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Long bonds’ synchronised decline

BUSINESS

Long bonds’ synchronised decline

Plus more on jobs and growth

Why memory chips are the new frontier of the AI revolution

BUSINESS

Why memory chips are the new frontier of the AI revolution

Innovation has helped push SK Hynix ahead of Samsung — and put chipmakers in the middle of growing US-China tensions

Investors underestimate Donald Trump’s threat to the Federal Reserve, economists warn

BUSINESS

Investors underestimate Donald Trump’s threat to the Federal Reserve, economists warn

FT survey cites fears that president’s assault has caused long-term damage to the US central bank and economy

America’s new ‘patriotic’ capitalism

BUSINESS

America’s new ‘patriotic’ capitalism

In the land of the (supposedly) free markets, government stakes and price controls are met with silence on Wall Street

‘Full of bugs’: How the world’s biggest carmakers fell behind in software

TECHNOLOGY

‘Full of bugs’: How the world’s biggest carmakers fell behind in software

The shift from a manufacturing model to a digital one is proving difficult and expensive for many of the industry’s traditional companies

Place your bets on the rise of the US prediction market

BUSINESS

Place your bets on the rise of the US prediction market

Users can take a punt on the outcome of events, from sports matches to the Nobel Peace Prize

‘Unprecedented’: Donald Trump moves on the Federal Reserve

BUSINESS

‘Unprecedented’: Donald Trump moves on the Federal Reserve

President’s attempt to fire governor Lisa Cook risks undermining central bank’s independence

Mohamed El-Erian: Jay Powell’s risk-averse stance at Jackson Hole missed an opportunity

BUSINESS

Mohamed El-Erian: Jay Powell’s risk-averse stance at Jackson Hole missed an opportunity

The Fed chair has left it for his successor to address key issues facing the world’s most influential central bank

Brace for a crash before the golden age of AI

TECHNOLOGY

Brace for a crash before the golden age of AI

History teaches that tech revolutions follow a predictable cycle of installation followed by creative destruction 

What central bankers must tackle at Jackson Hole

BUSINESS

What central bankers must tackle at Jackson Hole

Monetary policymakers are on divergent paths, but face common threats

For stockpickers, AI is already both co-pilot and competitor

ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE

For stockpickers, AI is already both co-pilot and competitor

Intuition, judgment and a gift for reading people are some of the hardest skills to mimic

Investors warn of ‘new era of fiscal dominance’ in global markets

BUSINESS

Investors warn of ‘new era of fiscal dominance’ in global markets

Combination of record government debt and rising borrowing costs puts central banks under pressure

Trump’s Ukraine peace juggernaut careers onwards

BUSINESS

Trump’s Ukraine peace juggernaut careers onwards

Lack of clarity over US security guarantees shows primacy of form over substance

Tech utterly dominates markets. Should we worry?

MARKETS

Tech utterly dominates markets. Should we worry?

Concerns about concentration and valuation should be kept separate 

Who pays for the $3tn AI building boom?

BUSINESS

Who pays for the $3tn AI building boom?

With the data centre race in full swing, private capital is joining Big Tech in seeking to capture the rewards

Strategic interdependence is rewiring the global economy

BUSINESS

Strategic interdependence is rewiring the global economy

It is no longer sufficient for the US-China trade relationship to be driven solely by cost and efficiency

Europe builds for war as arms factories expand at triple speed

POLITICS

Europe builds for war as arms factories expand at triple speed

FT radar analysis reveals historic scale of rearmament, stretching over 7mn sq metres of new development

UBS may find an opportunity in the Swiss tariff crisis

BUSINESS

UBS may find an opportunity in the Swiss tariff crisis

Bern’s plea for a level playing field may resonate with the boss of its biggest bank

Why struggling companies are loading up on bitcoin

BUSINESS

Why struggling companies are loading up on bitcoin

Biotechs, miners and hoteliers are snapping up crypto to boost their share prices, but experts warn of a crisis if markets crash

Donald Trump’s new tariff regime deepens global trade war

BUSINESS

Donald Trump’s new tariff regime deepens global trade war

US president’s latest ‘reciprocal’ levies hit many countries that had struck deals with Washington

Without technology, where’s the profit growth?

BUSINESS

Without technology, where’s the profit growth?

And the public private assets paradox

Why the owner of London’s stock exchange needs a new name

BUSINESS

Why the owner of London’s stock exchange needs a new name

Of the world’s top 10 exchange groups by market value, LSEG is the only one this year whose shares have fallen

Lessons from the 1920s, 1930s on tariffs and markets

BUSINESS

Lessons from the 1920s, 1930s on tariffs and markets

Investors today might be too complacent about the risks to earnings from slower growth and higher inflation

Chinese manufacturers rethink south-east Asia pivot after Donald Trump’s tariffs

BUSINESS

Chinese manufacturers rethink south-east Asia pivot after Donald Trump’s tariffs

Narrow difference between duties on China and alternative hubs make costs of relocating less appealing, producers say

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