Singapore eases monetary policy for first time in 4 years
Singapore’s central bank has eased monetary policy for the first time in four years amid rising expectations of trade turmoil after Donald Trump’s return to the US presidency and moderating domestic ...
India’s restaurants versus Swiggy and Zomato
In today’s newsletter, we look at Hindustan Unilever’s acquisition of homegrown skincare brand Minimalist, a mouthwatering prospect for other direct-to-customer brands. But first, the big fight. It’s ...
Stargate artificial intelligence project to exclusively serve OpenAI
Donald Trump has called the SoftBank-backed venture a ‘resounding declaration of confidence in America’s potential’ ...
Profits at Indian banks dented as RBI curbs retail loans
Some large Indian lenders’ earnings have been more robust. Kotak Mahindra Bank’s shares jumped more than 9 per cent on Monday after it posted a 10 per cent rise in quarterly profit, even as money set ...
Letter: War on drugs is the 21st century’s big challenge
From Annette Idler, Associate Professor in Global Security, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, UK ...
Letter: When asked my age, I think of bingo nicknames
Chronological age is certainly not a good yardstick for defining “old age”, and besides you don’t receive the state pension because you are “old”. Rather you are entitled to it because you have made ...
Letter: Airports are a good place to track infectious diseases
Every day there are around 100,000 international flights, each delivering a well-mixed volume of human excreta from up to 400 random (if not representative) people from every country in the world; the ...
Trump pardons January 6 rioters
Trump pardons January 6 rioters on linkedin (opens in a new window) ...
Letter: Another great social scientist died last month
That same month, the world also lost another great social scientist, the Dutch sociologist Ruut Veenhoven, founder of the World Database of Happiness. When I interviewed Veenhoven a few years ago, he ...
Letter: Macroeconomic policy is unsuited to UK’s needs
London must rapidly understand that it is not feasible for the exchequer to find 10-year money priced at 4.5 to 5 per cent yields. Time to read the runes and thank the markets for holding up their ...
Letter: How the FCA can support government growth goals
The frustration of the Financial Conduct Authority at being asked by the government to support growth, without being provided with a clear articulation of what levels of customer harm or risk are ...
Fuchsia Dunlop’s culinary guide to Lunar New Year
The writer, cook and Chinese-food champion gets ready to greet the Year of the Snake. Plus, FT correspondents reveal how their cities will mark the occasion ...