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Unlock the US Election Countdown newsletter for free The stories that matter on money and politics in the race for the White House Show video info Donald Trump has lashed out at Liz Cheney, his Republican critic, as a “radical war hawk” who should have “nine barrels shooting at her”, prompting immediate criticism of his

German business executives have warned that high levels of sick leave are damaging the competitiveness of Europe’s largest economy and compounding its economic woes.  Workers missed an average of 19.4 days because of illness in 2023, according to Techniker Krankenkasse, the country’s largest public health insurance provider. Preliminary figures suggest the trend is on course

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Electric vehicles myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The expressway from Shenzhen to Dongguan and Guangzhou, through one of China’s industrial heartlands, boasts almost every vehicle the global market has to offer. Toyota sedans weave aggressively between industrial tankers; sleek Maybachs and Mercedes

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Events: North Korean foreign minister Choe Son Hui begins an official visit to Russia. Stock markets: Chinese property developer Jiayuan International is delisted from the Hong Kong stock exchange. Economic indicators: Jobless figures for Japan and New Zealand in September and Singapore for the third quarter are released. Corporate updates: Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone,

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A group of major western and Asian nations has expressed “grave concern” over draft Israeli legislation that would severely restrict the ability of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees to operate in Gaza and the

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Millennium Management, one of the world’s largest hedge fund managers,is considering launching a standalone fund to invest in less liquid assets, including private credit, according to people familiar with the situation. Such a move would mark the first time since it began trading 35 years ago that Izzy Englander’s group has launched a new fund.

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Global Economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The “Japanification” of China continues to be a big theme, with a lot of eerie parallels right down to stimulus proving wanting. Here’s the latest symptom: Yep, the 30-year government bond yields of China and

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Chinese stocks were volatile on Monday after Beijing sought to reassure investors over the weekend about its plan to increase spending to boost the world’s second-largest economy. The finance ministry on Saturday said it planned

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. DP World has shelved an announcement of a £1bn cash injection into its main London port on the eve of the UK’s international investment summit, triggering a row between ministers over who was to blame.

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If vice-president Kamala Harris defeats Donald Trump in November, most of America’s allies will greet her victory with thinly veiled delight. “If she wins,” says an official from one of its long-standing Asian partners, “we will have a national holiday!” The official was barely joking, such are the worries in many capitals over the presumed

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Austria’s far-right Freedom party scored a historic victory in the country’s parliamentary election on Sunday, with the result consolidating pro-Russian, anti-establishment forces in central Europe. The FPÖ was projected to win just under 29 per cent of the ballots cast, according to a near final official estimate of the vote late on Sunday, bolstering the

Mercedes-Benz lowered its full-year earnings outlook, blaming the weaker projections on China’s worsening macroeconomic conditions. The company on Thursday said its car division now anticipated the return on sales to be in the range of 7.5 per cent to 8.5 per cent, down from its previous expectation of 10 per cent to 11 per cent.