It’s sometimes hard to tell in advance how tough a given FT Alphaville Pub Quiz will be. Plus, last night’s quizzery in the heart of Washington DC had an added twist — rather than the smörgåsbord of ...

All political careers may end in failure, but the UK’s new ambassador to Washington, Peter Mandelson, isn’t done yet ...

A budgetary shortfall may feel like a rainy day, making it tempting to tap state reserves. But the real storm clouds are on ...

Elon Musk’s crusade to slash US government spending suffered setbacks on Thursday after a federal judge barred the Treasury department from handing data from its payments system to outsiders and one ...

California students sue Education Dept. over fears of Musk's access to loan data as congress members hold D.C. protest.

The tool, which was drawn up during Trump’s first term and subsequently used as a deterrent against China, allows the EU’s ...

From Sarang Shidore, Director, Global South Program, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, Washington, DC, US ...

The potential economic risks for the US — higher inflation and industrial disruption — are well known.

US diplomats have requested an urgent exemption for Ukraine-related programmes from a 90-day freeze on foreign aid and “stop work” orders issued by secretary of state Marco Rubio, according to ...

Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary Scott Bessent is pushing for new universal tariffs on US imports to start at 2.5 per cent ...

Carmakers, food producers and construction will be worst hit and consumers across the US, Mexico and Canada could suffer ...

Debt rankers appear to have been more coy in recent years on risks of developed economies than emerging markets ...