Were economists wrong about Brexit?
Before the June referendum, economists warned a UK vote to leave the EU would tip the economy into recession. But today, Britons are still spending and the markets are buoyant. So who is right? The gl...
8 Sep 201610min
Return of 'Taylorism' on steroids
Using algorithms to monitor performance is associated with companies like Uber and the gig economy, but also harks back to the 'scientific management' of Frederick Winslow Taylor a century ago. More r...
8 Sep 20167min
Britain's immigration conundrum
For many of the 17m Britons who voted to leave the European Union, immigration was a decisive factor. Theresa May, Britain's prime minister, has ruled out an Australian-style points system for control...
5 Sep 20166min
Hong Kong's radical young politicians
Several young activists opposed to China’s control over Hong Kong have been elected to the territory’s legislature in a sign of growing anger with Beijing. Josh Noble discusses the rise of this grou...
5 Sep 20168min
Brazil after Dilma Rousseff
The impeachment of Dilma Rousseff thrusts new president Michel Temer into the spotlight at a time when the country is suffering the worst recession in more than a century. The FT's John Paul Rathbone ...
1 Sep 20168min
Why are investors so keen on Saudi bonds?
Saudi Arabia is planning its first international sovereign bond issue this year, with a $15bn sale that has generated huge interest from Asian investors. John Murray Brown asks Simeon Kerr, the FT's G...
1 Sep 20165min
US fury over EU's Apple tax ruling
US political leaders have reacted with anger to an EU decision to hit Apple with a record-breaking €13bn tax penalty, with one politician describing it as a 'cheap money grab' by the European Commissi...
31 Aug 20168min
Building a new Silk Road
China’s president Xi Jinping has made building a new Silk Road from east Asia to the Middle East and Europe his signature foreign policy. If he succeeds, the Caspian region could once again be at the ...
30 Aug 20165min
