China’s nervous consumers choose saving over spending

Economy at risk as fewer households inclined to consume or invest, despite tax cuts

Posted on 25 August 2019 | 10:00 pm

Globalisation not to blame for rise in inequality, research finds

Global integration peaked on many metrics some time ago, says study

Posted on 25 August 2019 | 8:01 pm

Iran’s foreign minister appears at G7 summit

Zarif arrived after Trump clashed with leaders over Iran and Russia

Posted on 25 August 2019 | 5:46 pm

Central bankers rethink everything at Jackson Hole

Policymakers debate regime shift in global economic conditions in which little is certain

Posted on 25 August 2019 | 3:38 pm

US says Trump regrets not being tougher on China

President has ‘second thoughts’ about trade war, then White House restates commitment to tariffs

Posted on 25 August 2019 | 3:19 pm

Ukraine is ready to seize its chance to reform

World Bank president argues that new leadership must revamp agriculture and finance

Posted on 25 August 2019 | 1:46 pm

G7 in Biarritz concludes, Italy holds talks to form government

Start every week on the front foot with a preview of what’s on the global agenda

Posted on 25 August 2019 | 1:22 pm

Global cities begin to shrink as inner areas empty out

Populations of Paris and New York City decline while immigration sustains London

Posted on 25 August 2019 | 11:59 am

Britain is becoming Trump’s chess piece

The US-UK relationship is creating a serious and imminent risk to the EU

Posted on 25 August 2019 | 10:44 am

Portugal’s bright outlook offers Europe some hope

Coalition has overseen growing foreign investment and mass tourism

Posted on 25 August 2019 | 9:00 am

How severe is Germany’s economic malaise?

Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

Posted on 25 August 2019 | 8:00 am

Johnson says US will need to ‘compromise’ in UK trade deal

UK prime minister says NHS strictly off limits ahead of G7 meeting with Donald Trump

Posted on 24 August 2019 | 9:45 pm

Bundesbank’s Weidmann opposes new stimulus

German central banker sees no reason to panic over slowdown in Europe’s biggest economy

Posted on 24 August 2019 | 9:41 pm

Tusk warns G7 must end transatlantic disputes

European Council president says global leaders face ‘difficult test of unity and solidarity’

Posted on 24 August 2019 | 10:34 am

Bolsonaro to bring in army to fight Amazon fires

Brazil’s president seeks to ease international pressure as leaders gather for G7 summit

Posted on 24 August 2019 | 9:14 am

Donald Trump’s war on the Federal Reserve

The president has left himself just one tool to stop a recession — bullying Jay Powell

Posted on 24 August 2019 | 8:52 am

Trump raises Chinese tariffs after stocks tumble

President orders US companies to look for ‘alternative’ to China and faults Fed

Posted on 23 August 2019 | 10:36 pm

Week ahead: US economy, G7 meeting, retail

Posted on 23 August 2019 | 9:18 pm

China to hit $75bn of US goods with additional tariffs

Move marks latest escalation in trade war between world’s two biggest economies

Posted on 23 August 2019 | 8:58 pm

Wall St slides for fourth week as Trump blasts Beijing

US president instructs US companies to leave China after Beijing announces new tariffs

Posted on 23 August 2019 | 8:21 pm

Carney calls for global monetary system to replace dollar

New approach would alleviate influence of capital outflows, BoE governor says

Posted on 23 August 2019 | 7:26 pm

Germany: rethinking the balanced budget ‘fetish’

As the economy flirts with recession, Angela Merkel is under pressure to boost spending

Posted on 23 August 2019 | 6:12 pm

Johnson’s European tour leaves all the work to do

The UK prime minister’s talks with Paris and Berlin surpassed extremely low expectations

Posted on 23 August 2019 | 5:56 pm

Trump lashes out at China and US Federal Reserve — as it happened

Posted on 23 August 2019 | 4:55 pm

Powell warns over trade and faces Trump barrage

President fires insults at central bank chief as Jackson Hole gathering gets underway

Posted on 23 August 2019 | 3:31 pm