Transcript: Martin Wolf on the US midterms — What’s the risk of political violence?
Martin Wolf speaks with political scientist Barbara F Walter
US approves $2.1bn sale of Patriot interceptors to Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomes ‘strong decision’ but calls for the missiles to be provided immediately
Fiscal drifting: why the Budget won’t leave you better off
Frozen thresholds and higher inflation forecasts mean thousands more could be dragged into the £100,000 tax trap than previously thought
The right to be apolitical
The film ‘Fatherland’ is too harsh on the uncommitted
The rightward march of Israel
Netanyahu lost his majority. Why is he so hard to defeat?
French protests show BNP Paribas what’s in a name
Despite a strong third quarter, a bumpy journey lies ahead for investors
Equity loan scheme will struggle to deliver ‘the homes buyers want’
Many first-time purchasers want three-bed houses but Your First Home price caps mean mostly flats will qualify in large parts of country
French banks’ rising profits fail to reverse sell-off as political fears bite
BNP Paribas, SocGen and Crédit Agricole reported strong third-quarter earnings but have been hit by investor nerves over political and economic uncertainty
The bonkers business of tax breaks for entrepreneurs
Encouraging start-ups and scale-ups is a good idea but is not best served by Healey’s new Founders’ Relief
US midterms loom over jittery investors
Caution certainly seems warranted for the coming weeks
Entrepreneurs question Budget rhetoric on relief and red tape
Small business bodies said higher taxes and reduced reliefs exposed chancellor’s pledge to back Britain’s ‘bloody-minded’ founders
Bank of England explores easing key limit on riskier mortgage lending
Central bank considers lifting threshold on higher-risk mortgages in response to calls from government and industry to boost home-ownership
Lula’s surprise election victory sends agri-commodities tumbling
Steep fall in Brazilian real has made the country’s exports more competitive, undermining pricing power for farmers in other countries
How a £1 deal dragged Poundland’s owner into a political storm
Gordon Brothers is under intense scrutiny over whether it could have prevented the UK retailer’s looming insolvency
Is this the first clear evidence of AI’s impact on the labour market?
Productivity is up and employment is down in the tech sector but elsewhere the picture is muddier
Saying nothing in Northern Ireland
Beneath a carefully maintained peace, the region remains unwilling to confront its history
Britain’s charity shops are fighting for survival
Consumers are selling their best items on Vinted, Depop and other websites rather than donating them
The great Airbnb chore reprieve
Woe betide those who require guests to strip the bed and clean the kitchen
The HTSI autumn travel issue
Journeys for the mind, body and soul, from Maine to Taiwan, Jaipur, Comporta, Salem, Mendocino and more
Cash Isa changes can still foster a ‘nation of investors’
The behavioural impact of a small incentive to invest in stocks-and-shares Isas could be huge
India’s female bodybuilders
Across Kerala, women from often conservative backgrounds are embracing bodybuilding, finding community and overturning gender expectations in the process
Donald Trump’s endgame
What will the US president’s last two years in Washington look like?
Is there a way out of Britain’s ‘rejection economy’?
In Rotherham, the town with the fewest entry-level jobs in the UK, young people are struggling to find a place in society
Is it OK to regret having children?
Unable to voice their true feelings to family and friends, parents have found empathy on social media