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Should Sweden finally adopt the euro?

Should Sweden finally adopt the euro?

The case against membership of the single currency looks much less clear-cut than it did in the 1990s

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Euro

The case for keeping Keir Starmer a little longer

The case for keeping Keir Starmer a little longer

Panic-buying a slightly less unpopular rival will not help Labour face its real challenges

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Uk Politics

How to rescue rules-based trade from WTO gridlock

How to rescue rules-based trade from WTO gridlock

Governments need to copy, bypass and borrow from the institution where they can

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World trade organization

How to survive an energy crunch

How to survive an energy crunch

Have you considered simply doing less?

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Oil & Gas Industry

Why Takaichi sees opportunity amid Trump’s Pearl Harbor chaos

Why Takaichi sees opportunity amid Trump’s Pearl Harbor chaos

The president’s shocking comment could be helpful for a prime minister seeking radical transformation of Japan

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Japanese politics & policy

The Big Read. The spectre of stagflation

The Big Read. The spectre of stagflation

War in Iran threatens to hit growth and confidence, deepen governments’ unpopularity and hurt public finances

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Global inflation

The FT View. The other Strait of Hormuz shock

The FT View. The other Strait of Hormuz shock

Disruption to commodities far beyond oil and gas will have a long-lasting impact

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Commodities

Fed up with train delays, Germans are betting on how late they’ll be

Fed up with train delays, Germans are betting on how late they’ll be

Deutsche Bahn’s record low punctuality has inspired jokes, T-shirts and now a mock gambling platform

yesterday 10

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Rail

Congress must not give Trump a blank cheque for the Iran war

Congress must not give Trump a blank cheque for the Iran war

Fulfilling the Pentagon’s request would allow the US to prolong and escalate the conflict indefinitely

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Us politics & policy

Markets were not made for Trump’s never-ending ping-pong

Markets were not made for Trump’s never-ending ping-pong

The chaos of the Iran war will have long-term consequences for investors and the dollar

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Markets

The problem with doomsday deadlines

The problem with doomsday deadlines

Giving future turmoil a date allows us to feign control while removing urgency

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Science

There is a solution to the income tax ‘cliff edge’

There is a solution to the income tax ‘cliff edge’

The way in which the UK system sees rates rise and then fall as income increases is indefensible

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Uk tax

We must not underestimate the peril for democracy

We must not underestimate the peril for democracy

Donald Trump’s America is a world leader in democratic decline

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Populism

How the shadow fleet is capitalising on the chaos of war

How the shadow fleet is capitalising on the chaos of war

The Iran conflict has offered the illicit oil trade a lifeline — while the easing of US sanctions widens a transatlantic rift

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Visual Story

The FT View. Wounded Meloni needs new ambitions for Italy

The FT View. Wounded Meloni needs new ambitions for Italy

The prime minister should put economic reform ahead of constitutional change

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Italian politics

Time to scrutinise populism’s ‘supply side’

Time to scrutinise populism’s ‘supply side’

Volatility traders have come for our democratic politics and are showing that turbulence pays

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Populism

War in Iran risks triggering cyber insurgency

War in Iran risks triggering cyber insurgency

Hackers are usually more interested in money than patriotism but this time might be different

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Cyber Warfare

Trump’s Armageddon-Taco shuffle

Trump’s Armageddon-Taco shuffle

One minute he threatens death and destruction, the next he says the US and Iran are engaged in negotiations

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Middle east war

Hormuz fertiliser block will upend world’s food supply

Hormuz fertiliser block will upend world’s food supply

Any ceasefire negotiations must include a humanitarian carve-out for such shipments

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Commodities

Civic-minded pensioners make the world go round

Civic-minded pensioners make the world go round

Policymakers need to think about the costs of having a generation of retirees not on the property ladder

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Ageing populations

The secret to Ukraine’s remarkably resilient labour market

The secret to Ukraine’s remarkably resilient labour market

Flexibility, financial support and remote work have offset some of the economic upheaval of war

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Employment

The Big Read. Can the US economy thrive without migrants?

The Big Read. Can the US economy thrive without migrants?

Trump’s draconian immigration policies have been some of his most disruptive interventions of all

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Us Economy

The FT View. The other Trump foreign adventure

The FT View. The other Trump foreign adventure

US president looks for regime change in Cuba

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Cuba

The BBC is a victim of benign neglect

The BBC is a victim of benign neglect

It is time for a director-general with bold thinking in this age of disruption

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Bbc

The politics of cricket in Pakistan

The politics of cricket in Pakistan

Tuning in to watch the country’s once-vaunted national team lose has become a mandatory, if masochistic, ritual

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Cricket

Netanyahu is gambling with Israel’s future

Netanyahu is gambling with Israel’s future

Perpetual war and fading American popular support is a formula for disaster

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Middle east war

The Big Read. Can David Ellison pull off Hollywood’s megamerger?

The Big Read. Can David Ellison pull off Hollywood’s megamerger?

The audacious deal to combine Paramount and Warner Bros has huge repercussions and steep challenges

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Mergers & Acquisitions

America keeps bailing out Trump

America keeps bailing out Trump

The country’s underlying strengths are absorbing his erratic choices, including the war on Iran

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Us Economy

‘EU Inc’ is a missed opportunity for start-ups

‘EU Inc’ is a missed opportunity for start-ups

Leaders who want more innovative European business must insist on a bolder approach

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Eu Business Regulation

War with Iran has exposed American fragility at sea

War with Iran has exposed American fragility at sea

The move from ‘efficiency’ to ‘resilience’ in maritime supply chains has a long way to go

22.03.2026 10

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Middle east war

The FT View. Pakistan and Afghanistan tensions reach breaking point

The FT View. Pakistan and Afghanistan tensions reach breaking point

However difficult it may be, the world needs to re-engage with the troubled region

22.03.2026 7

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Afghanistan

Reading Socrates in Silicon Valley

Reading Socrates in Silicon Valley

Self-proclaimed stoics who denounce self-examination only prove the bankruptcy of the tech bro worldview

22.03.2026 10

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Marc andreessen

History is tragically repeating itself in Lebanon

History is tragically repeating itself in Lebanon

Ensuring the country’s survival — and Hizbollah’s weakening — is Trump’s best hope for Middle East success

21.03.2026 9

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Middle east war

We should all be playing pothole politics

We should all be playing pothole politics

Living in the ‘Potswolds’ has made me one of the Angry Local People pointing at our damaged roads

21.03.2026 9

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Environment

Britain must be more vigilant to the risk of sabotage by hostile states

Britain must be more vigilant to the risk of sabotage by hostile states

If Moscow and Beijing are determined to destabilise the west then new strategies are needed

21.03.2026 7

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Cyber Security

The FT View. Iran war will scar the global economy

Scenarios that markets and policymakers hoped to avoid are now materialising

20.03.2026 7

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Global Economy

‘Raúlito’ Rodríguez Castro, the Cuban scion leading talks with the US

As Trump increases pressure on the island, the grandson of Raúl Castro is fronting its negotiations

20.03.2026 9

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Person In The News

The Big Read. The UK’s meningitis outbreak and the grim legacy of Covid

What the Chemistry Club cases tell us about lessons unlearnt from the pandemic

20.03.2026 10

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Health

A prosperous Britain means facing up to trade-offs

A prosperous Britain means facing up to trade-offs

Yes, yes, and yes again to reform of our appalling planning system — but politicians require help to make hard choices

20.03.2026 9

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Uk Economy

Mistral CEO: AI companies should pay a content levy in Europe

Mistral CEO: AI companies should pay a content levy in Europe

A revenue-based charge would protect the livelihoods of copyright holders and bring legal certainty

20.03.2026 10

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Artificial Intelligence

Rituals of survival in Tehran

Rituals of survival in Tehran

War feels like something that should have been left behind in a more brutal century

20.03.2026 6

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Iran

Maritime security is key to global energy supplies

Maritime security is key to global energy supplies

Companies need to know their vessels can pass through busy shipping lanes repeatedly and safely

20.03.2026 8

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Shipping

The war over tail risks is in full swing

The war over tail risks is in full swing

Trump’s financial fight with insurers will affect business confidence as much as the kinetic battle

20.03.2026 10

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Insurance

The Big Read. Labour’s leftward shift and the bond vigilante threat

The Big Read. Labour’s leftward shift and the bond vigilante threat

The UK’s debt mountain would constrain a new prime minister’s choices — and could make further tax rises more likely

20.03.2026 10

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Uk Politics

The FT View. Investors’ important bet on nuclear fusion

The elusive power source is gradually moving closer to becoming a reality

19.03.2026 6

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Nuclear Energy

War between Afghanistan and Pakistan has much wider consequences

War between Afghanistan and Pakistan has much wider consequences

When these countries become arenas for militancy, the repercussions reverberate far beyond their borders

19.03.2026 8

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Geopolitics

The UK must accept it is no longer a global power

The UK must accept it is no longer a global power

Starmer has failed to level with the public that Britain’s control over its destiny is limited

19.03.2026 10

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Uk Politics

Obituary. Jürgen Habermas, master thinker of postwar Germany, 1929-2026

Obituary. Jürgen Habermas, master thinker of postwar Germany, 1929-2026

The philosopher and social theorist thought deeply about the foundations of liberal democracy

19.03.2026 7

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Jürgen habermas

AI travel agents? Bring them on

AI travel agents? Bring them on

Some users may be reluctant to increase their dependence on Big Tech companies

19.03.2026 3

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Technology sector

The dynamic globalisation machine will overcome the Iran shock

The dynamic globalisation machine will overcome the Iran shock

Short-term crisis management in shipping should not be mistaken for fatal weakness in trade

19.03.2026 7

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Global trade