Japan’s 10-year bond yield hits three-decade high

Interest rate nears 3% as weak yen fuels inflation concerns

Private credit under strain as troubled loans swell

FT analysis shows signals of stress in the market are back to levels last seen in 2017

The wrong lessons are being drawn over worries on public equities

Policymakers should focus on tax and planning reform to encourage enterprise rather than financial deregulation

Portugal and Spain struggle as EU housing black spots

Iberian neighbours afflicted by vast property shortages due to immigration, bureaucracy and high construction costs

The new AI super-rich are reshaping the market for jets, yachts and cars

Those making fortunes in Silicon Valley are ditching the champagne for premium water while splashing their bitcoin

FT and Standard Chartered Business Book of the Year Award 2026

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.

Olympus boss tries to beat buyout firms at their own game

Bob White adopts private equity-style tactics to deflect takeover interest and boost share price

China’s energy strategy vindicated by Iran war

Playbook is likely to be adopted by other countries, shaping markets

Anthropic CEO Says AI Backlash Is ‘Fundamentally a Crisis of Trust’

Dario Amodei is pushing back against the idea that he's been painting an overly pessimistic picture of AI.

How Ralph Lauren won the workwear wars as America returned to the office

People are hanging up the casual aesthetic of the pandemic years to dress up again

The billionaire threatening to upend Wall Street

Mark Walter’s much-copied strategy of leveraging insurers to build an empire has drawn regulatory scrutiny

Most US voters say they are worse off under Trump

Democrats lead Republicans on economy just months ahead of midterm elections