Can the EU tax global corporations despite Trump opposition?
The agreement, which was brokered by the OECD in 2021, already ran into hurdles under the previous US administration, and was dealt a final blow when Trump adopted an executive order reneging it fully ...
Tariffs are the next hurdle to the ECB’s economic recovery plan
The real problem lies in the economic outlook. Expectations of low growth and persistently weak sentiment are bigger hurdles to investment than financing. While deeper capital markets do appear to be ...
Transcript: How to trade the trade war
Amazon is scared of a strong US dollar. And the FT’s Katie Martin tells us how investors might plan for a trade war. Katie Martin It’s this constant experience of feeling like you’re nailing jelly to ...
The inside story of Britain’s failure to clinch £450mn AstraZeneca deal
How an agreement set up by the Tories and lauded by Labour fell victim to cost-cutting and UK curbs on drugs expenditure ...
The big challenge for Europe’s investment banks: pick a lane
European investment banks have spent years debating the best path to profits. Recent results suggest many roads can work — ...
From A-list to Bas-relief: the return of the mid-century wonder wall
Unconventional interpretations of the design classic are making sexy, sculptural statements in chic homes around the globe ...
How flawed data is leaving the UK in the dark
Trouble at the Office for National Statistics means policymakers cannot rely on key economic numbers, including on employment ...
How to trade the trade war
Amazon shares fell after a weaker than expected outlook for the first quarter, and investors are figuring out how to trade in the trade war. Plus, The Bank of England cut interest rates by a ...
Marks and Spencer faces £40mn recycling-tax bill as retailers brace for £2bn costs
Marks and Spencer is braced for an annual hit of £40mn from sustainability taxes, laying bare the mounting costs UK retailers face beyond those arising from Labour’s October Budget . The FTSE 100 ...
Norway no ‘war profiteer’, says Jens Stoltenberg
Jens Stoltenberg has rejected accusations that Norway was a “war profiteer” for selling record quantities of oil and gas to Europe after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
‘Patients and staff deserve better’: NHS struggles to recover from era of under-investment
Long-standing squeeze on capital spending leaves hospitals like Queen’s Medical Centre managing failing infrastructure ...
The problem with taxing overseas homebuyers
As responses go to the problem of overseas homebuyers, Pedro Sánchez went nuclear. In an effort to arrest his country’s “grave” housing crisis, the Spanish prime minister recently proposed that non-EU ...