Modelling shows localising manufacturing too quickly could reduce global trade by 18%
Conservative party’s previous success in ‘stopping the lorries’ makes reducing illicit migration harder for government
French company’s purchase of Blueprint Medicines boosts immunology pipeline
Britain to build up to 12 attack submarines as it moves to war-ready footing
Fintech reports rise in profits despite expected financial hit from anti-money laundering investigation
Rightwing candidate secures rare victory for Maga movement in Europe
Some real experts weigh in
San Francisco-based fund pushes for change with Japan seen as next leg of sector’s development
Pretend work; bad lawyers; OpenAI; automated war; memories; and otters
Average cost of residential property rose 0.5% between April and May to £273,427
Beijing promises to take strong measures to defend its interests
Also in today’s newsletter, Polish election result and Colorado attack
Historian comes from behind to defeat centre-right rival Rafał Trzaskowski in win for Maga movement abroad
Plus, Dai-ichi Life/M&G tie-up, dollar/Treasury yield correlation, and Daniel Katz at Sotheby’s
Irish designer assumes one of most prestigious jobs in fashion
Also in this newsletter: Drone strikes overshadow next round of Ukraine-Russia peace talks
Matthew Goode plays an Edinburgh cop in Netflix noir thriller ‘Dept Q’; Rose Ayling-Ellis shines as a deaf woman drawn into crime procedural ‘Code of Silence’; Owen Wilson stars as a golf coach in Apple TV comedy ‘Stick’; season 2 of ‘The Rehearsal’ is an ambitious blend of comedy and blurred reality; BBC series ‘Walking With Dinosaurs’ is resurrected from the distant 1990s; Julianne Moore stars as a socialite in class send-up ‘Sirens’ — reviews by Dan Einav
A long-awaited rebound has reversed since ‘liberation day’ announcements, according to Bain & Company
Read a selection of FT articles on parties, voting and interest groups picked by our teacher advisers
Soumaya Keynes talks to Duncan Weldon, economics writer and broadcaster
Five food rites of passage that you can’t experience anywhere else — from coffee at a tiny window to sandwiches at a laundromat
Kasia Broussalian talks to Christian Davies and Kate Duguid
Kouoh, whose vision for the 2026 Venice art biennale is being realised after her death, amplified creative voices across Africa and its diaspora
Or the Spree? Or the Parramatta? Since the Paris Olympics, the movement to make city rivers swimmable has been making waves — but does the idea hold water?
There is an urgent need to rethink financial structures that are failing billions of people