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    • Friday, 27 October, 2023
      The editorial board
      How to tame AI’s wild frontier

      A summit next week is a chance to boost co-operation in controlling the cutting-edge technology

      Prime Minister Rishi Sunak plans to create what he called the ‘world’s first AI safety institute’ in Britain
    • Thursday, 26 October, 2023
      The editorial board
      A power vacuum raises conflict risks in the Caucasus

      Azerbaijan’s takeover of Armenian-populated enclave exposed limits of western influence

      Armenian refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh
    • Wednesday, 25 October, 2023
      The editorial board
      Turbulent times for the US Treasury market

      High yields and volatility underscore the need for vigilance and fiscal discipline

      A photo of people walking past the US Treasury building
    • Tuesday, 24 October, 2023
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      The race to be last man standing in Big Oil

      US supermajors are bulking up despite forecasts that demand will soon peak

      A pumpjack operating at an oil well in Gray Horse, Oklahoma
    • Monday, 23 October, 2023
      The editorial board
      A Republican charade in the US people’s House

      The odds on a Democratic ‘coalition Speaker’ are narrowing

      Close up of the dome of the Capitol Building with the US flag fluttering in front
    • Sunday, 22 October, 2023
      The editorial board
      Scottish ‘kilts’: bond market innovation risks leaving investors exposed

      Edinburgh will pay a premium for issuing its own bonds

      A man stands with arms crossed in an elegant but historic sitting room
    • Friday, 20 October, 2023
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      The west’s diplomatic balancing act in the Israel-Hamas war

      America and its allies must be seen to practise the principles they preach

    • Thursday, 19 October, 2023
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      How to prevent AI from provoking the next financial crisis

      New systems have benefits for markets, but risks to stability must be managed

      Montage image of Gary Gensler and circuit boards
    • Wednesday, 18 October, 2023
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      Britain’s life sciences sector needs a shot in the arm

      The government has work to do to make the UK more welcoming for drugmakers

      A scientist works in a lab. Companies cite UK drug pricing as a disincentive to invest, leaving British pharma’s competitiveness waning
    • Tuesday, 17 October, 2023
      The editorial board
      Populism is not the way to prosperity for Argentina

      The perennially underachieving country needs hard reforms, not illusory answers

      A debate involving presidential candidates Myriam Bregman, Sergio Massa, Patricia Bullrich, Juan Schiaretti and Javier Milei
    • Monday, 16 October, 2023
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      The path to liberal democracy reopens in Poland

      An opposition government could begin to rebuild checks and balances

    • Sunday, 15 October, 2023
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      Geopolitical volatility returns to the financial markets

      Investors and policymakers face another type of higher-for-longer uncertainty

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    • Friday, 13 October, 2023
      The editorial board
      Israel at war: an explosive moment in the Middle East

      After the week’s horrors, friends of the country should help it by urging restraint

    • Thursday, 12 October, 2023
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      The lessons from Metro Bank’s struggles

      There is a fine balance between supporting competition and limiting risks in the banking sector

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    • Wednesday, 11 October, 2023
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      The alarming rise of Germany’s far right

      Mainstream parties must address concerns that fuel support for the AfD

      AfD posters are held up at a rally for the Hesse election
    • Tuesday, 10 October, 2023
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      Keir Starmer’s Labour is asking the right questions

      But the UK opposition has more work to do on fleshing out its answers

      Sir Keir Starmer addresses his party conference. The Labour leader has rightly put rekindling growth and investment at the heart of his agenda
    • Monday, 9 October, 2023
      The editorial board
      A test for the IMF’s legitimacy

      The fund requires reform — and that relies on the will of its members to co-operate

      View of the IMF building in Washington DC
    • Sunday, 8 October, 2023
      The editorial board
      Israel’s darkest day

      The bloody assault by Hamas opens the most dangerous chapter yet in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict

    • Friday, 6 October, 2023
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      Adapting to a higher-for-longer world

      The shift from an era of cheap money will have significant economic implications

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    • Thursday, 5 October, 2023
      US politics & policy
      The brutal lesson of Kevin McCarthy’s ousting

      There is nothing to be gained from compromising with extremist Republicans

      Kevin McCarthy is thronged by senators and journalists at the US Capitol in Washington
    • Wednesday, 4 October, 2023
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      Rishi Sunak’s questionable new radicalism

      Conservative premier has yet to provide compelling answers to the UK’s problems

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    • Tuesday, 3 October, 2023
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      Nigeria’s economic reforms need to regain momentum

      Bola Tinubu started well but has to follow through on his promises for change

      A pedestrian passes a sign for the central business district in Lagos. Now that the government is $10bn better off after scrapping the fuel subsidy, it needs to explain how it is going to use the money
    • Monday, 2 October, 2023
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      How to lock in support for Ukraine for the long haul

      Aid to Kyiv is becoming a political football in the US and elsewhere

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    • Sunday, 1 October, 2023
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      It is right to shed light on opaque private capital markets

      Authorities need to monitor valuation practices to better assess risks in the industry

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    • Friday, 29 September, 2023
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      The push to mine Earth’s final frontier

      Harvesting the sea floor for critical minerals warrants careful consideration

      A Greenpeace activist off the Mexican coast protests against deep-sea mining. If the seabed can support the green transition, then we need to better understand the potential harms of mining there
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