Will banks feel Osborne’s sting?
Despite UK chancellor George Osborne talking tough with plans to "electrify" the ringfence between retail and investment divisions of banks, investor reaction was muted....
Bomber hits US embassy in Turkey | FT World
A suicide bombing at the US embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara has killed a local security guard and wounded others. Daniel Dombey, Turkey...
Global economy: too soon for optimism?
Is it too soon to breathe a sigh of relief over the world economy? should we be less optimisitic about the US and China?...
New Delhi on brink of Pollution Crisis | FT World
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Government and business in India's capital are struggling to cope with the environmental consequences of the city's...
Impact of US shale boom
The boom in shale oil production has boosted US oil production by 1.3m barrels a day in two years. Javier Blas, commodities editor, discusses...
Ireland strikes deal on bank debt
Ireland says it has secured a deal with the European Central Bank to restructure some of its bank debt, and has put Anglo Irish...
Standard & Poor’s: feeling the heat
Kara Scannell, US regulatory correspondent, and Stephen Foley, US markets reporter, talk to the FT's Arash Massoudi about the US Department of Justice's fraud...
RBS — the government’s dilemma
As the Royal Bank of Scotland announces a £390m Libor settlement, UK business secretary Vince Cable says that a range of options are on...
No A+ for Abenomics
Japan has suffered decades of slow or no growth. The new government of Shinzo Abe is reforming monetary policy and undertaking more agressive fiscal...
Silent currency warriors
Japan has set off a new round of speculation that the world faces a 'currency war'. But neither the US nor China seem to...










































