The US’s trade defi­cit with Viet­nam soared to more than $100bn by 2023, rather than $1tn as incor­rectly illus­trated in a chart accom­pa­ny­ing an ana­lysis on Novem­ber 19 ...

The UK labour market is in a better state than official data suggests, according to new analysis that finds there has been no surge in the rate of economic inactivity since the pandemic.

France does pub­lish timely response rates to labour force sur­veys, con­trary to a sug­ges­tion that it does not in an art­icle on Novem­ber 1 ...

The government’s upcoming national procurement policy statement offers a rare opportunity to reshape how £390bn in annual public purchasing of goods and services affects our economy (“Reeves seeks to ...

The editorial, “Trump’s new world order” ( FT View, November 7) accurately suggests the risk of his selling-out Ukraine and Taiwan, by appeasing Russia and China, respectively. But I believe it ...

This is an audio transcript of the Working It podcast episode: ‘How to get the long-term sick back to work’ Isabel Berwick ...

In the early 19th century David Ricardo formulated the principle of comparative advantage to explain mutual gains from trade among countries. He based it on a critical assumption: that capital did not ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The number of Rio Tinto employees who said they had experienced actual or attempted sexual assault or rape has ...

Doc Daneeka makes clear in Joseph Heller’s 1961 novel that the answer to the “ultimate question of life, the universe and everything” is Catch-22, which negates any solution by the contradictions ...

From Mark Sullivan, Chairman, Campaign to Protect Rural England, West Midlands Region, Warwick, Warwickshire, UK ...

That the chancellor decided to use the 2024 Mansion House speech for her message to the financial sector (“Reeves demands City watchdogs allow greater risk in push to promote growth”, Report, November ...

While strong cash flow management allows an organisation to plan and respond to unexpected events, working capital is key to improving cash flow and profitability, as well as enabling business growth ...