Pity the middle-sized nations of the world
Now? If what is taking shape is a world where might is right, then brute scale becomes an advantage again. The clever old Anglo-French middle-country gambit, of using institutions like the UN to look ...
Piers Morgan targets US after YouTube venture buyout from Rupert Murdoch’s News UK
Piers Morgan, the outspoken British presenter, has bought out his eponymous YouTube-based media venture from News UK almost a ...
UK 10-year gilt yield hits highest level since 2008
The 10-year gilt yield climbed as much as 0.09 percentage points to 4.78 per cent in late-morning trade, its highest level since October 2008, according to Bloomberg data. Yields move inversely to ...
Bank of England to relax rules for banks and insurers
Sam Woods, chief executive of the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority, told a House of Lords committee on Wednesday that financial resilience and economic competitiveness “go hand in ...
The FT Alphaville Pub Quiz arrives in Washington DC on 6 February
The Investment Company Institute offices at 1401 H Street, NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20005. The offices are a short walk from the McPherson Square Metro stop, which is on the blue, orange, and ...