Monetary Policy Radar preview: ECB’s February meeting
The FT’s guide on what to look out for at Thursday’s session
Slovenia ends year-long dispute to appoint central bank governor
Eurozone member has been without its normal vote at ECB rate-setting meetings since early 2025
You can see the computer age everywhere but in the construction industry
Making less with more
On the first board of a new partnership, how daring will you be?
Cross-ruff, opposed to trump-drawing, offers near certainty of success
Scenarios for a Warsh Fed
Plausible predictions have vastly different outcomes. Also in this newsletter, US trade balances move back to normality
The Epstein rot goes deep
America must now ask itself if it can restore a culture of shame
PepsiCo to cut prices of Doritos and Lay’s as consumers rein in snacking
Packaged food company moves to win back inflation weary shoppers by lowering snack prices by up to 15%
PayPal replaces CEO as board warns ‘pace of change’ not fast enough
US digital payments company appoints former board chair Enrique Lores to replace Alex Chriss
Spain to ban social media access for under-16s
Move follows Australia’s decision to introduce age-based restrictions over child safety concerns
How Musk used SpaceX to rescue xAI and build a $1.25tn colossus
Billionaire folds rocket maker into a lossmaking AI start-up, betting scale and control can beat rivals to blockbuster IPO
There’s a new ‘breakout star’ in the battery storage market
Oil-rich Saudi Arabia is now one of the world’s top deployers of grid-scale energy storage
EU probes turbine maker Goldwind over Chinese subsidies
Regulator found manufacturer could have received grants and preferential tax treatment that undermine European industry
The challenges holding back UK’s push into low-carbon hydrogen
Plans delayed by high costs and complexity involved, upsetting decarbonisation ambitions of factories in north-west
Mieko Kawakami: my job as a Tokyo ‘hostess’ shaped my latest novel
The author on her first-hand experience of the city’s sexy, seedy bar scene
Siemens Energy calls for Trump policy stability as it commits $1bn to US
German group’s boss says America remains ‘excellent market’ despite ‘painful’ wind farm and tariff moves
FirstFT: SpaceX buys xAI in $1.25tn deal
Also in today’s newsletter: ties between top Goldman Sachs lawyer and Jeffrey Epstein
Indian rupee records biggest one-day gain in seven years after Trump trade deal
Stocks also rise in first trading session as US pledges to lower country’s tariffs to 18% following oil agreement
Epstein emails reveal extensive ties with top Goldman Sachs lawyer
Bank’s general counsel sought sex offender’s help with career advancement and advised him on press enquiries
Russia hits Ukraine energy sites as Trump truce unravels
Moscow resumes bombing of Kyiv and other cities after five-day pause
Mandelson row hits Starmer already at rock bottom
Morgan McSweeney could be forced out over misjudgment, raising stakes for PM’s survival
Santander launches 98% mortgage for first-time buyers
Move by one of the biggest UK lenders broadens options available to low-deposit borrowers
Irn-Bru maker buys Fentimans and Frobishers in ‘adult soft drinks’ push
AG Barr looks to capitalise on falling consumption of alcoholic beverages
Silver’s runaway rally becomes ‘death trap’ for Reddit’s retail crowd
Meteoric rise — and thumping sell-off — has seen the volatile precious metal compared to a ‘meme stock’
Transcript: The Bethlehem Project — The American affordability squeeze
Sonja Hutson talks to Myles McCormick