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“Without fear and without favour”: Since 1888, this newspaper has argued for free markets, free trade, and liberal democracy. These commitments are renewed daily by the editorial board, which offers opinion and analysis on behalf of the FT.
  • Monday, 16 September, 2024
    The editorial board
    Europe needs to unleash its banking union

    Consolidation and harmonisation would help lenders reap the benefits of scale

    The Commerzbank AG headquarters, near the Euro sculpture in the financial district of Frankfurt
  • Sunday, 15 September, 2024
    The editorial board
    Jay Powell’s rate cut conundrum

    With inflation down and the jobs market cooling, the economics points to 50bp

    Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve
  • Friday, 13 September, 2024
    The editorial board
    The rise of tourist taxes

    Revenues can help make mass travel more sustainable

    People sunbath and swim at the beach of Monterosso in the Cinque Terre National Park, near La Spezia, nortwestern Italy
  • Thursday, 12 September, 2024
    The editorial board
    A long and difficult cure for Britain’s NHS

    Starmer’s Labour government will be judged on whether it can fix healthcare

    Medical personnel and ambulances outside the Royal London Hospital
  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2024
    The editorial board
    Kamala Harris has passed a big test

    The vice-president proved she is a strong candidate for the presidency, while Trump underlined his flaws

    US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris listens to former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speak during the presidential debate
  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2024
    The editorial board
    Mexico’s retrograde path on the rule of law

    López Obrador’s final reforms risk country’s future as a North American nation

    Claudia Sheinbaum waves alongside Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
  • Monday, 9 September, 2024
    The editorial board
    Whatever it takes to boost European competitiveness

    Draghi unveils an ambitious economic agenda, but politics will be a sticking point

    Mario Draghi
  • Sunday, 8 September, 2024
    The editorial board
    The battle to secure economically critical metals

    To limit China’s leverage, the west needs concerted action on mining, refining and research

    Aerial view of an excavator loading trucks with rare earth at a mine
  • Friday, 6 September, 2024
    The editorial board
    Fans look back in anger on dynamic pricing

    The practice is legitimate — but Oasis affair shows sellers must use it with care

    An Oasis fan walks past a new mural in Manchester depicting Liam and Noel Gallagher of Oasis
  • Thursday, 5 September, 2024
    The editorial board
    The pitfalls of capital gains tax

    Higher levies on investment income risk undermining genuine enterprise, and growth

    Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris
  • Wednesday, 4 September, 2024
    The editorial board
    The victims of Grenfell still need justice

    Those who died were let down by unscrupulous businesses and the UK state

    Grenfell Tower
  • Tuesday, 3 September, 2024
    The editorial board
    Investment, not ownership, is the issue for Britain’s railways

    Nationalising train operators is no guarantee of better performance

    Commuters walk along a platform at Waterloo Station in London
  • Monday, 2 September, 2024
    The editorial board
    The far-right’s disturbing success in eastern Germany

    Even outside government, the AfD can exert a pernicious influence

    Supporters of far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party await the speech
  • Sunday, 1 September, 2024
    The editorial board
    The Durov case is not about free speech

    Telegram’s stand against censorship should not mean allowing criminal content

    Pavel Durov
  • Friday, 30 August, 2024
    The editorial board
    Is economics in need of trustbusting?

    An elite closed shop of economists at US universities sparks concerns over groupthink

    Littauer Center at Harvard University
  • Thursday, 29 August, 2024
    The editorial board
    The middle-power competition in Africa

    The jostle for influence brings opportunities, but also scope for bad decisions

    A container ship arrives in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  • Wednesday, 28 August, 2024
    The editorial board
    The disappointing international response to mpox

    Wealthy world must help Africa prevent a potential regional health catastrophe

    Elisabeth Furaha applies medication on the skin of her child Sagesse Hakizimana who is under treatment for Mpox
  • Tuesday, 27 August, 2024
    The editorial board
    Ungovernable France needs to learn culture of compromise

    Macron’s attempt to micromanage government formation is misguided

    French President Emmanuel Macron
  • Monday, 26 August, 2024
    The editorial board
    Mind the tax gap

    Governments need to get better at collecting the tax they are owed

    A US flag flies above the Internal Revenue Service headquarters building in Washington
  • Sunday, 25 August, 2024
    The editorial board
    The future of the AI-enhanced classroom

    New technology is poised to change the way students are taught and learn

  • Friday, 23 August, 2024
    The editorial board
    The mainstreaming of moderation

    An abstemious Generation Z is helping to boost no- and low-alcohol drinks

    Non and low alcohol beers
  • Thursday, 22 August, 2024
    The editorial board
    Establishment ‘lawfare’ is holding back Thailand’s economy

    The return of the Shinawatra dynasty is, sadly, no triumph for democracy

    Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra,Paetongtarn Shinawatra
  • Wednesday, 21 August, 2024
    The editorial board
    Lessons from the hard-fought battle against inflation

    At Jackson Hole, rate-setters should reflect on how to manage the cutting cycle

    Tourists outside the Jackson Lake Lodge
  • Tuesday, 20 August, 2024
    The editorial board
    Harris’s underwhelming economic agenda

    The US economy needs a comprehensive vision, not misguided populist policies

    US vice-president and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris
  • Monday, 19 August, 2024
    The editorial board
    Employers and the ‘right to disconnect’

    Heavy-handed legislative or one-size-fits-all approaches are not merited

    Woman looks at her work phone in bed
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