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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is president of Queens’ College, Cambridge, and an adviser to Allianz and Gramercy It was not supposed to be this way. By now, the Federal Reserve should have been able to declare “mission … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Development of offices across Britain has slumped to its lowest level in 10 years as lingering economic uncertainty and persistently high costs damp builder confidence, according to an industry survey. The amount of office space … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Donald Trump’s assault on science and academic freedoms is a disaster for America. Research funding has been slashed; Harvard and other top universities are being penalised for refusing to kowtow to the White House. Last … 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 Treasury secretary Scott Bessent has insisted the US would never default on its debt as he sought to assuage Wall Street concerns over the state of the country’s public finances.  “The United States … 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 China has accused the US of “seriously violating” the trade truce and vowed to take strong measures to defend its interests as tensions between the two powers reignite. China and the US agreed … Read more