Financial Times Opinion

Scrapping the standing charge will accelerate households’ move towards alternatives such as heat pumps

UBS, Santander, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas and Standard Chartered’s results showcace region’s various business models — and problems

The ways whole peoples argue, bargain, joke and tell stories will ultimately prove more powerful than the technology — if we interpret the African spider fables correctly

The government has behaved sensibly, even though its measures evoke little enthusiasm

The chancellor has made welcome changes to tax-free saving and investing but could go further still

Healey’s low-key package sidesteps long-term fiscal and growth challenges

If Healey’s micro policies cut costs and save time, they will make some difference

While the political plan is obvious, the economic strategy is harder to discern

Nosferatu lookalike John Healey is a modest Labour man. He trades in dull old HP sauce, not hot exciting blood

Despite bond market sweet talk not usually being a very productive strategy, it’s hard to fault chief Joanna Geraghty for trying

When the cost of moving and reconciling corporate information collapses, the roles built to perform these functions must change

Despite liberal hopes, the veteran leader appears to have a path back to government after Israel’s vote

The ousting of Aleksandar Vučić is an inspiration to democrats and a warning to autocrats

In a city where almost everyone is privy to some kind of inside information, betting on politics has jumped ahead of midterm elections

This is a sign of an economy that is prioritising the future over the present

Central bank at a critical juncture as it prepares leadership changes at time of strains in bond markets

The company is moving beyond selling batteries towards building an infrastructure business

A trawl through the past century reveals recurring struggles as governments are buffeted by wars, high inflation and strained public finances

Plus, two cheers for CGBs

For foreign companies, New York is enticing in good times but unforgiving in hard times