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  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    Walmart Inc
    Walmart shares on course for biggest drop since 1980s after guidance cut

    Stock of world’s largest retailer falls by more than 10% as inflation hits profits

    1 hour ago
  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    Markets InsightMohamed El-Erian
    The dollar’s rapid rise increases risks for global economy

    Dangers are particularly acute for developing countries already facing number of crises

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    Jeff Bezos
    Bezos turns up heat on Biden over US inflation

    Amazon founder escalates war of words after White House says he opposes ‘economic agenda for the middle class’

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    Trade Secrets
    Brussels and Washington aim to be flexible friends Premium content

    Trade and Technology Council is testing a softer, more ad hoc approach to transatlantic relations

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    Rana Foroohar
    Let the Fed put money where it is really needed

    Inflation pressures and asset bubbles are a sign that the central bank has been distracted from its core mission

  • Sunday, 15 May, 2022
    Blankfein warns of ‘very, very high risk’ of US recession

    Former Goldman Sachs chief says companies and consumers should ‘be prepared’

  • Sunday, 15 May, 2022
    ExplainerMarket Questions
    Have US retail sales been hit by stubbornly high inflation?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    Equities
    Global stocks record longest weekly losing streak since 2008 crisis

    Sixth straight decline in FTSE All-World index reflects fear of inflation followed by recession

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    FT Swamp Notes
    Are we heading for another Occupy Wall Street moment? Premium content

    Debt-ridden young people face the prospect of duking it out with the wealthy for a shrinking piece of the pie

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    Federal Reserve
    Jay Powell warns that taming US inflation will cause ‘some pain’

    Risk of triggering recession may depend on factors outside Federal Reserve’s control, warns chair

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    James Kynge
    US-China rift becomes a legal feud

    Trade war rhetoric has evolved into wrangling over laws and regulation in tech and finance

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    Ping An calls for HSBC break-up

    US inflation barely slowed in latest consumer price index report

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    US Treasury bonds
    Nasdaq Composite slides 3.2% as stock sell-off gathers pace

    Tech-heavy index down nearly 30% from record as inflation bolsters likelihood of aggressive Fed interest rate rises

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    US Inflation
    US inflation stays at 40-year high, defying expectations of bigger drop

    CPI increase of 8.3% in April includes rise in core inflation and prompts fall in equities

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    Disrupted Times
    High US inflation continues to cause concern

    Plus, WHO warns China zero-Covid strategy is unsustainable and tips on creating a diverse workforce

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    Trade SecretsAlan Beattie
    Trade policy cannot fix America’s inequality problem

    The Biden administration can’t protect its way to prosperity in a post-industrial economy

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    Federal Reserve
    Lisa Cook becomes first black woman to serve on Fed board

    Economics professor and former Obama adviser confirmed by US Senate with Democratic support

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    Mortgages drive increase in US household debt to nearly $16tn

    Credit card balances stand $71bn higher than a year ago but New York Fed says borrowers are in ‘very good shape’

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    Biden reinforces support for Fed’s effort to tame inflation

    US president touts central bank’s ‘primary role’ in tackling soaring prices and gives green light for rate rises

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    Martin Wolf
    A soft landing in the US is possible but unlikely

    It is optimistic to think that a significant recession will not be needed to curb inflation, as is the belief that one can be avoided

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    Markets InsightRichard Bernstein
    You are what your real fed funds rate says you are

    Timid US central bank is still very far from hawkish with policy benchmark deep in negative territory after taking into account inflation

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    Markets InsightEdward Yardeni
    Investors are too bearish about the US stock market

    S&P 500 still likely to hit record territory next year, even after a correction

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    FT Swamp Notes
    Can work offset wealth? Premium content

    The current situation presents a conundrum for Democrats ahead of November’s midterms

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    US Treasury bonds
    The Fed has changed its message, but not the way you think

    And markets don’t like it.

  • Sunday, 8 May, 2022
    Rana Foroohar
    The world needs a 12-step programme for better trade

    We have to start by admitting that there is a problem with the old model of globalisation

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