Lebanon adopts market rates to deal with debt

Move is designed to keep economy afloat as government fails to tackle rising deficits

Posted on 12 December 2018 | 1:06 pm

US stock futures higher ahead of inflation data

Posted on 12 December 2018 | 12:54 pm

FirstFT: Today’s top stories

Your daily briefing on the day’s news from the FT and elsewhere

Posted on 12 December 2018 | 12:50 pm

European Parliament backs trade pact with Japan

‘Cars for cheese’ agreement to create trade zone covering 630m people

Posted on 12 December 2018 | 12:35 pm

Charts of the Year: have Italy’s old demons returned?

Widening spread with Germany’s 10-year yield gave analysts a strong sense of déjà vu

Posted on 12 December 2018 | 11:57 am

Nobel economics lessons on climate change

Prize lectures leave no doubt about the need for carbon taxes

Posted on 12 December 2018 | 11:47 am

Huawei offers clues to the US trade war psyche

Technology transfer is behind the tensions but history is not on Washington’s side

Posted on 12 December 2018 | 11:35 am

US farmers hit by soaring storage costs

Trade war double whammy as soyabeans go unsold and tariffs push up cost of metal bins

Posted on 12 December 2018 | 11:00 am

Eurozone industrial production rebounds mildly in October

Wide-ranging economic gauge lifted by capital goods sector

Posted on 12 December 2018 | 10:18 am

Why Silicon Valley wins big from the USMCA

Canada surrenders to its Bay Area overlords, without a shot being fired.

Posted on 12 December 2018 | 10:00 am

Detained Canadian is a well-connected figure

Michael Kovrig worked at Ottawa’s embassy in Beijing before joining research group

Posted on 12 December 2018 | 6:49 am

UN forecasts trade war to hammer Asia-Pacific export growth

Posted on 12 December 2018 | 6:37 am

Huawei CFO released on C$10m bail

Meng Wanzhou must surrender passports and pay for private security guards to accompany her

Posted on 12 December 2018 | 5:54 am

Draghi set to guide ECB gently through the QE exit

Eurozone reaches milestone after four years but dovish tone will endure as risks mount

Posted on 12 December 2018 | 4:59 am

Charts of the Year: China’s chip vulnerability

Chinese chipmakers’ reliance on foreign equipment has increased

Posted on 12 December 2018 | 4:42 am

Cash back in spotlight as global bond yields fall

T-bill’s climb threatens headwinds for other markets

Posted on 12 December 2018 | 4:00 am

China to cut tariffs on imported US cars

First sign of trade war thaw but concerns remain over timeline for deal deadline

Posted on 12 December 2018 | 3:21 am

US stocks turn lower as Washington drama unfolds

Posted on 11 December 2018 | 9:36 pm

France buys its way to a budget battle

Macron’s €10bn attempt to halt yellow vest protests raises questions over deficit

Posted on 11 December 2018 | 6:47 pm

S&P 500, Dow turn negative as intraday volatility returns

Posted on 11 December 2018 | 6:04 pm

Tepid inflation gives Fed room to slow rate rises

US central bank still expected to lift its target range at its meeting next week

Posted on 11 December 2018 | 5:54 pm

ArcelorMittal wants more protection for EU steel

World’s largest producer of grey metal calls for tougher defences against US tariffs

Posted on 11 December 2018 | 5:48 pm

EU-Japan deal is a model for post-Brexit trade talks

The pact slashes tariffs on EU food exports in return for liberalised access to its car market

Posted on 11 December 2018 | 5:42 pm

Alphachat is back! Vol. 1

MIT's David Autor on about what we now know about trade

Posted on 11 December 2018 | 5:16 pm

China car sales in steepest monthly fall in 6 years

World’s biggest market heads for first annual drop since 1990s as trade war deepens 

Posted on 11 December 2018 | 4:01 pm