The US Federal Reserve is set to increase interest rates rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, marking a return to slower, more orthodox rate rises after it yanked up the cost of borrowing last year. With inflation seemingly past its peak and economic activity beginning to cool more noticeably, the Fed […]
Kate appeared in a video message sanctioning the launch of Shaping Us, the latest campaign part of her life-long effort to improve the knowledge Britons have of the early years and their importance. The Princess of Wales looked poised in a green jacket and black jumper as she delivered a brief statement. She said: “Our […]
Some CIOs approach technology modernization by deciding on a cloud platform, designing a blueprint, and executing it with their own IT staff, C-suite funding, and the hypervisor’s vertical industry experts. Other CIOs hand over most of the project to consulting firms: the old throat choke. There is no right or wrong way to proceed. […]
LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Russia’s war in Ukraine is expected to weigh on long-term energy demand and accelerate the world’s shift to renewables and low-carbon power as countries boost domestic energy supplies, BP (BP.L) said in a report on Monday. In its benchmark 2023 Energy Outlook, BP Plc said the Ukraine war will slow […]
Good morning. This article is an on-site version of our FirstFT newsletter. Sign up to our Asia, Europe/Africa or Americas edition to get it sent straight to your inbox every weekday morning Good morning. China’s population fell in 2022 for the first time in six decades, while economic growth last year missed Beijing’s annual target. […]
China’s population fell in 2022 for the first time in decades, a historic shift that is expected to have long-term consequences for the domestic and global economies. The world’s most populous country has long been a crucial source of labour and demand, fuelling growth in China and the world. On Tuesday, the National Bureau of […]
Comment on this story Comment Shortly before the 2022 election, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the future House speaker, issued a striking warning: Were Republicans to win control of Congress, Ukraine might not be able to count on the United States’ continued financial support. At the time, we and others noted that this statement might have […]
Proposals by Israel’s new far-right government for far-reaching changes to the administration of the occupied West Bank prompted warnings from opposition figures and Palestinian groups even before Benjamin Netanyahu officially returned as prime minister last week. But an intervention by the head of the Israel Defense Forces underscored how those anxieties have also reached the […]
Comment on this story Comment KYIV, Ukraine — Russia is preparing to step up its attacks on Ukraine using Iranian-made exploding drones, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as Moscow looks for ways to keep up the pressure on Kyiv after months of battlefield setbacks for the Kremlin’s war strategy. “We have information that Russia […]
