Key lending rate hiked to 16.5% from 13.5% to stem currency decline
Bid by cable group sets up showdown between US media rivals over Murdoch empire
Pentagon says move is response to Beijing’s military build-up in South China Sea
Private talks with StanChart form part of contingency plans after investor pressure
Industrial lobby group says nation needs trade as investor fears over government grow
New government must overcome scepticism to fulfil promises to curb corruption and introduce populist policies
Students who learnt to respect the truth join a society assaulted by alternative facts
Beijing’s demand that White House softens stance on ZTE has met with Republican opposition
Final decision imminent ahead of potentially stormy AGM
Rising crude prices and depreciation of the real have bumped up petrol costs
First black woman to become gubernatorial nominee for major US party
Remarks heighten pressure on Beijing and seek to absolve US over nuclear talks
Trump-appointed regulator urges lenders to seek out less creditworthy customers
The issue of legalisation has split Democrats and the civil rights movement in the US state
The party worries renewed debate on the fate of ‘Dreamers’ will hurt its election chances
Lawmakers unveil legislation to block moves to lift US sanctions
Allies and adversaries are learning to sustain deals without the US
FT editors discuss the life and works of Philip Roth, who died aged 85
Listen to female colleagues, do not interrupt and do not steal their ideas
Lighter and with improved software, the future looks bright for smart shades
Management schemes boost students’ employability — but institutions need to do more
Turkish lira rallies after country’s central bank lifts interest rates
Bank ‘a hot potato’ as populists policies risk raising the cost of funding for lenders
Online travel agency dragged down by regulatory critique and an abuse scandal
Pleas intensify for clampdown on US and Chinese groups encroaching on finance sector
