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    • Monday, 17 April, 2023
      Special ReportFTfm: Fixed Income
      UK gilt market returns to normal as ‘idiot premium’ subsides

      An end to the soaring yields and forced selling under the Truss administration should make it easier to issue new bonds

      Liz Truss, then UK prime minister, speaking in October 2022
    • Friday, 31 March, 2023
      The Big Read
      Lex in depth: how safe are America’s regional banks?

      After the recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank and others, the FT has analysed more than 100 institutions to identify those that are the biggest cause for concern

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      LexEuropean banks
      The Lex Newsletter: European banking is having a time to shine Premium content

      Italy’s lenders in particular are in their sweetest spot since before the financial crisis

      Montage of a UniCredit logo on the side of a building and chief executive Andrea Orcel
    • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
      LexUK defence industry
      The Lex Newsletter: UK defence sector is gathering ammunition for an earnings rally Premium content

      Soaring dollar has sharpened defence ministry’s appetite for higher indigenous weapons capacity

      A prototype of the Tempest fighter
    • Wednesday, 6 July, 2022
      Lex
      The Lex Newsletter: Europe’s aviation forecast looks gloomy Premium content

      Demand may be up but airlines must also contend with higher wage bills, fuel costs and debt servicing charges

      SAS passenger aircraft at Copenhagen airport
    • Saturday, 19 March, 2022
      Special ReportClimate Change for Schools
      Carbon counting: how much do your lifestyle choices cost the planet?

      We weigh up the costs and benefits of individual actions — from veganism and electric cars to cutting back on fast fashion

      illustration of people holding signs such as ‘War is pollution’, ‘Water is life’, ‘There is no Planet B’, ‘Save the planet’
    • Sunday, 6 March, 2022
      The Big Read
      Lex in-depth: why is the UK stock market so cheap?

      Returns have lagged behind international rivals since the Brexit vote but there are more fundamental problems for what has been dubbed a ‘Jurassic Park’ market

    • Wednesday, 23 February, 2022
      LexUK insurance industry
      The Lex Newsletter: solvency switch frees capital regardless of Brexit Premium content

      Customers and shareholders of big life insurers should benefit when rules are phased in

      City workers socialising at London’s Leadenhall Market
    • Friday, 23 July, 2021
      Lex
      Best of Lex: the high life Premium content

      Jamie Dimon | Bridgepoint | UBS | Zegna | Spacs

      JPMorgan chief Jamie Dimon
    • Friday, 30 April, 2021
      Lex
      Best of Lex: price check Premium content

      Steelmakers, FAAC, oil stocks, Peel Hunt/Santander, UBS, Lloyds, UK real estate

      The ‘Charging Bull’ sculpture on Wall Street
    • Friday, 19 February, 2021
      Lex
      Best of Lex: the winter’s tale Premium content

      Texas/electricity, renewable energy, commodity boom, Adevinta/eBay, Facebook, Eutelsat, BAT

    • Friday, 29 January, 2021
      Lex
      Best of Lex: trust issues Premium content

      GameStop, Asia stock frenzy, PBoC/China stocks, electric vehicles/Spacs, Apollo and more

    • Friday, 20 November, 2020
      Lex
      Best of Lex: deals out the door Premium content

      PNC/US bank M&A, BBVA/Sabadell, EU banks, Thyssenkrupp, easyJet/European airlines, Airbnb, DoorDash

      A deal with Sabadell would bolster BBVA’s exposure to domestic lending business but would also mean taking on the struggling division TSB
    • Friday, 30 October, 2020
      Lex
      Best of Lex: The Great Divide Premium content

      Corporate earnings, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Santander, Canadian oil, Dunkin’/Inspire, LVMH

    • Wednesday, 26 August, 2020
      News in-depthThe Big Read
      Lex in-depth: why rescue finance will slow recovery for businesses

      US and UK-listed companies raised unprecedented amounts as pandemic hit, but at what cost?

    • Friday, 21 August, 2020
      UK economy
      UK economy springs back on summer of spending

      Purchasing managers’ index at 7-year high while shopping levels move above pre-coronavirus levels

    • Thursday, 20 August, 2020
      UK economy
      Seaside towns lifted by ‘eat out to help out’ as cities struggle

      Rise in footfall in Bournemouth and Southend contrasts with London and Manchester

    • Wednesday, 19 August, 2020
      UK inflation
      UK inflation hits 1% in July as lockdown restrictions ease

      Oil price rebound and recovery in clothing prices drive consumer prices index up

      Pound coins on top of banknotes
    • Tuesday, 18 August, 2020
      Mental health
      Pandemic-related depression rises among young Britons, finds ONS

      About 1 in 5 adults in Britain experienced depressive symptoms in June

      One-third of people aged between 16 and 34 experienced depressive symptoms in June, compared with one in nine before the pandemic
    • Friday, 31 July, 2020
      Lex
      Best of Lex: hell week Premium content

      UK stocks, European bank loan losses, Santander/Barclays, Nomura, StanChart

    • Friday, 10 July, 2020
      Lex
      Best of Lex: Rishi’s riches Premium content

      Sunak’s jobs plan, Lloyds, Rolls-Royce, Reach and Boohoo

      UK chancellor Rishi Sunak announced £30bn support for jobs
    • Friday, 15 May, 2020
      Lex
      Best of Lex: made dogs and Englishmen Premium content

      Virgin Galactic, Tui, US stocks, Jeff Bezos, Coty/KKR, Uber/Grubhub and more

      A robot dog helps to enforce social distancing in a park in Singapore by issuing tellings-off to people who get too close together
    • Friday, 13 March, 2020
      Lex
      Best of Lex: your weekly round-up Premium content

      Occidental Petroleum, bank credit lines, Finablr/Travelex, UK insolvencies and more

      Prospects have soured for Vicki Hollub, chief executive of Occidental Petroleum
    • Friday, 14 February, 2020
      Lex
      Best of Lex: your weekly round-up Premium content

      World economy/stocks, China property/coronavirus, food stocks, conferences, Barclays and more

      NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 12: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 12, 2020 in New York City. The market closed up over 250 points as gains in tech companies and retailers outweighed concerns over the coronavirus. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
    • Friday, 24 January, 2020
      Lex
      Best of Lex: your weekly round-up Premium content

      European banks, ‘Mack the Knife’, Amundi, UBS, Environment bonds

      Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg, Isabelle Axelsson and German Luisa Neubauer take part in a climate strike protest during the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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