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Trump’s gamble on Argentina

The US administration is backing an ally’s misguided exchange rate policy

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Europe needs a better chip strategy

The Dutch seizure of Nexperia shows how ensnared the EU is in the US-China tech war

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Measuring risk in the AI financing boom

A shift towards debt raises the potential fallout from the data centre spending spree

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A rare moment of hope in the Middle East

Hostage release must become a step towards ending Israeli-Palestinian conflict

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The transformative potential of AI in healthcare

Accelerating the technology’s safe adoption in hospitals should be a priority

11.10.2025 8

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Trump’s militarisation of law enforcement

The president is putting under threat the neutrality of US armed forces

10.10.2025 9

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The Conservatives’ long road back to credibility

Scrapping stamp duty makes sense, but much of Badenoch’s programme does not

09.10.2025 4

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Japan’s next PM needs Takanomics, not Abenomics

Sanae Takaichi must adapt the economic policies of her mentor to today’s tasks

08.10.2025 6

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The damaging twilight of the Macron presidency

President’s mistakes have plunged France into its worst crisis for 70 years

07.10.2025 5

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Britain’s flawed support for Jaguar Land Rover

The government’s loan guarantee risks creating complacency over cyber resilience

05.10.2025 6

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The Manchester tragedy and antisemitism in Britain

Synagogue attack comes amid a sharp rise in anti-Jewish prejudice

04.10.2025 10

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America’s senseless government shutdown

Whatever Trump’s agenda, it is in both parties’ interest to end the closure swiftly

03.10.2025 3

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A long-awaited plan for ending the war in Gaza

Trump deserves credit — but the obstacles to lasting peace remain significant

02.10.2025 4

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Keir Starmer finds some passion

Unless his government can get a grip, questions over his leadership will remain

01.10.2025 9

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The creative ‘reparations’ loan plan for Ukraine

Europe is finding ways to step up to finance Kyiv’s and its own defence

30.09.2025 10

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Spain has become Europe’s standout economy

But it must combine immigration-led growth with productivity improvements

28.09.2025 10

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A new age of the train

After 200 years, rail’s environmental and social benefits are coming into their own

27.09.2025 10

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Japan needs a vision, not just a leader

Frontrunners to head the ruling LDP should come up with bolder agendas

26.09.2025 10

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The battle for US media freedom

Jimmy Kimmel’s return to TV does not diminish the broader threat to open discourse

25.09.2025 2

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Trump’s self-defeating move on skilled worker visas

A big cost increase for H-1B visas is bad for American business and innovation

24.09.2025 4

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The overdue recognitions of a Palestinian state

Only a two-state solution can break the countless cycles of violence

23.09.2025 9

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The unfortunate EU foot-dragging on the Draghi plan

Europe’s competitiveness is waning due to inertia in Brussels and national capitals

22.09.2025 10

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Britain plays host to King Donald

In terms of Trump-style transactionalism, Starmer’s fawning secured few net gains

20.09.2025 9

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Trump hands power back to the CEO

The president and the SEC chair should beware of setting back shareholder rights

19.09.2025 9

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A Brazilian court decision that bolsters democracy

Bolsonaro’s conviction makes history by holding a coup plotter to account

18.09.2025 10

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Replacing Starmer is not in Labour’s interest

Britain does not need a rerun of the carousel of prime ministers of the Tory years

17.09.2025 40

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The Fed is stuck between its dual mandate

A cautious rate cut this week would maintain the US central bank’s flexibility

16.09.2025 20

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How India can trump US tariffs

It should unleash the potential of its vast internal market with reform and investment

15.09.2025 6

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The alarming rise of American political violence

Charlie Kirk’s murder is a moment for all sides to seek to lower the temperature

12.09.2025 10

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America’s draconian immigration raids

Hyundai case will make foreign workers and companies increasingly wary of setting up in the US

10.09.2025 4

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Memo to the CEO: office romance is also the board’s business

Senior executives should disclose workplace relationships

09.09.2025 5

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The bond vigilantes will keep on circling

Investors are losing faith in the ability of western governments to rein in spending

08.09.2025 10

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The Starmer government’s moment of jeopardy

Deputy PM’s exit deepens the troubles for the struggling UK administration

06.09.2025 10

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China’s new world order

Global governance needs reform but Beijing is not the one to lead it

04.09.2025 5

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Russia’s reckless jamming of GPS systems

Interference affecting EU commission president’s plane is no isolated incident

03.09.2025 9

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Britain’s Labour government is failing working people

By sapping business and investor confidence, it has weakened the jobs market

01.09.2025 20

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How economists lost traction

Experts are struggling in a less predictable world rife with simple and popular answers

30.08.2025 10

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China gains from Trump’s alienation of India

America’s unpredictability risks pushing New Delhi and Beijing closer together

29.08.2025 10

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The White House’s flawed foray into chipmaking

Trump’s deal with Intel underscores America’s damaging turn towards incoherent dirigisme

27.08.2025 4

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Trump’s reckless attacks on the Fed

The president’s intensifying assault on central bank independence risks backfiring

27.08.2025 10

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The devastating global boom in narcotics

Demand for harmful drugs must be curbed in order to squeeze powerful cartels

26.08.2025 3

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Canary Wharf’s new lease of life

Renewal efforts and a return to offices have helped confound gloomy forecasts

25.08.2025 10

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The lamentable decline of reading

Childhood encouragement, libraries and government support can reverse the trend

22.08.2025 3

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The world should prepare for the looming quantum era

New breakthroughs underscore the technology’s potential and perils

22.08.2025 8

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What central bankers must tackle at Jackson Hole

Monetary policymakers are on divergent paths, but face common threats

21.08.2025 4

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Ukraine talks expose Trump’s dreadful attention to detail

Zelenskyy and allies contain White House’s tilt towards Moscow for now

20.08.2025 10

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Time to stop indulging Serbia’s authoritarian president

Europe must raise pressure on Aleksandar Vučić to avoid a deeper democratic retreat

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An incompetent way to pursue peace in Ukraine

Donald Trump’s alignment with Vladimir Putin in Alaska made him look a dupe

18.08.2025 80

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Lost in translation

Even in the language app era there are benefits to learning a foreign tongue

15.08.2025 3

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Big Pharma is falling out of love with Britain

Life sciences should be a natural place to look for growth

15.08.2025 30

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