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Share of UK companies with low productivity higher than in 1997
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (148+ words) In 2023 some 873,000 companies registered productivity below the 25th percentile, a measure of the least efficient, almost double the 444,500 recorded in 1997, according to research by the Boston ... Save over 40% on Standard Digital Save now on essential digital access to trusted FT journalism…...
Dollar and stocks decline after US Supreme Court hits Trump’s tariffs
8+ hour, 24+ min ago (266+ words) The dollar and US and European stock futures declined while gold rose on Monday after President Donald Trump set new tariffs over the weekend in response to a Supreme Court ruling. The dollar weakened ... Save over 40% on Standard Digital Save…...
Lebanon eyes sale of gold reserves to rescue banks and the economy
10+ hour, 7+ min ago (150+ words) Lebanon has struggled to agree on a solution for the economic collapse that has stricken the country since 2019, but the sale of the nation's accumulated gold reserves is an unpopular solution for ... Save over 40% on Standard Digital Save now on…...
School economics class: UK swings to record £30bn budget surplus in January as retail sales surge
13+ hour, 41+ min ago (197+ words) OCR A level Economics: macroeconomics; 3.1 fiscal policy " government surplus/ deficit Click to read the article below and then answer the questions: UK swings to record "30bn budget surplus in January as retail sales surge Which of the following can be deduced…...
Tides of tax drive high earners to offshore bonds
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (60+ words) New investment into offshore bonds hit a record "10.5bn in the year to June 2025, the FT reported last year, more than double the figure for the previous year. That surge is a rational response to a ... Save now on essential digital…...
Firm underlying inflation keeps BoJ normalisation plans on track
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (31+ words) With "supercore" inflation, excluding fresh food and energy, still strong at 2.6 per cent, we think the Bank of Japan remains on course to deliver its next rate increase in April....
Top Fed official says White House is escalating its assault on central bank
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (148+ words) A top Federal Reserve official has accused the White House of escalating its attack on the central bank after the Trump administration lashed out at a study that suggested tariffs were hurting ... Save over 40% on Standard Digital Save now on…...
Reasons to worry about America’s investment position with the rest of the world
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (149+ words) And some hints of unease have recently emerged: a new survey by Bank of America suggests that investor sentiment towards the dollar is souring; a Danish pension fund is shying away from Treasuries; ... Save over 40% on Standard Digital Save now…...
UK swings to record £30.4bn budget surplus in January
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (57+ words) Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK swung to a record monthly budget surplus of "30.4bn in January, driven by higher tax receipts, in a ... Save now on essential digital access to…...
Donald Trump’s tariffs exert heavy burden on midsize US companies
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (133+ words) New data highlights spiralling import costs as president seeks to quell growing backlash over his flagship policies ... Save over 40% on Standard Digital Save now on essential digital access to trusted FT journalism on any device. Savings based on monthly annualised…...