the upside can be as dangerous as discounting the downside

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 23, 2026

The twin ‘factories' spurring global growth are both at risk
Sustainability of the AI-driven investment boom and China's export machine are uncertain

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 23, 2026

Hedge your bets for pre-spring planting in 2026
In gardens, the golden rule is ‘things never quite work out' — and today's climatic vicissitudes demand a balanced strategy. Here are six of my bets to thrive and survive

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 22, 2026

Trump's TikTok deal is a gift to China
Washington's compromise has stabilised one of Beijing's most important technology companies

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 22, 2026

Flatter Trump or fight him? Smart billionaires do both
Good relations with the US commander-in-chief are more than a nice-to-have

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 22, 2026

Trump's alarming threat to invoke the Insurrection Act
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle should oppose deploying the US military to Minneapolis

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 22, 2026

AI advertising wars are finally breaking out
Google has made a big head start but faces growing challenges from OpenAI and others

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 22, 2026

The AI advertising wars are finally breaking out
Google has made a big head start but faces growing challenges from OpenAI and others

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 22, 2026

From bored of peace to the Board of Peace
Forget the road to Damascus; Trump's conversion has happened on the jet to Davos

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 22, 2026

Thanks Donald, Europe will take it from here
The continent must strive to disentangle itself from the US

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 22, 2026

UK's broadband ‘altnets' need some serious rewiring
Even with the benefits of merging, it is hard to see the numbers stacking up

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 22, 2026

Farage's tactical mastery and strategic gaps
Though riding high, he still faces a dilemma over what kind of party Reform intends to be

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 22, 2026

Davos, off the record
Impressions from the annual World Economic Forum meeting

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 22, 2026

Big Tobacco is turning into Big Nicotine
British American Tobacco's recovery shows that investors see an addictive future for pouches and vapes

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 22, 2026

So you tried to buy a country?.?.?.
Trump's Greenland experience shows the problem with difficult markets

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 22, 2026

How Trump turned international relations into a real-estate game
With his Greenland obsession, the US president is reviving a national tradition: expansion via land grabs

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 22, 2026

Thoma Bravo doles out hard truths about software pay
Some companies that might otherwise lure a software-industry treasure hunter may have put themselves off-limits

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 22, 2026

The case for higher inflation in 2026
The usual indicators may be deceiving us

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 22, 2026

Carney's new global order needs a huge shift in political will
Middle-power diplomacy of the sort the Canadian PM calls for requires governments to throw off domestic constraints

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 22, 2026

Japan lacks AI stars, but one chipmaker still shines
Kioxia's stock has gained around 800 per cent in the past 12 months

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 21, 2026

The great Greenland climbdown
After a rambling speech, Trump announced he would not be imposing tariffs on his allies

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 21, 2026

The beginnings of the great Greenland climbdown
Trump's rambling Davos speech was vaguely menacing rather than explicitly threatening

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 21, 2026

What happens if the UK and US reach net zero (migration)?
We would need to rethink sustainable growth rates and fiscal targets

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 21, 2026

A better way to address China's population decline
Boosting economic confidence will do more to lift the birth rate than a pronatalist push

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 21, 2026

The problem with the mansion tax is that it's badly designed
The most obvious flaw is the abrupt jumps at each band

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 21, 2026

Emerging markets are a better gauge of investors' mood than gold
US moves on Greenland may have boosted traditional havens such as precious metals but the developing world is on a roll

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 21, 2026

The WTO needs an overhaul
We must question whether the ‘most favoured nation' principle remains fit for purpose

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 21, 2026

Always beware a declining superpower
Even under normal leadership, a status-anxious US would be lashing out

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 21, 2026

My year with a flip phone
As an iPhone-owner since the age of 12, going analogue meant working out what to do with all the screen-free time

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 21, 2026

Europe needs to tackle a home bias of banks
The nexus between states and lenders through bond holdings should be broken

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 21, 2026

Tariffs and the Supreme Court: watch what happens next
Plus the sustainability of the small-cap rally

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 21, 2026

How the pensions triple lock will end
State pension indexation is very important to retirees — but almost certainly too expensive to survive

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 21, 2026

Ancient ice's secrets can give us a look into the future
The frozen areas of our planet act as a historical record of changes in the atmosphere and climate

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 21, 2026

The paradox of work
Why it brings misery into our lives — but also meaning

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 21, 2026

Let me tell you about my favourite menswear store
Independently owned, with knowledgeable staff and thoughtfully chosen clothes at fair prices: welcome to Harry's in Brooklyn

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 21, 2026

Revolut and Visa's loss is the UK's gain in credit card fee fight
London-based fintech had been at forefront of providing an alternative to high charges for cross-border interchange fees

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 21, 2026

Will my husband's performance pay count in our divorce settlement?
I know the tax rules are changing, but I'm not sure what this means for me

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 20, 2026

Why Asia or the US have not produced a rival to ASML
Netherlands-based chipmaking equipment supplier has a dominance that looks improbable

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 20, 2026

Why neither Asia nor the US has produced a rival to ASML
Dutch chipmaking equipment supplier dominates in a way that markets cannot correct

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 20, 2026

Paramount needs a cash spoiler to clinch Warner Bros
If repeatedly saying your bid is better than your rival's doesn't work, the only other option is to pay more

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 20, 2026

Takaichi's electoral roll of the dice
Japan's PM is betting her popularity will translate into votes for a diminished LDP

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 20, 2026

Why the Trump administration is going to Davos
Capitalism has a new sheriff in town

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