• March 19 2026
  Global Economy

  Inflation and interest rates tracker: see how your country compares

  Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane. Explore the latest data through interactive charts

  
• March 18 2026
  UK energy

  How can the UK shield households from higher energy bills?

  Keir Starmer has made clear the government is unlikely to intervene at scale until higher prices hit consumers

  
• March 10 2026
  Middle East war

  Five ways the Iran war could unfold

  Donald Trump has said the conflict will be over ‘very soon’. How can he stop it?

  
• March 9 2026
  Cost of living crisis

  Can Reeves afford to shield households from an energy shock?

  UK chancellor pledges to be ‘responsive’ to rising living costs but any support would come against difficult fiscal backdrop

  
• March 9 2026
  Middle East war

  Which economies will pay the biggest price for the Iran war?

  American consumers will feel pain at the petrol pump, but US is a net energy exporter unlike its European allies

  
• March 4 2026
  UK energy

  UK energy bills: businesses and households face new price shock

  British gas and electricity markets are more sensitive than most other European states to supply disruptions from Middle East

  
• March 3 2026
  FT Explains

  Why the US and Iran are enemies

  FT explains the long history of rivalry between Washington and the Islamic republic

  
• March 2 2026
  FT Explains

  Video: who is running Iran after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death? 

  FT explains what might come next after the killing of Iran’s supreme leader

  
• March 1 2026
  US-Iran tensions

  How will strikes on Iran affect global energy flows?

  Tehran has previously threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz shipping chokepoint

  
• February 26 2026
  Artificial intelligence

  What is AI ‘distillation’?

  Shortcut used by Chinese groups lets smaller models learn from bigger, more powerful systems

  
• February 26 2026
  FT Explains

  The battle for the world’s most coveted elements

  Dozens of substances in the periodic table are in growing demand, including for green technologies and military uses

  
• February 20 2026
  Trump tariffs

  What comes next after the top US court struck down Trump’s tariffs?

  The US president has alternatives he can use to escalate his trade wars

  
• February 19 2026
  Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

  What does Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest mean?

  Police action sets up extraordinary possibility of senior royal standing trial

  
• February 18 2026
  Public sector pensions

  Are the UK’s public sector pensions unaffordable?

  The Reform party has set its sights on unfunded schemes — but not everyone agrees they are a ‘major problem’

  
• February 17 2026
  UK economy

  Can Reeves solve the Bank of England’s inflation problem? 

  Rate-setters split on long-term impact of Budget measures aimed at cutting cost of living

  
• February 10 2026
  Japanese politics & policy

  Can Sanae Takaichi change Japan’s constitution?

  Prime minister has vowed to fulfil LDP’s long-stated mission to amend the charter

  
• February 9 2026
  UK politics

  Misconduct in public office: the offence that rarely ensnares politicians

  Peter Mandelson faces allegations of misconduct but the charges being investigated have a high bar for conviction

  
• February 2 2026
  Epstein files

  What do the Epstein files reveal about Mandelson’s finances?

  Former UK ambassador to US claims he has ‘no record or recollection’ of payments

  
• January 29 2026
  FT Explains

  Video: Why is gold hitting record highs?

  The precious metal is experiencing its highest peak in history. How long can the gold rally last?

  
• January 19 2026
  Trump tariffs

  The US products in the EU’s €93bn retaliation plan

  Boeing aircraft, bourbon, motorcycles and soyabeans among targeted products if Donald Trump makes good on his threats

  
• January 12 2026
  Federal Reserve

  What is behind the criminal investigation into Jay Powell?

  Federal Reserve chair says the probe relating to a $2.5bn renovation of HQ is a ‘pretext’ to rein in central bank’s independence

  
• January 2 2026
  Climate change

  Climate action faces key tests in 2026

  New EU carbon tax and large clean energy projects are on the horizon

  
• December 24 2025
  Generation Z

  How a straw-hatted anime pirate became a symbol of Gen Z dissent

  Young protesters around the world have rallied under the image in their fight for political change

  
• December 18 2025
  UBS Group AG

  How a Swiss compromise could save UBS billions

  A proposal from a cross-party group of politicians could break the deadlock with the country’s biggest bank

  
• December 16 2025
  BBC

  Why is Donald Trump suing the BBC — and will he win?

  US president’s $10bn lawsuit over ‘Panorama’ documentary is branded ‘extravagant’ but adds to pressure on UK broadcaster