Washington to become more indebted than European nations known for fragile public finances for first time this century
Country’s dollar-denominated bonds surge after president wins endorsement for free-market reforms
Bid by Brussels to cut red tape is too dominated by politics, top officials say
Magistrate expresses ‘doubts about the legitimacy’ of reviving decades-old project without a fresh tender
High-level talks yield progress ahead of summit between Trump and Xi
One of the alleged burglars was trying to leave the country from Charles de Gaulle airport
The nascent government’s ambitious plans are yet to ignite, with banks and manufacturers under heavy strain
Trump’s ‘favourite field marshal’ is confidently wooing global powers, but Asim Munir faces far tougher challenges closer to home
Sanctions on top oil producers raise the costs of Ukraine conflict for Moscow
America’s 40th and 47th presidents both employed protectionist measures but in vastly different ways
Reforms, faster development and lower costs have turbocharged growth
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Japan’s Nikkei index breaches 50,000 as Donald Trump heads for Tokyo to meet Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi
Aerial violations have forced Baltic country to close its airspace several times, disrupting flights
US president’s talks with new prime minister Sanae Takaichi expected to focus on trade and security
Also in today’s newsletter: US debt nears Greece’s levels while global markets rally
Plus, Lucy Powell’s unsurprising win and a worrying, mistaken prison release
Monstrification; Treasury basis trade; far side of the moon; weird shapes; Dragonlance
Plus European deregulation
Plus, Fidelity’s relentless rise, renminbi lending soars, and Gilbert & George at the Hayward Gallery
Kyiv agrees to buy up to 150 aircraft from the Swedish defence company
Keir Starmer’s government should seize the chance to make radical reforms
Britain’s biggest workers’ union says current productivity calculations are flawed and change would enable more investment
Move allows employees to use bank’s large language model to generate reviews from their own prompts
Resolution Foundation calls on Rachel Reeves to level up treatment of freelancers and employees in Budget
It is impossible to command from the centre, but market participants themselves need strong regulation
Chair of Office for Students tells FT most institutions ‘on a journey to balancing income with expenditure’
US Treasury Secretary Bessent described preliminary trade talks as 'constructive'
A behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist
Leadership failures at UK government department criticised by cross-party Commons committee
Rachel Reeves’ Riyadh trip comes as she seeks to persuade fiscal watchdog to factor such deals into Budget forecasts
Sarah Pochin’s comments on race in advertising elicit concerted response by politicians in effort to dent populist party’s appeal
Industrialist Aliko Dangote targets 1.4mn bpd capacity increase at Lagos refinery with $5bn backing from Afreximbank
Plus, US president visits Japan on Asia tour, Dutch elections, and US, Japanese and European central banks set rates
UK Export Finance told business secretary that deal to help carmaker fell outside ‘normal underwriting criteria’
Governments should build on, not rip up, what went before — the new skills strategy does just that
