How Trump was forced to back off his harshest immigration tactics
The US president has hemmed in hardliners and softened his rhetoric after the shooting of Alex Pretti
Letter: China’s shrinking population isn’t a problem
From Lex Rieffel, Former Scholar, Brookings Institution; Former Economist, US Treasury Department
Letter: Bertrand Russell on Marx, and our hate-filled politics
From Fred Lucas, London W4, UK
Letter: Grade inflation charge can’t be levelled at Durham
From Professor Tony Fawcett, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education), Durham University, UK
Letter: How climate goals skewed incentives for Shell and BP
From Ben Cushing, Director, The Sierra Club’s Sustainable Finance Campaign, Washington, DC, US
Letter: An unfair asymmetry in how fraud cases are covered
From Louis Greig and Richard Oldfield
Letter: Trump vowed to ‘stop this carnage’. Remember that?
From Ruth Bettelheim, Psychotherapist, Life Coach and Writer, Portland, OR, US
Letter: The business case for online prediction platforms
From Mark Roulston, Senior Research Fellow, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
Letter: PM to Beijing, cap in hand
From Eamonn Fingleton, Author, Dublin, Ireland
Letter: Touché from the Balts
From Branislav L Slantchev, Professor of Political Science, University of California
Gold price breaks all records as investors seek safety
‘He’s seeking safe haven in gold and milk chocolate’
Archer Daniels Midland pays $40mn to settle accounting investigation
US securities regulators file separate lawsuit against former CFO over practices in group’s nutrition unit
UK’s deadline for paying IHT on pensions poses ‘huge problem’, peers warn
Government should extend time to pay from six to 12 months, says Lords committee
FT Crossword: Number 18,279
Dollar slides as Trump says he is not concerned with its recent decline
Greenback trades at lowest level in four years as worries over US currency mount
Italy clarifies ICE’s role during Winter Olympics as public backlash grows
Interior minister says US federal agents will only work in ‘their diplomatic premises’ for Milan Cortina Games
UK energy company urges Starmer to ‘embrace’ Chinese technology
Octopus chief adds to debate over critical sector as PM embarks on first trip to Beijing by a British leader since 2018
Trump backs Noem as pressure mounts over deadly deportation raids
US homeland security chief under fire after weekend killing of protester by agents in Minneapolis
Argentina’s Milei clashes with billionaire CEO over protectionism claims
Rightwing leader mocks Techint executive after company’s bid for pipeline contract was rejected
FirstFT: EU and India clinch trade deal to slash €4bn of tariffs on bloc’s exports
Also in today’s newsletter: Japan’s yen steadies and Canadian oil sales to China soar
UPS to cut up to 30,000 jobs and close facilities as Amazon shipments drop
Delivery and logistics group has been reducing its ‘volume’ from ecommerce giant by approximately 1mn pieces per day
Citi seeks to move harassment claim against top executive to arbitration
Bank claims allegations made in lawsuit this week against wealth chief Andy Sieg were ‘fabricated’
US health insurer stocks plummet on Trump Medicare spending plan
White House proposal would keep reimbursement rates about flat and cut into revenue of coverage providers
Transcript: How does a gold rush end?
Katie Martin speaks to Robert Armstrong