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A happy transformation for the energy market may be promised but the implications will be disruptive and dangerous
– Nick Butler
Global recession risks have fallen but nowhere is there a sustained a breakout to above trend growth
– Gavyn Davies
Wolfgang Schäuble’s predicament is akin to a zombie film as he fights to ward off plans for a common eurozone bank deposit guarantee scheme
– Brussels Blog: Jim Brunsden

An iHotline for a brighter future

Expect tension between tech titans and politicians as the third wave of technology crashes in

Leave Liberals are riding a statist tiger

You can see dazzling heterogeneity or many people lying to themselves and each other

3:53pm OPINION

One export Germany should not be making

The country’s economists have a quasi-religious fixation on the ‘black zero’, writes Peter Bofinger

Raqqa risks pitting Russia against the US

Efforts to recapture the Isis stronghold are fraught with strategic danger, writes William Wallis

12:48pm

The shared history of India and Indonesia

Notebook: In contemporary culture Bollywood is the only remaining link, writes Avantika Chilkoti

FT Editorial

Is Britain on course for Brexit?

Polls point to a move towards a Leave vote but how decisive is that? writes Sebastian Payne

5:49pm Global Insight from WORLD

Kazakh unrest highlights reform conundrum

Philosophy of ‘economy first, politics later’ is coming under strain

Jun 5, 2016 Larry Summers Lawrence Summers from COLUMNISTS

Severe consequences if Trump wins

He could surely set off the worst trade war since the Great Depression, writes Lawrence Summers

Jun 5, 2016 ED Luce Edward Luce from COLUMNISTS

Trump v Clinton – the nastiest fight

The contest is already between ‘Crooked Hillary’ and ‘The Fraud’ yet peak ugliness is a way off

Jun 5, 2016 OPINION

Disclosure of privilege not a good idea

Trying to tip the scales back has downsides for the government, writes Miranda Green

Jun 5, 2016 Wolfgang Munchau Wolfgang Münchau from COLUMNISTS

Eurozone cannot escape union

The idea of crisis resolution through insurance suffers from an internal contradiction

Jun 5, 2016 Global Insight from WORLD

Fight for Fallujah will test Iraqi mettle

Rapid victory will boost credibility, but drawn-out conflict will undermine struggle to regain Mosul

Jun 4, 2016 OPINION

Evans sends ‘Top Gear’ into reverse

The BBC shows the difficulty a sequel has in becoming a success, writes Bronwen Maddox

Jun 3, 2016 OPINION

Points system more liberal than you think

Such a scheme in the UK would not have the effect that Brexiters expect, writes John McTernan

Jun 3, 2016 Janan Ganesh Janan Ganesh from COLUMNISTS

Squeezed upper middle is no such thing

The educated rich tend to assert their averageness only when airing their material grievances

Jun 3, 2016 Person in the news

Huma Abedin, star of political screen

After years behind the scenes, Clinton’s trusted aide risks public scrutiny, writes Courtney Weaver

Jun 3, 2016

A basic income offers little benefit

Handing out cash rather than looking after the needy seems an unlikely sell, writes Alan Beattie

Jun 3, 2016 OPINION

US libertarians miss an opportunity

The party is a Halloween parade of cryptocurrency fans and conspiracy nuts, writes Jacob Weisberg

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