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  • Wednesday, 18 November, 2020
    The editorial board
    EU should resist blackmail over recovery fund

    Rule of law safeguards cannot be rolled back to appease Hungary and Poland

  • Tuesday, 17 November, 2020
    The editorial board
    America’s deepening Covid-19 emergency

    Washington cannot wait for Joe Biden’s inauguration day before acting

  • Tuesday, 17 November, 2020
    The editorial board
    Asia deal is wake-up call for free trade

    New pact underlines diminution of US influence in region

  • Monday, 16 November, 2020
    The editorial board
    A post-Brexit trade deal is vital to the UK’s future

    Boris Johnson should follow the path to an acceptable compromise

  • Monday, 16 November, 2020
    The editorial board
    Gulf social changes are in the global spotlight

    Competition between autocracies to open up should be welcomed, and extended

  • Sunday, 15 November, 2020
    The editorial board
    Downing Street turmoil is a chance for a relaunch

    The departure of Dominic Cummings should lead to a change in style and substance

  • Sunday, 15 November, 2020
    The editorial board
    Taxing of private equity needs a rethink

    UK proposals to reform capital gains tax are belated and necessary

  • Friday, 13 November, 2020
    The editorial board
    Markets have found reasons to be cheerful

    Potential coronavirus vaccine challenges narrative of lower-for-longer interest rates

  • Friday, 13 November, 2020
    The editorial board
    Now is the time to tackle the mental illness epidemic

    Companies and governments must work on prevention as much as treatment

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  • Thursday, 12 November, 2020
    The editorial board
    A creeping crackdown is under way in Hong Kong

    Ousting elected lawmakers undermines key principles of democracy

  • Thursday, 12 November, 2020
    The editorial board
    The UK must guard against protectionism

    An overhaul of takeover rules is welcome but entails risks

  • Wednesday, 11 November, 2020
    The editorial board
    Capital gains reform would bring limited benefits

    Higher rates are unlikely to deliver bumper receipts for the UK Treasury

  • Wednesday, 11 November, 2020
    The editorial board
    Donald Trump’s dangerous election reversal game

    There is no evidence to overturn Joe Biden’s presidential victory

  • Tuesday, 10 November, 2020
    The editorial board
    Green gilts can help to build a low-carbon future

    Move can boost environmentally-friendly finance market but UK government must do more

  • Tuesday, 10 November, 2020
    The editorial board
    Turkey needs a profound change in economic policy

    Prosperity depends on European integration and attracting long-term investment

  • Monday, 9 November, 2020
    The editorial board
    A first glimmer of hope for a Covid vaccine

    A preventive drug looks promising, but the virus battle is far from over

  • Monday, 9 November, 2020
    The editorial board
    Ant posed threat to China’s centralised control

    IPO suspension may have lasting implications for fintech regulation

  • Sunday, 8 November, 2020
    The editorial board
    Biden turns the page on a presidency of rancour

    The next US leader could achieve much through tone and behaviour alone

  • Sunday, 8 November, 2020
    The editorial board
    Poland’s draconian restrictions on abortion

    Conservative government pulls the country further from EU mainstream

  • Friday, 6 November, 2020
    The editorial board
    Joe Biden’s greatest tests still lie ahead

    No postwar US president has taken over a more beleaguered nation

  • Friday, 6 November, 2020
    The editorial board
    Danish mink cull highlights the unknowns of Covid-19

    Virus transfers from animals to humans carry significant risks

  • Thursday, 5 November, 2020
    The editorial board
    Ethiopia must step back from brink of civil war

    Abiy Ahmed needs to prove his Nobel Peace Prize was deserved

  • Thursday, 5 November, 2020
    The editorial board
    A California setback for gig economy workers

    Referendum on labour rules for platform companies is bad policymaking

  • Wednesday, 4 November, 2020
    The editorial board
    A historic US vote provides few certainties

    Whoever becomes president will confront a deeply divided America

  • Wednesday, 4 November, 2020
    The editorial board
    Ant’s failed IPO points to wider clash on fintech

    Next US administration must tackle regulation of start-up sector

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