Can the EU tax global corporations despite Trump opposition?
The agreement, which was brokered by the OECD in 2021, already ran into hurdles under the previous US administration, and was dealt a final blow when Trump adopted an executive order reneging it fully ...
India cuts rates for first time in nearly 5 years to combat slowing growth
New central bank governor Sanjay Malhotra loosens monetary policy despite high inflation hitting consumer spending ...
Transcript: How to trade the trade war
Amazon is scared of a strong US dollar. And the FT’s Katie Martin tells us how investors might plan for a trade war. Katie Martin It’s this constant experience of feeling like you’re nailing jelly to ...
The inside story of Britain’s failure to clinch £450mn AstraZeneca deal
How an agreement set up by the Tories and lauded by Labour fell victim to cost-cutting and UK curbs on drugs expenditure ...
From A-list to Bas-relief: the return of the mid-century wonder wall
Unconventional interpretations of the design classic are making sexy, sculptural statements in chic homes around the globe ...
Marks and Spencer faces £40mn recycling-tax bill as retailers brace for £2bn costs
Marks and Spencer is braced for an annual hit of £40mn from sustainability taxes, laying bare the mounting costs UK retailers face beyond those arising from Labour’s October Budget . The FTSE 100 ...
‘Patients and staff deserve better’: NHS struggles to recover from era of under-investment
Long-standing squeeze on capital spending leaves hospitals like Queen’s Medical Centre managing failing infrastructure ...
How to trade the trade war
Amazon shares fell after a weaker than expected outlook for the first quarter, and investors are figuring out how to trade in the trade war. Plus, The Bank of England cut interest rates by a ...
London is better than New York for float, says energy chief planning UK listing
London’s stock market is a better option than New York for a flotation as companies run the risk of “disappearing” in the crowd in the US, according to the chief executive leading one of the largest ...
Norway no ‘war profiteer’, says Jens Stoltenberg
Jens Stoltenberg has rejected accusations that Norway was a “war profiteer” for selling record quantities of oil and gas to Europe after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
How flawed data is leaving the UK in the dark
Trouble at the Office for National Statistics means policymakers cannot rely on key economic numbers, including on employment ...
The problem with taxing overseas homebuyers
As responses go to the problem of overseas homebuyers, Pedro Sánchez went nuclear. In an effort to arrest his country’s “grave” housing crisis, the Spanish prime minister recently proposed that non-EU ...