Bond funds attracted more than $600bn in inflows so far this year, according to data provider EPFR, topping the previous high of almost $500bn in 2021, as investors sensed that slowing inflation would ...

Cheap software able to fool age verification systems could render Australia’s groundbreaking social media laws “useless”, ...

Qatari energy minister Saad al-Kaabi told the Financial Times that if any EU state imposed non-compliance penalties on a ...

Good morning and welcome back to FirstFT Asia. The holiday season is upon us — in today’s newsletter we’ll cover: Sweden has criticised China for refusing to allow the Nordic country’s main ...

Traditionally hung as signs in the country’s shop doorways, these delicate textiles are being adopted and adapted by ...

Written in the 19th century, the story of the Magi has been jazzed up, folkified and adapted for the playground ...

Statistics agency takes swift action to ensure quality of economic figures in wake of debacle over jobs review ...

While the holiday spirit will dominate the news agenda, there are notable developments to watch across the world, as the three defining themes of 2024 — elections, war and inflation — continue to hum ...

“2025 is going to be a tough year for pubs because of the layering of the costs coming our way . . . It is likely that we ...

The Greens, part of Scholz’s “traffic light” coalition, plan a billionaire tax to fund green transition subsidies for low-income households. They, too, want to lift the minimum wage to €15 and set up ...

What happens when the best cook in the family can’t – or won’t – do the honours in the kitchen ...

Swift exit would remove global health body’s main source of funds and damage its ability to tackle emergencies ...