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UK borrowing costs hit highest level since 2008 amid inflation shock

Ten-year gilt yield rises to 4.94% as borrowing numbers add to concerns over energy price surge

UK household energy bills to rise by £332 as Iran war drives up prices

Price cap expected to rise 20% from July to September

15 monochrome hits of the season

Black-and-white buys for complementary forces

Can Jane Austen help my teenager?

The writer’s Regency settings hold lessons for making friends on social media

War threatens outlook for UK public finances as borrowing overshoots

Higher than expected £14.3bn figure comes as Middle East turmoil raises inflation forecasts

Unilever in talks to sell food division to spice and sauce maker McCormick

Consumer goods giant considers offloading unit worth tens of billions of dollars as it pivots to beauty and personal care

FirstFT: Fears of jet fuel shortage rattle airlines

Also in today’s newsletter: WEF shake-up and JPMorgan to monitor junior bankers’ hours

IEA calls for working from home, driving slower and flying less to tackle energy crisis

International Energy Agency says consumer demand measures needed to manage Iran war’s disruptions to global markets

Maybe the real Bank of England surprise is that they agreed with each other

C-C-C-C-COMBO BREAAAAKKEERRR

Anthropic showdown fractures Trump’s pact with Silicon Valley

Administration faces unprecedented criticism from Big Tech and former supporters over attacks on the AI lab

JD Wetherspoon warns profits to miss forecasts as costs rise

UK pub chain flags ‘considerable pressure’ on consumer finances

‘Who doesn’t love a cowboy?’: jeweller Lisa Eisner talks taste

The LA-based designer lives for turquoise, Snoopy sweatshirts and Larry McMurtry

Give your walls a cocoa pop

Bitter or sweet, chocolate tones are trending

Net zero is not a zero-sum game

Fresh polling shows a new divide on the right but support remains high for UK climate policy

FTAV’s further reading

Oil; inflation; war; tax; Bessembinder; robots; Afroman; lager

Interest rates take fright

The market’s calm in the face of war is beginning to crack

EU agrees on review of emissions trading system as energy crisis bites

Also in this newsletter: Macron urges Brussels to counter election interference

Transcript: The ‘Armageddon scenario’ for gas markets

Marc Filippino speaks to Sam Learner, Malcolm Moore and Victoria Craig

This series features insights from some of the most influential figures in sports ownership and leadership. In this instalment, Kay Cossington, chief executive of Bay Collective, discusses investment, infrastructure and the long-term future of women’s football.

Big Brother is watching at JPMorgan

The bank is deploying technology to ensure junior employees are not under-reporting working hours