Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Earlier this year, my mother asked me to take her to Mecca in western Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah, or the lesser pilgrimage. Arriving in the holy city one afternoon in January, we checked into … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Fashion regularly takes inspiration from the past and adds a modern twist. British fast-fashion retailer Boohoo has duly delved into history as it tries to dig its way out of the sales bucket. It has … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is professor of modern and contemporary history at Oxford Brookes University The UK’s universities are beleaguered and besieged. Redundancies continue to be announced. Cardiff, Dundee, Edinburgh, Kent, Queen’s Belfast, Sheffield; the list goes … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “Jingoism” describes patriotic fervour for warfare and weapons among enthusiasts unlikely to experience their effects first hand. The term derives from a Victorian ditty penned following Russian military action in eastern Europe. It went like … Read more
This article is an on-site version of our Unhedged newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters Good morning. In a time of so much market uncertainty, every big data release feels that much bigger. But today’s … Read more
For nearly a month, Australian forces were on alert as a flotilla of Chinese navy ships made an unannounced voyage around the continent. The ships sailed in and out of Australia’s exclusive economic zone. They fired live shots near commercial airspace, forcing dozens of civilian flights to reroute. They sailed past Perth in Western Australia, … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is chief executive and chief investment officer of Richard Bernstein Advisors Every introductory economics student knows that prices go up when demand outstrips supply. Accordingly, investing in scarcities has typically been a good … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Is Europe losing its nerve on the green transition? A flurry of initiatives in recent weeks from Brussels has caused many in European corporate boardrooms to wonder if the continent’s push to lead on green … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Console gaming is serious business — and resilient, too. The industry has weathered economic downturns with remarkable consistency. Yet the latest escalation in US tariffs under Donald Trump’s administration presents a rare challenge, raising concerns … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The writer is a professor of economics and finance at Columbia University and was chair of the US Council of Economic Advisers under President George W Bush The Trump administration has wisely emphasised … Read more