Global Economy
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Oil price rise puts more pressure on government bonds
28 September 2026Brent trades above $107 a barrel as 10-year Treasury yield hits 5.2% -
‘Xi got face’: China relishes equal treatment from Trump
28 September 2026Chinese state media hail the respect that US president offered their country’s leader -
Helen Thompson: “I don’t think we’re ever going back.”
28 September 2026Geopolitical phase change -
FirstFT: EU weighs response to Russian hybrid attacks
28 September 2026Also in today’s newsletter: US-China trade and Healey’s navy plan -
Analysts’ views: forecasters see further insurance increases in 2026
28 September 2026Professional forecasters expect rates to rise again this year but remain well behind the tightening markets are pricing in -
US and China agree $60bn low tariff regime for goods from foie gras to camels
28 September 2026Board of trade will lower levies on non-sensitive goods as superpowers seek to ease tensions -
For once, the Fed has put Main Street before Wall Street
28 September 2026Rather than criticising the central bank’s rate increase, Republicans should be praising Warsh for putting American families first -
Foreign investors bet Panama can shrug off social unrest and Trump threats
28 September 2026Central American country’s bonds perform better than many investors expected despite crisis that threatened to hamstring its economy -
Burnham’s high-stakes speech unlikely to produce a Clause IV moment
27 September 2026UK prime minister addresses his party and the nation, Brazilian presidential elections get under way, US-Canada trade war intensifies -
The India shock: exporting workers to the world
27 September 2026Emigration has helped New Delhi manage its labour surplus, but the strategy has limits -
Will US jobs data add to pressure on Fed policymakers?
27 September 2026Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead -
The EU needs a clearer strategy for partners like Canada
27 September 2026Bloc should define what it can offer to prosperous fellow democracies -
Value of old supertankers soars past new builds as market goes ‘bananas’
27 September 2026As freight rates soar, vessel prices are being determined by how quickly a ship can be delivered to buyers -
The UK’s IMF bailout has things to teach us 50 years on
27 September 2026A different Healey may be chancellor but he faces a set of parallel challenges -
Trump and Xi to meet twice more after summit fails to resolve tensions
26 September 2026Observers say US and China maintained good communications during state visit but achieved no breakthroughs in trade stand-off -
The climate doom-mongers now dread sovereign debt blowouts
26 September 2026The same people are gnashing the same teeth and making the same arguments -
Business urges John Healey to show restraint on raising UK minimum wage
26 September 2026Companies warn that a steep rise in labour costs will fuel inflation and cut jobs for young people -
UK parents charge adult children £300 a month to live at home
25 September 2026Many in the ‘boomerang’ cohort are saving for a property deposit -
US bond sell-off pushes long-term yields to highest since 2004
25 September 2026Investors ‘don’t want to hold risk going into the weekend’, said one investor, as market heads for worst week since 2024 -
Soaring bond yields ‘not even close’ to cooling red-hot US economy, investors say
25 September 2026Rising borrowing costs show no sign of putting a brake on activity in world’s biggest economy