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  • Thursday, 4 October, 2018
    FT Magazine
    Finance, the media and a catastrophic breakdown in trust

    John Authers on his ringside seat to some of the biggest financial stories of our time 

  • Friday, 28 September, 2018
    Authers' Note
    Authers’ Note: That’s All, Folks! Premium content

    The FT’s newsletter on the world of investment

  • Friday, 28 September, 2018
    The Long ViewInvesting in funds
    Investment lessons from 12 years of writing the Long View

    As a £500 investment I made in 1992 shows, ‘home bias’ is one of the pitfalls of investing

    The 'tentacles' of the disgraced interest rate benchmark stretch from big banks and asset managers all the way to consumers
  • Thursday, 27 September, 2018
    Authers' Note
    Authers’ Note: Driving us all dotty Premium content

    The FT’s newsletter on the world of investment

  • Wednesday, 26 September, 2018
    Authers' Note
    Authers’ Note: The Light of Experience Premium content

    The FT’s newsletter on the world of investment

  • Monday, 24 September, 2018
    Authers' Note
    Authers’ Note: With or without Brexit, the UK has a problem . . .  Premium content

    The FT’s newsletter on the world of investment

  • Monday, 24 September, 2018
    FT SeriesFinancial crisis: Are we safer now?
    Legacy of Lehman Brothers is a global pensions mess

    How resolving the financial crisis has stored up problems in retirement saving

  • Saturday, 22 September, 2018
    Authers' Note
    Authers’ Note: You Breaxit, You Keepsit Premium content

    The FT’s newsletter on the world of investment

  • Friday, 21 September, 2018
    The Long ViewUS Treasury bonds
    Why rising bond yields are not yet an obstacle for US equities

    The disconnect between them can last as long as economic growth remains robust

  • Friday, 21 September, 2018
    ReviewLife & Arts
    A Template For Understanding Big Debt Crises by Ray Dalio — crisis measures

    The hedge fund guru dissects the big debt meltdowns by converting a sprawling issue into a clear-cut process of cause and effect

    Protester Patrick Taylor hands out posters on Wall Street, in front of the New York Stock Exchange. (Photo by David Howells/Corbis via Getty Images)
  • Friday, 21 September, 2018
    Authers' Note
    Authers’ Note: Because (we’re) happy happy happy Premium content

    The FT’s newsletter on the world of investment

  • Thursday, 20 September, 2018
    News in-depthUS Treasury bonds4 min
    Charts That Count: Fed Up with the Fed Model

    As bond yields rise sharply, John Authers asks how US stocks hit a new record

  • Thursday, 20 September, 2018
    Impact investing
    Impact investing — make good intentions pay

    Spending money to do good is great but defining the desired outcomes is important

    A statue of a defiant girl stands facing the Charging Bull sculpture in the Financial District of New York, U.S., on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. State Street Global Advisors, a nearly $2.5 trillion investor and unit within State Street Corp., installed the bronze statue in front of Wall Street's iconic charging bull as part of its new campaign to pressure companies to add more women to their boards. Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg
  • Wednesday, 19 September, 2018
    Markets InsightUS Treasury bonds
    The big test for bond bears lies in real yields

    Rising yields reignite debate around the end of the bond bull market

    (FILES) In this file photo taken on February 16, 2017 a street sign is seen near the New York Stock Exchange in New York. - Bolstered by a period of extraordinary monetary stimulus followed by generous tax cuts, Wall Street stands at the cusp of another landmark this week. The US stock market on August 22, 2018 will mark 3,453 straight days without suffering a drop of 20 percent. That makes it the longest "bull market" since World War II, according to leading Wall Street statisticians. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP)BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP/Getty Images
  • Wednesday, 19 September, 2018
    Markets InsightAsset allocation
    The great debate over passive investing and its economic impact

    A few large fund managers have a dominant position over the US stock market

    (FILES) In this file photo taken on February 16, 2017 a street sign is seen near the New York Stock Exchange in New York. - Bolstered by a period of extraordinary monetary stimulus followed by generous tax cuts, Wall Street stands at the cusp of another landmark this week. The US stock market on August 22, 2018 will mark 3,453 straight days without suffering a drop of 20 percent. That makes it the longest "bull market" since World War II, according to leading Wall Street statisticians. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP)BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP/Getty Images
  • Wednesday, 19 September, 2018
    Authers' Note
    Testing time Premium content

    FT’s daily newsletter on the world of investment

  • Monday, 17 September, 2018
    Authers' Note
    Authers’ Note: Too Big To Fail: Too Much To Read Premium content

    The FT’s newsletter on the world of investment

  • Saturday, 15 September, 2018
    The Long ViewAsset allocation
    A decade is too soon to gauge the true implications of the crisis

    Remains hard to believe the market verdict as US diverges from rest of the world

    NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 15:  An employee of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. carries a box out of the company's headquarters building (background) September 15, 2008 in New York City.  Lehman Brothers filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in U.S. Bankruptcy Court after attempts to rescue the storied financial firm failed.  (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
  • Thursday, 13 September, 2018
    US politics & policy
    Why Americans still feel financially unwell 10 years after crash

    Stock prices have tripled and unemployment is rock bottom, but so are savings

    President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Rimrock Auto Arena in Billings, Mont., Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
  • Thursday, 13 September, 2018
    Markets InsightUS employment
    A bet on emerging markets is a wager on the future of US labour

    Fed’s rate environment is wrapped up in the path of domestic wage inflation

    FILE PHOTO: The sign on a Taco Bell restaurant advertises "Now Hiring Managers" in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, U.S., June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
  • Thursday, 13 September, 2018
    Authers' NoteMarkets
    Allez France! Premium content

    FT’s daily newsletter on the world of investment

  • Wednesday, 12 September, 2018
    ExplainerUS economy4 min
    Charts That Count: It's the US Jobs Market, Stupid

    As US wages pick up, John Authers asks how a tight US labour market could affect the world

  • Wednesday, 12 September, 2018
    Authers' Note
    Authers’ Note: It’s the US jobs market, stupid Premium content

    The FT’s newsletter on the world of investment

  • Tuesday, 11 September, 2018
    The Long View
    It’s a wonderful life Premium content

    FT’s daily newsletter on the world of investment

  • Saturday, 8 September, 2018
    The Long ViewCapital markets
    In a crisis, sometimes you don’t tell the whole story

    How after the fall of Lehman Brothers we came close to a full-scale bank run

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