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  • Sunday, 25 February, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    The Israel-Hamas war in maps: latest updates

    A visual guide to the war

    Montage of Gaza map and photograph of Israeli tanks on the border
  • Sunday, 25 February, 2024
    Nuclear proliferation
    How could nuclear weapons be used in space?

    US warnings over Russian anti-satellite programme revive cold war-era concerns about risks of an orbital conflict

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  • Friday, 23 February, 2024
    UK politics
    What comes next for embattled Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle?

    MPs discuss forcing a vote on his future as early as next week after chaotic scenes in Westminster

    Sir Lindsay Hoyle
  • Friday, 23 February, 2024
    UK tax
    Why Jeremy Hunt’s parent tax rate is proving controversial

    UK chancellor has promised ‘smart’ cuts in his Budget that reward work

    A montage of a person pushing a baby in a pram and a line graph
  • Monday, 19 February, 2024
    UK banks
    The banks exposed to a UK probe into motor finance

    Scandal over historic commission arrangements could cost the financial sector as much as £16bn

    Montage showing logos of FCA, Close Brothers, Santander, Lloyds and Barclays
  • Monday, 19 February, 2024
    War in Ukraine
    Tracking Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia in maps

    A visual guide to the war

    Montage of map of Ukraine and tanks
  • Monday, 12 February, 2024
    Student finance
    Who will bear the brunt of England’s student loan reforms?

    New research shows how policy changes will hit different groups — and lays out the cost of alternatives

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  • Monday, 12 February, 2024
    Central banks
    How low will rates go? The hunt for the elusive ‘neutral’ level

    Economists debate whether the real interest rate seen as key to balancing economies has risen from pre-Covid lows

  • Tuesday, 6 February, 2024
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    Are US presidents above the law?

    Patchwork legal doctrine is facing one of its most significant tests in case against Donald Trump over election meddling

    A montage of Donald Trump with the White House and US flag in the background
  • Tuesday, 6 February, 2024
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    Who are the candidates vying to be Trump’s running mate?

    A band of rising Maga stars are seeking to join the former president’s ticket if he wins the Republican primary

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  • Monday, 5 February, 2024
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    Turkey’s central bank expected to stay course after leadership shake-up

    Respected economist Fatih Karahan takes reins after Hafize Gaye Erkan’s sudden exit

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  • Thursday, 1 February, 2024
    Climate Capital13 min
    A new frontier in offshore wind energy | FT Climate Capital

    Can Taiwan turn its windy coastline into energy?

    FT Climate Capital: The newest frontier in wind energy
  • Wednesday, 31 January, 2024
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    What the $56bn Tesla pay deal setback means for Elon Musk and his empire

    Carmaker’s board under pressure after Delaware judge rules billionaire CEO has to forfeit largest ever incentive package

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  • Wednesday, 31 January, 2024
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    What is the new Northern Ireland deal and how will it work?

    Political leaders hope the proposals will end two years of Brexit deadlock at Stormont

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  • Monday, 29 January, 2024
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    The ‘Axis of Resistance’ pushing US to ramp up Middle East defences

    Iran-backed network triggers fears that Israel-Hamas war could spread within region

    Montage of an armed man loyal to Yemen’s Houthi rebels against a background showing a map of countries involved in the ‘Axis of Resistance’
  • Thursday, 25 January, 2024
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    Fighting agricultural pollution in England’s waterways | FT Food Revolution

    Agricultural pollution is a huge problem in the UK’s waterways. But how can it be alleviated?

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  • Monday, 22 January, 2024
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    The FT's Eleanor Olcott explains why Beijing is diversifying its sources of imported goods to protect the inflow of staples such as corn, soybeans and rice

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  • Monday, 15 January, 2024
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    Why US strikes in Middle East are rekindling fears over oil and inflation

    While immediate economic hit from crisis is limited, concerns of spillover from of a broader conflict are growing

  • Monday, 15 January, 2024
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    How new rules could influence the 2024 UK general election

    AI tools and the emergence of opinionated right-wing broadcast channels could add volatility

    Parties are set to raise and spend more than ever before after the government raised the limits
  • Thursday, 11 January, 2024
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    Fall of Chinese shadow bank Zhongzhi highlights uncertainty over economy

    Speed of bankruptcy filing indicates government concern over prolonged slowdown in vast property sector

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  • Tuesday, 9 January, 2024
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  • Tuesday, 9 January, 2024
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  • Friday, 5 January, 2024
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    How far will UK mortgage rates fall?

    Repricing of deals comes as housing affordability rises up political agenda ahead of election

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