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The costs of India’s hunger for cheap steel

Booming production may buoy the domestic economy, but is causing environmental damage and trade tensions

yesterday 5

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The Big Read

Nigeria’s problem is bigger than Trump thinks

Its government is failing to protect everyone, not only Christians

yesterday 10

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The Editorial Board

A tax-raising British Budget with no long-term solutions

The chancellor’s failure to drive growth and cut spending leaves future levy rises on the cards

yesterday 1

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The Editorial Board

China is making trade impossible

Europe has nothing to offer and difficult decisions to make

yesterday 50

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Robin Harding

A horrid Budget for the ‘Henrys’

Tax squeeze set to hit higher-earning young professionals at key point in their careers

yesterday 2

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Claer Barrett

Can a drone wall really work?

International co-ordination, not technology, is the major barrier to Europe’s defence against unmanned aerial vehicles

yesterday 20

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Anjana Ahuja

Reeves leaves Britons poorer but no wiser about Labour’s strategy

She and Starmer remain torn between the convictions that got them into politics and economic principles

yesterday 2

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Robert Shrimsley

Rachel Reeves’ case of risky risk aversion

It is depressing that a government with such a huge majority dares do so little to transform economic prospects

yesterday 9

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Martin Wolf

How Greece’s recovery can be an inspiration for Europe

The Eurozone’s former problem child is now borrowing more cheaply than much of the continent

yesterday 3

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Kyriakos Pierrakakis

The new nuclear age needs to make the right business case

To turn investor interest into necessary flows of capital, projects must be demystified

yesterday 2

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Sama Bilbao Y León

How Ireland became the weak spot in Europe’s defences

With few ships and limited intelligence-sharing, some say the country cannot hope to protect itself or its infrastructure

previous day 30

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The Big Read

Britain’s Budget woes illustrate the threat to Europe’s social contract

Many governments have not come clean with voters about the growing fiscal strains on the welfare state

previous day 5

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The Big Read

The minimum wage is not a cure all — we’re asking too much of business

Politicians spend too much time uttering cheap rhetoric about cheap labour

previous day 10

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Stephen Bush

A COP of clumsy compromises

It is left to a coalition of the willing to start the hard work of phasing out fossil fuels

previous day 2

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The Editorial Board

The fracturing of the world economy

Will the US or China abandon their current follies sooner?

previous day 20

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Martin Wolf

The UK must remove the pension triple lock

With each economic shock, it ratchets up the value of state retirement payments relative to average earnings

previous day 8

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Heidi Karjalainen

Making IPOs great again has its pitfalls

The US needs more public listings but the regulatory pendulum may be swinging too far

previous day 7

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Brooke Masters

A shrinking world will turn our problems upside down

The political and economic priorities of a depopulating society could be very different from today’s

previous day 4

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Sarah Oconnor

Why ‘Henrys’ are turning their back on the Tories

The Conservative party has lost touch with affluence — and with the generation that would like to enjoy its benefits

monday 8

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Henry Hill

What the UK Budget needs to get right

Reeves must deliver credible savings, calibrated tax rises and a pro-growth signal

monday 20

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The Editorial Board

The death of the diplomat in Trump’s America

Sidelining the state department and relying on dealmakers will come at a cost

monday 20

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Alec Russell

How to get the UK out of its economic hole

Reeves’ challenge is to remedy the disaster that Brexit has been for the country

monday 50

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Martin Wolf

Lex in depth: Could the banks revive Britain’s economy?

If the chancellor can find a way to solve the credit drought that small businesses face, the country’s prospects would get an important boost

monday 10

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The Big Read

FT seasonal appeal: why financial education has never been more crucial

Experian will match-fund reader donations to bring FLIC’s financial literacy to more people

monday 7

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Patrick Jenkins

Affordability is Trump’s problem now

Like every president, he will have to own the political consequences of rising prices

monday 5

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Rana Foroohar

How China made cities less noisy

Electric vehicles, noise-reducing surfaces and no-honking zones are dampening the din of Beijing

monday 4

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Eleanor Olcott

Should we ban ransom payments to cyber attackers?

A legal bar, even for critical infrastructure, could have unintended consequences

23.11.2025 2

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The Editorial Board

In defence of the weird and wonderful Wicked ‘womance’

It’s all a bit intense but the friendship between Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo moves me  

23.11.2025 5

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Jemima Kelly

Here’s how to make Argentina grow again

The country needs more from the US than a $20bn swap agreement

23.11.2025 9

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Laurence Kotlikoff

Ukraine has no choice but to engage with US peace plan

The American proposal is biased in favour of Russia. But it is not the final word

23.11.2025 20

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Gideon Rachman

Are wildcats too wild for the English countryside?

Reintroduction isn’t just about bringing back animals but inviting change and risk into our landscapes

23.11.2025 6

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Lia Leendertz

Ignoring Britain’s disquiet on crime will not go unpunished

The next election may be fought as much on how safe people feel as on the economy

22.11.2025 2

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Camilla Cavendish

Sharon Camp, reproductive health pioneer, 1943-2025

With grit and resolve, she overcame sexism to develop the first ‘morning after’ contraceptive pill

22.11.2025 2

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Sharon Camp