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The UK economy grew by a stronger-than-expected 0.3% in November despite uncertainty around Rachel Reeves’s budget, official figures show.Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)…

Economic conflicts between major powers are the greatest risk facing the world over the next two years, according to experts polled ahead of next week’s Davos…

The word “loot” entered the English language from Hindi in the late 18th century, as the rapacious East India Company plundered its way across the subcontinent.It…

Investors expect global stock markets to keep rising in 2026, despite fears that the AI bubble could burst, and anxiety about chaos engulfing the US central…

RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 31 December 2025 A meta-analysis of 168 studies covering more than 11 million people found no reliable link between economic inequality and well-being or…

Wall Street finished 2025 near record highs on Wednesday, as ballooning tech valuations and hopes of lower interest rates helped stock markets defy a year of…

Iran’s government has pledged to “listen patiently” to the concerns of protesters, as demonstrations prompted by the plummeting currency and dire economic conditions have spread from…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The one thing that unites South Africans of…

US economic growth beats forecasts in Q3Newsflash: US economic growth accelerated in the third quarter of this year, to the fastest rate in two years.US real…

The future of the youth minimum wage will come under review as part of a major inquiry into rising inactivity among Britain’s young people by the…