Wes Streeting, health secretary and a potential Labour leadership contender, has attacked an “excuses culture” at the heart of government, while another cabinet minister said there was a “50:50” chance Sir Keir Starmer could be toppled as UK prime minister by the end of the year. Streeting told a conference in London it was time … Read more
Washington is set to announce a new governance structure for Gaza as soon as Wednesday, as the Trump administration seeks to proceed with the next phase of a ceasefire deal despite allies’ scepticism and a lack so far of international support and funding. US and Israeli officials tasked with shepherding the fragile ceasefire insist they … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world The writer is a professor at Johns Hopkins University and author of ‘Iran’s Grand Strategy: A Political History’ Iran’s Islamic republic is now battling for its survival. Days of convulsive protests have engulfed … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Donald Trump has said that “HELP IS ON ITS WAY” for protesters in Iran as he urged them to take over the country’s institutions. In a post on his Truth Social platform on … Read more
Fresh off the US military operation in Venezuela, President Donald Trump is weighing a new intervention: this time in Iran, where hundreds of people are said to have been killed in the regime’s crackdown on nationwide protests. But, with some of the president’s advisers cautioning that Iran presents a far more challenging landscape, the prospects … Read more
This article is an on-site version of our Chris Giles on Central Banks newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Tuesday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters President Donald Trump has made no secret of the fact he wants to lower interest rates … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US inflation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. US inflation held steady at 2.7 per cent in December, according to data that showed inflation pressures seemed to have been contained even as price growth remains above the Federal Reserve’s target. Tuesday’s annual consumer … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Ministers are set to promise a new version of HS2’s cancelled leg between Birmingham and Manchester as part of an overhaul of rail infrastructure in the north. The government will announce on Wednesday its much-delayed … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. JPMorgan Chase’s profits fell 7 per cent in the final quarter of 2025 after an unexpected drop in investment banking revenues and an increase in the reserves set aside for possible loan losses. The largest … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world The world until recently believed that US-China decoupling was on the way. It turns out that most countries are now scrambling to de-risk from America. As Jay Powell, Federal Reserve chair, or Denmark, … Read more