But there is a need for pragmatism regarding the independence of central banks

Even trying to do so risks strengthening the most anti-American elements in Beijing

Excess austerity is a bigger risk than fiscal profligacy

Join the FT and leading experts on what is required to shape the optimal conditions for recovery

Solid commitments outweigh abstract percentage targets, which depend on economic fluctuations

Healthcare for the unemployed set to become key election issue

Start every week on the front foot with a preview of what’s on the global agenda

‘Stay alert’ message disowned by Sturgeon, who says Scotland will stick with #StayHomeSaveLives

Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

Apple and Google’s tech standard is gaining momentum against go-it-alone systems

Chief of British boutique RWC lures prized managers with offer of much greater autonomy

Survey reveals companies’ deep concerns that US and other advanced economies will impose more barriers to trade

Crisis has exposed the dissonance between the tycoon’s public image and reality

A smart response would be for the EU to address the problems of the eurozone head on

Deglobalisation should make investors think twice about betting on index tracker funds

Robert Jenrick says trial in Isle of Wight will inform decision making on technology

Some simple steps to prevent the health emergency from causing a financial crisis

The ecommerce giant’s increasing power will attract greater scrutiny

Trump administration under pressure to cover healthcare costs as unemployment rises to postwar high

Growing up on a farm prepared me for a life in food

From a church hall to a company with 60 employees

Born risk-taker learns from mistakes and pays attention to detail in the horse trade

A ruined olive farm set the actress and writer on a path to riches

In a 2008 interview, the now president-elect revealed his ‘New York attitude’

Using her inheritance to set up a smart card business proved a shrewd move

‘I have always just wanted to be the best shirt business in the world’

‘I aspire to become a modern version of Tiffany’

The serial entrepreneur has interests in retail and manufacturing

I never missed a deadline. I would finish work after the children had gone to bed

How the businessman got his finances as fit as butcher’s dog

The recession was an opportunity, people turned to the internet for better value

Work was my escape from postnatal depression

Signing Blondie to our label made us tens of millions

Former dentist has taken a huge bite of the sporting protection market

Dogged persistence pays off with a Queen’s Award For Enterprise

I crashed at 230mph, had three months in hospital and was back racing a year later

We created medical gloves with the power to save lives

The maternity wear boutique is a favourite of Royals and celebrities

The farmer’s daughter is ready to take her farm shop business to the nation

‘Don’t be afraid to make mistakes, have the confidence to proceed with a commercial idea’

He used student loan to finance first car deal, and company now turns over £40m

Joint venture had been pegged as a game-changer for Brazilian aircraft manufacturer

We continue to look at how the coronavirus outbreak is impacting mobile apps; that big app crash caused by Facebook; new app releases from Facebook and Google; and Apple's plans to move WWDC online.

“Upload” feels like a slight, funny show — until you realize that without the jokes, the story would be unwatchably bleak. The Amazon Prime Video series (created by Greg Daniels of “The Office,” “Parks & Recreation” and the upcoming “Space Force”) takes place in a near future where people can upload digital copies of themselves […]

Crude production in the country has dropped to less than half its level in 1998

Brazil oil group says no further reductions after move to placate drivers backfires

Leftwing nationalist is the frontrunner in July’s presidential race

Jump in interest rates leaves companies with restricted access to credit in vulnerable state

López Obrador’s fans see a champion of the poor but opponents fear a leftwing populist

Elections test region’s democratic mettle; markets test its finances