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  • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
    US employment
    ‘People are still upset’: why Joe Biden’s jobs boom failed to win over voters

    Inflation and supply chain disruption are undercutting political gains from the economic rebound

  • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
    Energy crisis
    What are Rishi Sunak’s options for tackling the UK energy price crisis?

    Chancellor puts finishing touches to mini-Budget worth billions to help struggling households

  • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
    Disease control and prevention
    Monkeypox: what to know about the latest virus sparking alarm

    Officials are reacting to the largest outbreak outside sub-Saharan Africa

  • Sunday, 22 May, 2022
    World Economic Forum in Davos
    Five things to watch for at Summer Davos

    From economic crises to preparing for the next pandemic, here’s what the first forum for two years will focus on

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    Global inflation
    Reliance on Russian energy helps drive Europe’s uneven inflation surge

    Prices are increasing at different rates, with the cost of living rising fastest in the Baltic states and eastern Europe

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    Twitter Inc
    Twitter deal leaves Elon Musk with no easy way out

    Strength of $44bn agreement comes into focus as Tesla chief appears to have second thoughts

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Can Russia be made to pay for Ukraine?

    Confiscation of Moscow’s frozen central bank reserves fraught with risk, experts say

  • Sunday, 15 May, 2022
    Market Questions
    Have US retail sales been hit by stubbornly high inflation?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

  • Saturday, 14 May, 2022
    Twitter Inc
    Why is Elon Musk really putting his Twitter deal ‘on hold’?

    Tesla chief executive blames bots, but some think he is looking for a better deal — or an excuse to walk away

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    Tether
    Why is tether central to the global cryptocurrency market?

    The $80bn stablecoin has drawn close scrutiny after it slipped far from its peg against the dollar

  • Sunday, 8 May, 2022
    Market Questions
    Has US inflation finally started to slow?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

  • Sunday, 1 May, 2022
    Market Questions
    How far will the Fed and the Bank of England raise interest rates?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

  • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    ‘Divide and rule’: Russia’s rationale for halting gas flows to Poland and Bulgaria

    The two EU nations have refused to implement a new payment mechanism imposed by Putin

  • Saturday, 23 April, 2022
    Twitter Inc
    Persuasion and pressure: how Musk could detoxify Twitter’s poison pill

    Social media company has deployed legal defence to parry Tesla billionaire’s hostile approach

  • Wednesday, 20 April, 2022
    Nuclear energy
    Why Germany is resisting calls to ease energy crunch by restarting nuclear power

    Political, legal and logistical obstacles are in the way of plugging supply gap caused by war in Ukraine

  • Wednesday, 20 April, 2022
    Russian economy
    Russia reaps reward of domestic payment system after Visa and Mastercard withdraw

    Planning highlights risk for western powers that sanctions reorder the international payments landscape

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Why prime minister’s comments about ‘partygate’ scandal matter

    Opposition MPs accuse Boris Johnson of misleading parliament about events held during Covid restrictions

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
    The Big Read
    Can the EU wean itself off Russian gas?

    Economic and logistical hurdles could thwart EU efforts to cut two-thirds of its gas imports from Russia by November

  • Sunday, 17 April, 2022
    Chinese economy
    China first-quarter GDP: five things to watch

    Economic outlook was darkening even before lockdown of most important financial centre

  • Sunday, 10 April, 2022
    Climate Capital
    Climate change A to Z: an FT jargon buster

    A guide to commonly used terminology in the climate change discussion

  • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
    Federal Reserve
    Can the Fed shrink its $9tn balance sheet without causing market mayhem?

    US officials plan to reduce holdings amassed during the pandemic by up to $95bn a month

  • Monday, 4 April, 2022
    War in Ukraine: free to read
    Deglobalisation: will backlash against Russia lead to downturn in open trade?

    Geopolitical pressures are threatening fragmentation of liberalised trading systems

  • Thursday, 31 March, 2022
    EU energy
    Why does Putin want Europeans to pay for gas supplies in roubles?

    Russian president aims to force European companies to deal with its central bank, which is under sanctions

  • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
    Natural gas
    Can US natural gas relieve Europe from Russian supply dependency?

    Moves to provide LNG face obstacles in terms of infrastructure and shift to clean energy

  • Monday, 28 March, 2022
    UK schools
    Will the education white paper raise pupil attainment in England?

    The government is promising a ‘world class education’, but offering limited additional resources

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