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Have we entered a new phase of climate change?
A striking spate of extreme weather has triggered studies to find out if it has become more chaotic
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The Fed should stop treating all money the same
As a cash pile mounts in the financial system, the central bank’s interest rate policy is working less well than it used to
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Tiger Global: the technology investor ruffling Silicon Valley feathers
The firm’s swift decisions, high valuations and backing of rival start-ups sets it apart from typical venture capitalists
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What growing mangoes in Italy tells us about climate change and the future of food
Changing temperatures across the globe are shifting the seasons and the crops that farmers can grow
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Will the Fed give any clues on its timeline for slowing bond purchases?
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
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With 100 days until COP26, the Paris agreement pledges are crucial
Extreme weather has shown the rich world how vulnerable it is to climate change
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Fiercest billionaire space race is Bezos vs Musk
The coming-out party for Blue Origin went on to show that it’s important for the Amazon founder to make up for the lost time
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Rising dollar stokes nerves for emerging market investors
A resurgent US dollar spells trouble for fund managers investing in developing countries’ local-currency stocks or bonds, as it eats into the dollar value of those bets
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Massive passive: 50 years of the index fund
The industry’s growth has been breathtaking, but always accompanied by a fear it will somehow wreck markets
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The two big reasons to doubt the global boom
Forget inflation, it is time to examine the possibility if the economic boom will prove more transitory than expected
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Crypto world faces a fateful choice
Many digital assets theoretically sit outside the purview of governments and monetary authorities that oversee activities in conventional markets
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Transatlantic inflation surge fuels economists’ fears of overheating
While US consumer prices rose by 5.4 per cent in June compared to a year earlier, UK inflation hit 2.5 per cent in the same period
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The quest for the investment Holy Grail — an index of everything
If successful, it could mark the culmination of half a century of academic theory and practical financial engineering
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The European school of central banking is no more
The ECB’s approach has seen some notable changes, which is clear from the governing council’s detailed description of how it understands the economy and the role of monetary policy
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Equities are the only sensible foundation for private pensions
According to a study, diversified portfolios of equities in the corporate sectors of high-income market economies have done staggeringly well over the past 120 years
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Lower bond yields are no longer good news for stocks
Investors wonder how the headwinds to the global recovery warrant such a move down in yields
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Top Fed official warns Delta variant poses threat to global recovery
Mary Daly of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco also called for caution in removing monetary support for the US economy
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Markets move as the world stands still
Investors may take the riskier line on assumption that there will not be enough growth to justify Fed tightening Robert Armstrong
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Lex | Global carbon pricing: too important to leave to governments
There is a wide variation at play – While the price of carbon has jumped to €58 in Europe, Mexico prices it at just $3!
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A $140bn asset sale: the investors cashing in on Big Oil’s push to net zero
The pressure on listed oil majors could have unintended consequences if production passes to private or state-owned companies
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What happens if Chinese household wealth is unleashed on the world?
Tentative steps at liberalisation reflect fears over the strong renminbi and risks of a bubble in domestic markets
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The five most revealing numbers in the Robinhood IPO prospectus
Here's a close look at this brokerage firm that has pulled new retail investors into the market in hordes, but had closely guarded its own finances
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Monetary policy is not the solution to inequality
The debate rages on the legitimacy and consequences of what central banks are doing, especially in this era of crises
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The inherent instability of the Goldilocks market consensus
Too much confidence is placed in the view that inflation rises will be transitory
