World News

Infection and death rates are the world’s highest and vaccination take-up is low, forcing renewed restrictions

https://www.ft.com/content/06b30dfb-998e-443f-a2bd-41f0b2ca4ab9

Investors brace for bumpier performance with interest rate rises on the horizon

https://www.ft.com/content/9b348369-d3d5-4dc4-9ef6-177d53f37d61

Concern over booster campaign as advisers urge government to prepare for ‘rapid deployment’ of tighter Covid restrictions

https://www.ft.com/content/04382325-f479-4787-b8a2-11379cb6265e

Court will allow restrictive law to remain in effect for now but will hear oral arguments next month

https://www.ft.com/content/439c43b0-e93f-4c63-88af-6cc1fce85d2b

Vaccine drive described as ‘fragmented’ with half the people eligible for third dose yet to come forward

https://www.ft.com/content/1f57838a-24d2-40d5-b314-2d8345a6e001

Support for the EU remains strong, but the confrontation with Brussels is prompting a debate on the Polish right about ‘Polexit’

https://www.ft.com/content/d59e9054-95ba-4093-b1cf-3ead1bae0982

The winners of this crisis must have deep pockets

https://www.ft.com/content/e934c8ff-12c4-4cbd-9013-f46ca95ca4b2

Unless smelters restart carmakers and many others are threatened by lack of essential ingredient for aluminium alloys

https://www.ft.com/content/100d4fea-d626-415d-b314-7f06a094cc42

PMI surveys show overall growth in business activity slowing in Europe but improving in the UK and US

https://www.ft.com/content/aa3ace43-db80-4b02-8f36-b44d2f791a96

Chancellor expresses concern over state of EU at last European summit as German leader

https://www.ft.com/content/7e7b155c-921d-4d09-a4c5-46293396d9ea

‘Toxic debt’ becomes growing burden a year after companies borrowed heavily to survive

https://www.ft.com/content/d3375f63-d406-4741-807c-4a64f4c0c32f

Simple steps now could avoid the need for draconian measures later

https://www.ft.com/content/cb72605e-5553-4149-bc5e-6f4a9d9920c6

To back Boris or not? The UK chancellor must tread carefully and make difficult decisions

https://www.ft.com/content/58cb2126-3990-4241-abad-9bb75771a85c

The conservative West Virginia senator wields huge power over the party — and isn’t afraid to use it

https://www.ft.com/content/b2795b14-bb92-404f-b96c-16ef41a589e8

EU offers to help provide emergency supplies after Russia’s state-controlled Gazprom cuts flows

https://www.ft.com/content/849e05db-3b8f-4e9d-afaa-8c28c8670310

Taskforce set up to disrupt Isis six years ago turns its attention to new ‘grey zone’ threats such as cyber

https://www.ft.com/content/af703b19-7e1e-47b0-83fc-4d58d5b4da10

Competition and Markets Authority warns over inadequate supply and high debt levels among private equity-owned operators

https://www.ft.com/content/9a32c319-98a5-4c2d-af0a-ba87ae3b0b7b

British politicians should stop worrying about short-term costs and look at the building solutions markets are providing

https://www.ft.com/content/48c1ce65-9445-4a94-a2b4-94b0ec52a168

Global tensions have convinced politicians that an economically strong and united Europe is more important than a balanced budget

https://www.ft.com/content/fcf36831-2816-4bc5-82db-fc80458177cc

As the world moves to increase rates, central bank slashes them

https://www.ft.com/content/a101a983-7377-4451-9d46-d62a399413c1

AI and biotech industries among those alerted over concern Beijing is pushing to obtain data

https://www.ft.com/content/4b2a8252-164c-402b-9413-dee87a373cc3

US regulatory shake-up will mainly effect people who would otherwise have gone without

https://www.ft.com/content/4160f322-12d1-4b6c-ac67-c10a511129ad

PMI figures hit 3-month high while input cost inflation and output prices rise at fastest pace since 1998

https://www.ft.com/content/f43f6227-4a27-4c8c-9bf3-95623f9ca89a

Costs for manufacturing and services companies rise at steepest-ever rate, IHS Markit survey shows

https://www.ft.com/content/6250d2dd-5536-4d45-b123-dc98a64a26d1

Imposing conformity through intimidation is not what is supposed to happen in democracies

https://www.ft.com/content/f61018bc-cb02-4fa9-95ee-b3191280fc2f