
France's far-left leader enjoys pre-election boost
Far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon is challenging one-time front runner Francois Fillon for third place in France's presidential race and, with only two weeks to go, a third of voters are still und...
6 Apr 20179min

Trump policies hit US tourism
The appeal of the US as a tourism destination is falling as a result of the strong dollar and Donald Trump’s immigration policies, and airlines and travel companies say they are preparing for a diffic...
5 Apr 20178min

Why women fail to make it to the top in banking
Women account for the majority of recruits into banking but still make up barely 25% of senior executives, according to data compiled by the FT. Patrick Jenkins asks the FT's Laura Noonan what the d...
4 Apr 20175min

Isis on the run in Iraq and Syria
Raqqa in Syria looks set to be the next battleground as the US-led coalition seeks to crush Isis in the Middle East. The group is fighting to cling on in the Iraqi city of Mosul. Now Raqqa, its stron...
4 Apr 201710min

How will Trump tackle the North Korea threat?
Donald Trump says he will take unilateral action to tackle the nuclear threat from North Korea if China fails to put more pressure on the regime in Pyongyang. Emiliya Mychasuk discusses the US options...
3 Apr 20177min

Socialist former PM endorses Macron in French presidential poll
Fewer than four weeks before the first round of voting in France's presidential election, former prime minister Manuel Valls has provoked outrage in the Socialist party by supporting centrist independ...
31 Mars 20177min

Why Trump can't bring back US coal jobs
Donald Trump ran for president on the promise of bringing back US coal mining jobs, and set out to do so on Tuesday by signing an executive order that intends to roll back many of his predecessor's ac...
29 Mars 20177min

The spill-over from Poland's political rivalries
Poland's political divisions have spilled onto the European stage with a clash over Donald Tusk’s bid to be reappointed as president of the European Council. Neil Buckley, the FT's Eastern Europe edit...
27 Mars 20178min



















