Bank of Japan ditches negative rates
Microsoft has hired the co-founder of Google’s DeepMind, the Bank of Japan raised interest rates for the first time since 2007, and leading European and UK artificial intelligence start-ups have been ...
20 Mar 202410min
What Putin’s victory means for Russia
Nvidia announced a new “superchip” and Vladimir Putin’s expected electoral victory is an inflection point for Russia. Plus, the FT’s Heba Saleh explains why young people in Gaza are being called the l...
19 Mar 202410min
It’s central bank week!
Central banks take centre stage this week, Benjamin Netanyahu defies western allies over his strategy in Gaza, and the US National Labor Relations Board is facing challenges from some major companies....
18 Mar 202412min
Swamp Notes: The play for union power
Union workers used to be a reliable pillar of the Democratic party’s voting coalition. Then Donald Trump arrived on the scene. The FT’s global business columnist, Rana Foroohar, and US labour and equa...
16 Mar 202411min
Can Telegram clean up its act?
The UAE is in talks to invest in OpenAI’s chip- making business and an Uber courier makes an app to fight against the company’s algorithms. Plus, a look at how the encrypted messaging app Telegram has...
15 Mar 202412min
Ukraine strikes targets deep in Russia
Far-right firebrand Geert Wilders has conceded he will not become prime minister of the Netherlands, Ukraine has stepped up drone strikes on oil refineries deep inside Russia, and a bill to ban TikTok...
14 Mar 202411min
The surprise winner of the US-China chip wars
The EU and US found some stop-gap funding for weapons for Ukraine, China is scrapping a number of infrastructure projects in indebted regions, and US inflation ticked up unexpectedly. Plus, tension be...
13 Mar 202410min
Reddit hits the road ahead of IPO
Reddit’s public offering could set the tone for start-ups looking to list in 2024, and the EU wants to give Ukraine up to €3bn. Plus, there are new plans to deliver aid to Gaza to help the enclave avo...
12 Mar 202410min
