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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, 3 November, 2025
    The editorial board
    UK welfare reform is unavoidable

    Reforming the benefits system is vital to avoid ever-rising taxes

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    Rachel Reeves holds a red folder labeled "Chancellor of the Exchequer" while leaving a building.
  • Sunday, 2 November, 2025
    The editorial board
    A welcome revival of the Dutch political centre

    The liberal D66 are the big winners of the Netherlands election. So is Europe

    D66 party leader Rob Jetten speaks to members of the media at the Dutch parliament
  • Friday, 31 October, 2025
    The editorial board
    Forging ahead: the challenge of AI expenses fakes

    Ease of creating counterfeit documents poses risks to financial trust

    Three AI-generated receipts are shown: one from McDonald's, one from Publix listing various grocery items, and one from J. Alexander's restaurant with meal and drink orders.
  • Thursday, 30 October, 2025
    The editorial board
    A temporary truce in US-China trade tensions

    Escalation is averted for now, but underlying source of friction remains

    President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands as they depart following their meeting in Busan, South Korea
  • Wednesday, 29 October, 2025
    The editorial board
    Germany’s fading economic opportunity

    Merz should focus his agenda on raising the country’s industrial competitiveness

    Friedrich Merz speaks while holding a folder at the start of a Federal cabinet meeting
  • Tuesday, 28 October, 2025
    The editorial board
    Britain needs a bold Budget, not just another balancing act

    The chancellor must initiate lasting reforms to raise revenue and cut costs

    Sir Keir Starmer stands and applauds as Rachel Reeves delivers her keynote speech at a podium with "Renew Britain" signage.
  • Monday, 27 October, 2025
    The editorial board
    China doubles down on industrial policy

    Beijing should focus more on domestic demand to sustain high economic growth

    A shopping mall in Beijing
  • Sunday, 26 October, 2025
    The editorial board
    The US throws sand in Russia’s war machine

    Sanctions on top oil producers raise the costs of Ukraine conflict for Moscow

    Rosneft’s crude oil tanker Vladimir Monomakh passes under a bridge in Istanbul’s Bosphorus, escorted by smaller vessels.
  • Friday, 24 October, 2025
    The editorial board
    Labour’s Welsh humiliation marks a realignment of UK politics

    Discontent with the two main parties is boosting challengers on the left and right

    Rhun ap Iorwerth lifts Lindsay Whittle’s arm in celebration, surrounded by supporters holding Plaid Cymru signs.
  • Thursday, 23 October, 2025
    The editorial board
    America’s risky gunboat diplomacy around Venezuela

    A botched military operation against Maduro could have unintended consequences

    US Marines stand and gather equipment near the open ramp of an Osprey V-22 aircraft on a runway surrounded by greenery.
  • Wednesday, 22 October, 2025
    The editorial board
    Trump’s victory for fossil fuels in shipping

    US pressure has derailed a landmark deal to curb maritime carbon emissions

    A large cargo ship leaves Port Jersey Container Terminal with the Manhattan skyline visible in the background.
  • Tuesday, 21 October, 2025
    The editorial board
    A bold plan to close Britain’s skills gap

    Vocational training must be improved without undermining universities

    Keir Starmer watches a student in a yellow safety vest work on an electrical wiring project at Suffolk New College.
  • Monday, 20 October, 2025
    The editorial board
    The boardroom bet on Trump’s industrial policy

    CEOs would be wise to avoid staking too much on the US president’s pet projects

    Jamie Dimon smiles while standing in front of a large American flag at the JPMorgan Chase headquarters event.
  • Sunday, 19 October, 2025
    The editorial board
    Gen Z is the new force in global politics

    The Madagascar protests highlight the powers and flaws of youth seeking a quick fix

    Young people dance in a line, holding banners and a Madagascar flag, amid a large crowd at a protest rally.
  • Friday, 17 October, 2025
    The editorial board
    The kaleidoscopic global economy: resilient, lucky and fragile

    The contradictions in economic signals can still hold lessons for investors

    A worker on the production line in Jiangsu province
  • Thursday, 16 October, 2025
    The editorial board
    Trump’s compact threatens to quash US academic freedom

    Universities should stand united against the White House’s demands

    People walk and ride bicycles in front of the main entrance to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus building.
  • Wednesday, 15 October, 2025
    The editorial board
    Trump’s gamble on Argentina

    The US administration is backing an ally’s misguided exchange rate policy

    Donald Trump and Javier Milei sit across from each other at a long table during a formal meeting in the White House Cabinet Room, surrounded by officials.
  • Tuesday, 14 October, 2025
    The editorial board
    Europe needs a better chip strategy

    The Dutch seizure of Nexperia shows how ensnared the EU is in the US-China tech war

    A worker in a full cleanroom suit operates equipment inside the Newport Wafer Fab semiconductor manufacturing facility.
  • Monday, 13 October, 2025
    The editorial board
    Measuring risk in the AI financing boom

    A shift towards debt raises the potential fallout from the data centre spending spree

    Aerial view of the Stargate AI data center complex in Abilene, Texas, showing large buildings with red roofs, outdoor machinery, and construction vehicles.
  • Sunday, 12 October, 2025
    The editorial board
    A rare moment of hope in the Middle East

    Hostage release must become a step towards ending Israeli-Palestinian conflict

    People walk through rubble-strewn streets carrying belongings, including blankets and a child, amid destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis.
  • Friday, 10 October, 2025
    The editorial board
    The transformative potential of AI in healthcare

    Accelerating the technology’s safe adoption in hospitals should be a priority

    A hand in a lab coat points to a digital display of a chest X-ray with futuristic medical data graphics in the background.
  • Thursday, 9 October, 2025
    The editorial board
    Trump’s militarisation of law enforcement

    The president is putting under threat the neutrality of US armed forces

    Two Texas National Guard members in camouflage uniforms and helmets stand guard with rifles near a chain-link fence topped with barbed wire.
  • Wednesday, 8 October, 2025
    The editorial board
    The Conservatives’ long road back to credibility

    Scrapping stamp duty makes sense, but much of Badenoch’s programme does not

    Kemi Badenoch speaks at a podium with "Stronger Economy, Stronger Borders" signage, addressing an audience at the Conservative Party conference. Four Union Jack flags are displayed behind her.
  • Tuesday, 7 October, 2025
    The editorial board
    Japan’s next PM needs Takanomics, not Abenomics

    Sanae Takaichi must adapt the economic policies of her mentor to today’s tasks

    Sanae Takaichi sits smiling in a blue suit in the party leader's office after winning the LDP leadership election.
  • Monday, 6 October, 2025
    The editorial board
    The damaging twilight of the Macron presidency

    President’s mistakes have plunged France into its worst crisis for 70 years

    Sebastien Lecornu delivers a statement at a podium outside, with French and European Union flags in the background.
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