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FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 20, 2025

America's current account woes
The risks of a weaker dollar on the current account deficit

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 20, 2025

Elliott's bookshop gamble is turning into a page-turner
A private equity bet on physical books and bricks-and-mortar stores looks like the happier kind of plot twist

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 20, 2025

Here comes the sun: light amid the UK gloom
It may be hard to remember in the depths of winter but this has been a miraculously bright twelve months

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 20, 2025

Leather tabards. Pork scratchings. Flaming desserts — Jay Rayner reviews Rosi, London
The food of the 1970s could sing, and here it does so with indulgent flair

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 20, 2025

SpyGPT will shake James Bond's world
Open-source data and machine learning tools mean the challenge is not information scarcity but information overload

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 20, 2025

The case for denial
In a darkening world, burying one's head in the sand is a rational strategy

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 20, 2025

What wines are worth cellaring?
Suitable candidates to squirrel away now

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 20, 2025

Year in a word 2025
Editors and correspondents at the Financial Times reflect on the words of the year

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 20, 2025

Pitting Nimbys against Yimbys is a bad idea
Popular political assumptions misread the public by attacking nature as the block to building more housing

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 20, 2025

Have we reached a tipping point on public debt?
An intolerable burden is being placed on future generations that will result in financial crises and political instability

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 20, 2025

From the Grinch to the Christ Child — my top five Christmas heroes
I am not one for festive jollity, but a handful of seasonal superstars get me through

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 20, 2025

Year in a word: Tradwife
The aproned aesthetic has been amplified by the Maga movement as a nostalgic return to when men ruled the roost

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 19, 2025

Don't believe the fake gloom about London
The UK capital is subject to more than its fair share of misinformation

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 19, 2025

The SEC is heading into dangerous territory
From January the US financial watchdog's commissioners will all be Republicans

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 19, 2025

It's beginning to look a lot like holiday job season
We need young people to gain experience that makes the world of work intelligible and builds skills and confidence

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 19, 2025

Europe risks a self-fulfilling prophecy over the threat from Russia
Leaders on the continent should be wary of beating the drums of war too loudly

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 19, 2025

Lululemon should roll out the red yoga mat for Elliott
Activist's intervention seems to be a vote for stability in the ailing athleisure company

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 19, 2025

Europe shows its commitment to Ukraine — but not unequivocally
When it came to using frozen Russian assets as leverage, the EU blinked

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 19, 2025

Inflation risk is still under-appreciated by investors
Powerful forces look poised to reignite growth at a time when economies are close to capacity

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 19, 2025

Management consultants' new gravy train: buying other companies
Hot on the acquisition trail, some companies are taking a leaf out of their own playbooks

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 19, 2025

Inflation: little to trust
Plus, Trump in Venezuela

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 19, 2025

Welcome to the age of zero-sum politics
A stalled economic conveyor belt is behind the rise of anti-system, anti-growth parties on both the right and left

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 19, 2025

Time to find sustenance in a renewed flowering of botanical art
While flower beds slumber through the British winter, artists are at work capturing their beauty. But the genre is too often under-appreciated

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 19, 2025

America Inc's new boardroom trend: the chief exiting officer
CEO turnover at US public companies is running at its highest level since 2010

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 19, 2025

Behemoth bills are causing hold-ups in the Lords
Rambling, badly drafted government proposals are leading to late nights and endless scrutiny

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 19, 2025

Prediction markets and the casino mentality of 2025
Financial gamification has upended traditional patterns of trust and oversight

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 19, 2025

The Brexit implementation fiasco
It is not too late to reverse bad policy but that requires good governance

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 18, 2025

Latin America swings to the right
Crime and violence are raising the appeal of strongmen across the region

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 18, 2025

The AI adoption race in the workplace is on
Sector companies are seeking to show that time saved on one-off tasks can translate into real-world business value

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 18, 2025

Trump is on to something: finance and fusion have much in common
Cash can be found anywhere, but baseless stock market zing is a rarer gift

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 18, 2025

BP's new broom has a lot of sweeping to do
On the face of it, this doesn't look like a knockout hire — but the oil major needs a clean-up not a new vision

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 18, 2025

The hard politics of climate overshoot
Net zero is difficult enough — but an age of net negative emissions goals would be far tougher

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 18, 2025

The myth of the imminent Conservative revival
Core goals for 2026 must be survival — to kill off Farage's claim that only he can offer an alternative to Labour

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 18, 2025

The rise of two wests threatens the democratic model
Washington has transformed from the system's global custodian to treating nations as pliable instruments

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 18, 2025

The EU's economic security blanket is patchy and thin
Its disjointed response to electric vehicles shows it cannot co-ordinate

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 18, 2025

Europe's second-class citizens
Countries that looked down on the Gulf's ‘kafala' system are edging closer to creating their own

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 18, 2025

Two views of AI and Big Tech
How much has changed?

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 18, 2025

From colonising Mars to measuring with Mars Bars — addressing your wilder monetary queries
In the latest of his Christmas columns, the FT's Undercover Economist fields some of your most outlandish proposals, and concludes that there is no such thing as a stupid question

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 18, 2025

The argument Iranians have in private
Do social freedoms come via resistance to the Islamic regime or are they concessions that will ensure its survival?

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 17, 2025

Japan's $580bn hidden asset? In the back of the cupboard
The country has stored goods worth roughly the combined market cap of its three most globally known corporate names

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 17, 2025

South Korea's market moonshot is a model for other economies
Corporate governance reforms are spurring a sharp re-rating of local shares with the Kospi index up 69% this year

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 17, 2025

Elon Musk makes an unhelpful cameo in Warner Bros buyout
Hollywood studio wants Larry Ellison to offer an airtight personal guarantee, like the Tesla boss did with Twitter

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 17, 2025

Jimmy Lai's conviction is ominous for Hong Kong
Verdict leaves no doubt about the consequences of standing up to Beijing

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 17, 2025

How Costa Coffee went from hot property to tepid brew
The chain might benefit from an owner that can give it more time and attention

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 17, 2025

Open source could pop the AI bubble — and soon
Valuations rest on the incorrect assumption that frontier model creators have built massive, durable moats

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 17, 2025

The AfD's love-in with Maga
Senior members of the German far-right visited Washington last week in an effort to cement relations with the GOP

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 17, 2025

Monzo board should stand firm on its chief executive switch
Announcement of a new CEO seemed to start smoothly but now threatens to descend into a mess

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 17, 2025

When business and democracy don't mix
Liberals were wrong to assume the two ideas are natural twins

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 17, 2025

The economy is fine and everyone hates it
An old puzzle re-emerges

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 17, 2025

Tech Exchange
This series features conversations between FT journalists and the technology industry's leaders, innovators, and thinkers. In the latest instalment, Fei-Fei Li, the ‘godmother of AI', talks about her latest venture to build spatial intelligence

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 17, 2025

The worried investor's guide to 2026
While markets were buoyant this year, volatility is never far away

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 17, 2025

When giving to charity engage your brain, as well as your heart
How to ensure any gifting you do this Christmas does the most good

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 17, 2025

What happens if AI data centres slip the ‘surly bonds of earth'?
Outsourcing this infrastructure to space comes with a host of problems

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 17, 2025

Why more dissent is now vital at the Fed
Internal challenges to the authority of the chair may prove to be a safeguard of the central bank's overall credibility

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 17, 2025

The hypocrisy of US complaints over X fine
Howls of protest over a modest penalty from the EU contrast with Europe's silence over far bigger punishments levied on its banks by America

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 17, 2025

The hypocrisy of US complaints over X's EU fine
Howls of protest over a modest penalty from the EU contrast with Europe's silence over far bigger punishments levied on its banks by America

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 17, 2025

How can I ensure my ex-wife brings my children home?
She plans to take them to the US to see her family at Christmas

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 17, 2025

Dissent is vital at the Fed
Internal challenges to the authority of the chair may prove to be a safeguard of the central bank's overall credibility

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 16, 2025

China property stocks still can't find a floor
Valuations at rock-bottom levels may tempt investors but the market shows little sign of stabilising

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 16, 2025

Macron: We urgently need to rebalance EU-China relations
Resolving serious trade imbalances will require co-operation and co-ordinated action

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 16, 2025

Fifa scores an own goal with its World Cup ticket prices
Next year's tournament in North America is turning into an elitist spectacle

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 16, 2025

Morrison's pluck makes for a win despite chicken tax loss
In a sector as cut-throat as UK supermarkets, every penny of publicity counts

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 16, 2025

Trump's war on Europe
American foreign policy now aims to help rightwing nationalists into power across the continent

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 16, 2025

US banks win back right to lend more than they should
Trump has gifted lenders the freedom to make the same mistakes again

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 16, 2025

China's escalation dominance over Trump
The US president has handed the initiative to Beijing in tech, energy and security

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 16, 2025

How leveraged is the financial system?
And pricing inflation risk

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 16, 2025

Juventus bid battle brings a new meaning to ‘crypto vs fiat'
There are good reasons for family scion John Elkann to turn down Tether's current offer

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 16, 2025

Is the ‘Made by AI' label pointless?
The experience of the video game industry suggests transparency about AI use won't be straightforward

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 16, 2025

Mexico's China tariffs show the rise of Trump's trade template
Such measures wouldn't be necessary if Beijing ran anything like a normal, balanced economy

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 16, 2025

Mexico's tariffs on China show the rise of Trump's trade template
Such measures wouldn't be necessary if Beijing ran anything like a normal, balanced economy

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 16, 2025

Europe has no choice but to intervene on trade
The region must make a distinction between inefficiency and a lack of global competitiveness

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 16, 2025

Do we need a ‘Made by Humans' label?
The experience of the video game industry suggests transparency about AI use won't be straightforward

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 16, 2025

The key distinction Europe must make on trade policies
The region must be clear on the difference between inefficiency and a lack of global competitiveness

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 15, 2025

Why China's robotaxi industry is stuck in the slow lane
Shares in Pony.ai and WeRide have fallen since their November debuts

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 15, 2025

Australia's tragedy and the global rise of antisemitism
Extremist terrorism is a major threat, but is one end of a continuum

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 15, 2025

Can roadside stalwarts AA and RAC flag down a new set of investors?
Rival companies both gearing up for £5bn sales

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 15, 2025

Lessons from Roomba: sometimes being first mover sucks
In the consumer products space, rulers are dethroned with alarming speed

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 15, 2025

Critical minerals should not be stockpiled for military use
The US is funnelling materials such as cobalt and graphite into national defence rather than new climate technologies

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 15, 2025

Bondi attacks show old hatreds are flourishing again
A permissive environment has been created in which Israel is conflated with all Jews, everywhere

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 15, 2025

Low growth is now Europe's biggest financial-stability risk
You cannot keep tightening the screws on the institutions that finance the real economy

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 15, 2025

The politics of the Nobel Prize
This year, the world's highest-profile celebration of scientific excellence wants to celebrate academic freedom

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 15, 2025

RMP = QE?
Fed bill buying vs Fed bond buying

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 15, 2025

The four ‘O's that shape a bubble
And what this test tells us about the artificial intelligence wave

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 15, 2025

Why the ‘stablecoin supercycle' could rewire banking
Some technologists believe more than 100,000 such payment systems could swamp the world within five years

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 15, 2025

The rules of reality-based dressing, from a mere mortal
Never mind Pedro Pascal, with his stylist and personal trainer — it's people who dress well despite work and kids who deserve the gongs

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 15, 2025

Labour's re-election hopes rest on the private sector
Public services will only show improvement with money and expertise that comes from outside government

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 14, 2025

How the EU can make the single market work better
Brussels has more power to apply and enforce the rules than it is currently using

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 14, 2025

Brussels is finally flexing its muscle on Russian assets
The EU's economic security depends on turning itself into more of a power player

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 14, 2025

The chutzpah of Marjorie Taylor Greene
Once a pugnacious devotee, the former Maga maximalist is now one of the few Republicans who stands up to Trump

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 14, 2025

What economists got wrong in 2025
Forecasts dwelled too much on Donald Trump's threats and not enough on offsetting factors

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 14, 2025

It makes sense to look smart when flying
But not because of anything to do with the US transport secretary's campaign to civilise air travel

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 14, 2025

Australia's social media ban carries health warning for Big Tech investors
Full-on lobbying by the platforms caught in Canberra's new law shows what is at stake

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 13, 2025

China's $1tn trade surplus is a problem for Beijing — and the world
The country's growth model is becoming increasingly hard to sustain

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 13, 2025

The fashionably late Fed
Consequences of the Fed's relative delay in cutting rates

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 13, 2025

Rubio is not alone in going to war over fonts
We can expect strong opposition to the US secretary of state bringing back staid old Times New Roman

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 13, 2025

Taxes take the shine off pubs' festive narrative
Higher business rates threaten new year hangover

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 13, 2025

LinkedIn and the great gender swap
It's becoming clear that women face extra barriers to visibility on social media

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 13, 2025

Is now really a good time to start investing?
Government begins push to create a ‘nation of investors' as AI bubble fears intensify

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 13, 2025

How redefining special needs rocked education
Broadened criteria are benefiting the better-off, harming those facing greatest difficulty and straining the system

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 13, 2025

Wall Street bonus season might see traders lose out again
Sales and trading businesses of banks have a structural problem in claiming share of incentive pool

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