In the UK, the Labour government’s decision in October to loosen policy compared with prior plans added to investor unease. Public borrowing will be 4.5 per cent of GDP in the current fiscal year, ...

“We need Greenland for national security purposes,” Trump said, referring to the threat from Russian and Chinese ships. Our Nordic correspondent has written this excellent explainer on the island’s ...

This is an audio transcript of the Rachman Review podcast episode: ‘South Korea’s real-life political drama’ Gideon Rachman Hello and welcome to the Rachman Review. I’m Gi ...

Germany’s second most valuable fintech, Trade Republic, has vowed to stay private after doubling its customers and tripling client assets to €100bn in the 12 months to September.

For decades, Lebanese politicians complained that outside forces prevented them from truly delivering for the country’s citizens — or elect a president for the past two years. Judging from the ...

US president-elect Donald Trump has refused to rule out military force to take Greenland. But America’s military presence there has long dwarfed the handful of ships, dog sled patrols and single ...

One lengthy section of Kyoto, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s new play about the groundbreaking 1997 UN climate conference in Kyoto, depicts delegates wrangling over the precise placement of a comma — ...

Fund managers are warning the Financial Conduct Authority that plans by US activist Boaz Weinstein to take over seven UK investment trusts leave shareholders in the dark about how their money will be ...

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The average number of long-term sick days missed by civil servants each year has hit a post-pandemic high, according to new figures revealed by the Cabinet Office.

Hidden commissions to car dealers inflated costs for buyers. The legal fallout could cost banks billions and restrict access to credit ...

Bank lags behind rivals on important measure of profitability, despite CEO Jane Fraser’s overhaul ...