UK retail sales hit lowest level since 2021 lockdowns (Nov 17, 2023 03:57)
Shoppers bought less in October amid higher prices, rising living costs and poor weather.
British retail sales fall to 2-year low as high interest rates hit households (Nov 17, 2023 03:24)
Official data will fuel concerns of economic contraction in final three months of 2023
Olivier Blanchard on debt explosions (Nov 17, 2023 01:30)
What to do when r - g = 0
FirstFT: Iran told US it did not want Israel-Hamas war to escalate (Nov 17, 2023 00:31)
Also in today’s newsletter, convicted tycoon linked to Italian oil refinery and MPs hav...
The counterintuitive truth about deficits for bond investors (Nov 17, 2023 00:00)
Most of the time, higher government debt levels have been associated with lower yields,...
‘We need tangible benefit’: Does investment in UK renewables create jobs? (Nov 17, 2023 00:00)
Locals in north-east Scotland say the billions poured into wind power have bypassed the...
The ‘greedflation’ question: what have we learnt? (Nov 17, 2023 00:00)
A quest for evidence supporting this theory has had mixed success
Low-income borrowers hit hardest by Bank of England rate rises (Nov 17, 2023 00:00)
Survey finds sharp increase in the number of households in arrears on multiple bills
Trump assails judge and clerk in fraud trial as gag order temporarily lifts (Nov 16, 2023 20:12)
The ex-president calls the actions of court officials in his New York fraud trial a "di...
IBM suspends ads on X after they appeared next to Nazi posts (Nov 16, 2023 19:45)
The decision came a day after owner Elon Musk endorsed an apparent antisemitic conspira...
Thousands of Starbucks workers strike on Red Cup Day (Nov 16, 2023 16:33)
Employees staged the walkout on one of the store's busiest days of the year, when it gi...
Amazon to offer cars for purchase on US site (Nov 16, 2023 16:23)
The company said Hyundai dealers will be the first to offer cars for sale on its e-comm...
PepsiCo sued by New York state for plastic pollution (Nov 16, 2023 14:22)
The lawsuit against the world's second biggest food company is the latest in greenwashi...
A tentative reset between Washington and Beijing (Nov 16, 2023 13:34)
Despite mutual mistrust, both sides have an interest in trying to calm tensions
Russian Carlsberg staff arrested after business seized (Nov 16, 2023 12:43)
Two senior managers of Carlsberg's Russian subsidiary were arrested on Wednesday over a...
Jeremy Hunt to pledge millions to woo electric car firms (Nov 16, 2023 12:04)
The chancellor is set to announce hundreds of millions more in subsidies and grants for...
The UK must take a less zero-sum approach to the EU (Nov 16, 2023 12:01)
Also in this newsletter, churn at top of government triples since Brexit
Five things we learned from the Biden-Xi meeting (Nov 16, 2023 10:43)
The rival presidents found common ground on climate change, military communications and...
America should aim for competitive coexistence with China (Nov 16, 2023 10:13)
The relationship between the two superpowers is fraught but manageable if the US plays ...
Hotel Chocolat founders share £288m from Mars sale (Nov 16, 2023 08:15)
Angus Thirlwell and Peter Harris will each net £144m after selling firm to the confecti...
China stocks: panda bearishness should counter any buy signal (Nov 16, 2023 07:44)
No number of cute pandas can offset the asset deflation threatening the property sector
FirstFT: US and China to resume high-level military communication (Nov 16, 2023 06:26)
Also in today’s newsletter, Israeli troops search Gaza’s largest hospital and Wall Stre...
‘Greedflation’ revisited (Nov 16, 2023 06:19)
Did price-gouging really contribute meaningfully to inflation?
Can China get its economic mojo back? (Nov 16, 2023 06:06)
Beijing’s path back to growth may be a European one
Price paid for offshore power to rise by over 50% (Nov 16, 2023 04:39)
The increase in the price paid to generate electricity aims to entice energy firms to i...
The US-China currency wars are in an unstable lull (Nov 16, 2023 00:00)
If Beijing returns to promoting export-led growth, tension over exchange rates may return
Swindon’s investment challenge: former boom town seeks to revive its fortunes (Nov 16, 2023 00:00)
Town that was once the fastest-growing in Europe shows perils of allowing conditions fo...
Central banks’ trillion-dollar problem (Nov 16, 2023 00:00)
Bloated balance sheets need to come down without endangering financial stability
How factories are deploying AI on production lines (Nov 15, 2023 19:03)
Manufacturers are exploring how AI can predict machine faults before they happen.
Starbucks faces walkout at hundreds of US stores (Nov 15, 2023 17:39)
The action comes amid a bitter labour fight between at the coffee giant.
Shanghai manufacturer says US has ‘xenophobic’ view of Chinese investors (Nov 15, 2023 15:26)
Hesai’s claim comes as Biden and Xi meet to ease tensions between the world’s two large...
UK hands watchdog new powers to force garages to reveal profits (Nov 15, 2023 14:38)
Measures come after Shell and Moto failed to hand over data on margins
Biden and Xi meet in effort to stabilise relations (Nov 15, 2023 14:38)
Summit ahead of Apec forum in San Francisco comes amid mounting trade and diplomatic te...
Fed official warns against calling time on rate-rising cycle too soon (Nov 15, 2023 13:20)
US central bank must not claim victory over inflation prematurely, says San Francisco F...
Brussels pessimistic on growth (Nov 15, 2023 13:15)
Also in this newsletter: UK inflation fall, China upturn, wind industry turbulence
UK FDI: concierge service vs $1.2tn US aid package (Nov 15, 2023 11:34)
Number of foreign direct investment projects into UK has fallen since it voted for Brexit
UK inflation slows sharply to 4.6% (Nov 15, 2023 11:10)
Bigger than expected fall allows Rishi Sunak to say he has met pledge to halve rate of ...
UK households still under pressure despite lowest inflation in 2 years (Nov 15, 2023 08:50)
Slower price growth is welcomed by analysts but they warn it is unlikely to equate to a...
Inflation slows to 4.6% as government says pledge met (Nov 15, 2023 05:51)
UK inflation fell sharply in October to its lowest rate in two years, largely due to lo...
Subrata Roy: The chequered legacy of India's 'rags-to-riches' tycoon (Nov 15, 2023 02:58)
Subrata Roy, whose company once owned New York's landmark Plaza Hotel, died on Tuesday ...
Xi Jinping arrives in US as his Chinese Dream sputters (Nov 14, 2023 22:54)
Economic woes put the Chinese leader in a more vulnerable negotiating position on this ...
Weak currencies force up cost of living in Sub-Saharan Africa (Nov 14, 2023 19:06)
As the price of basics soars, African governments are intervening to support local curr...
Cinema advertising boss inspired by Avengers Assemble (Nov 14, 2023 19:04)
Kathryn Jacob, CEO of cinema advertising firm Pearl & Dean, explains her philosophy of ...
US inflation eases as lower gas prices offset rent rise (Nov 14, 2023 14:52)
Prices in the year to October rose by their lowest rate since July, even as housing cos...
Google sends a third of Safari ad revenue to Apple (Nov 14, 2023 12:46)
New detail on how much Google is willing to pay to be a go-to search engine has slipped...
McDonald's UK faces up to two sex abuse claims a week (Nov 14, 2023 12:03)
The chain's UK boss tells MPs more than 400 people have made complaints since a BBC inv...
Amazon latest firm to cut jobs in gaming industry (Nov 14, 2023 11:02)
It has been a banner year for video games, yet studios continue to sack staff.
The Body Shop changes hands again for £200m (Nov 14, 2023 10:37)
The ethical soaps and scrubs brand is being sold after Brazilian owner Natura failed to...
Meta OKs deleting Threads without losing Instagram (Nov 14, 2023 06:22)
Previously, getting rid of the app fully required deleting the associated Instagram acc...
Why businesses are pulling billions in profits from China (Nov 13, 2023 23:00)
Foreign businesses are pulling money out of China at a faster rate than they have been ...