Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Strikes by doctors in England will go ahead this week after they rejected a last-ditch offer from health secretary Wes Streeting to avert a walkout in the run-up to Christmas. Resident doctors — formerly known … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the EU trade myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The EU would lose global credibility if it fails to approve its trade deal with the Mercosur group of South American countries this week, the bloc’s top trade official said. Maroš Šefčovič, EU trade commissioner, … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. First-time housebuyers, the self-employed and pensioners could find it easier to get a mortgage in the UK under plans to loosen restrictions on lenders announced by the financial watchdog on Monday. The Financial Conduct Authority … Read more
Some locals on the island of Nevis oppose the libertarian project, calling it a ‘state within a state’
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Australia’s leaders have praised the “hero” bystander who tackled a gunman and disarmed him during the attack on a Jewish event on Bondi Beach, an action which they said saved lives. Footage of the incident … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Accounting & Consulting services myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The UK accounting regulator has launched an investigation into EY’s audit of Shell’s accounts for last year. The Financial Reporting Council’s decision to open a probe comes after Shell in July said that … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK interest rates myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The Bank of England is poised to cut its benchmark interest rate by another quarter point to 3.75 per cent this week, as rising unemployment and the UK’s stagnating economy ease concerns about inflation. … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Not so long ago, you knew where you were with money. A central bank like the Federal Reserve or the Bank of England issued dollar bills and pound notes. And you used them to buy … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is chair of Rockefeller International. His latest book is ‘What Went Wrong With Capitalism’ Amid the chatter about artificial intelligence mania, people have begun to joke about “a bubble in bubble talk”. Google … Read more
European institutions and capitals divided over how far to push back against Washington without hurting Ukraine