Companies sued for £360mn in damages over Grenfell Tower fire
Kensington and Chelsea council in London launches lawsuits against businesses involved in refurbishing the building
Trump tariffs will hit UK economic growth, BoE official warns
Clare Lombardelli says import taxes will ‘depress activity’ but impact on inflation is less clear
International Booker Prize 2025 — the shortlisted titles reviewed
From a portrait of an Insta-perfect couple to the first in a seven-novel sequence about a woman stuck in a time loop, here are our critics’ views of four of the translated works of fiction in the running for this year’s award. The winner will be announced on May 20
Trump to proceed with extra 50% tariff on China as trade war escalates
White House says additional duties will begin on April 9 as Beijing warns that it will ‘fight to the end’
UK financial watchdog cuts fees for first time in more than a decade
Move by FCA reflects record amount of money it will keep from penalties issued to companies
Trump’s self-defeating tariffs on south-east Asia
Forced to choose between the US and China, the likes of Vietnam may opt for Beijing
UK considers nationalising British Steel
Starmer vows to do ‘everything we can to ensure there’s a bright future’ for steelmaker’s main site in Scunthorpe
Starmer criticises watchdog for not ‘scoring’ jobs impact of welfare reforms
UK PM’s comments will be seen as warning shot across bows of Office for Budget Responsibility
Musk slams Trump’s trade tsar in sign of rift over US tariffs
Billionaire dubs Peter Navarro a ‘moron’ as feud over policy intensifies
Are you sipping soju, South Korea’s favourite spirit?
The vodka-like drink is going global
Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix — a powerful meditation on a migrant tragedy
Shortlisted for the International Booker, the French philosopher’s new novel is a damning exploration of apathy in the face of calamity
Blue Prince — a byzantine and beguiling architectural mystery
In this first-person puzzle game, a dreamy, shape-shifting house hides troubling secrets
The Treasury basis trade rears its head again
Bills and bonds and Treasury basis trades, oh my!
Zelenskyy says Chinese men fighting for Russia captured in Ukraine
Ukrainian president demands explanation and accuses Beijing of actively participating in Moscow’s war
Trump’s tariffs will damage the world
The trade deficits will remain roughly unchanged — the globe will just end up poorer
Investors lose $25bn in leveraged ETFs in sector’s biggest meltdown
Risky funds drop almost a quarter of their value as Trump’s trade war hits market
Q&A: How has Trump changed the world order?
Pose questions to FT journalists about the changing trade, economic and geopolitical relationship between the US and its allies
NHS redundancy payouts in England could cost £1bn, says Streeting
Health secretary says expense resulting from axing NHS England could be justified by savings
Yunchan Lim delivers a virtuoso performance of Bach’s Goldberg Variations
Pianist’s recital at London’s Wigmore Hall offered everything from lightning speed to profound depths of feeling
Porsche sales drop despite jump in US demand
Sports-car maker hit by sharp decline in China and Germany
Brussels eyes fresh retaliation as it struggles to counter Trump tariffs
EU slow to agree measures as member states divided over how hard to hit back
Chinese banks are feeling the strain
Investment case for the country’s state-owned lenders is no longer straightforward
The S&P 500’s latest ‘Black Monday’ in one chart
You call that a crash?
Revolut fined €3.5mn over money laundering control failures
Lithuanian watchdog hits fintech with biggest regulatory penalty for ‘violations and shortcomings’ in processes