Roger Matthews, FT journalist, 1941-2026
In a business filled with oversized egos, former Middle East editor appeared to have none
In a business filled with oversized egos, former Middle East editor appeared to have none

Markets have shrugged off everything from geopolitics to financial crises

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To decide whether official statistics are useful, look at what happens when they disappear

But it relies on a host of rosy assumptions going in investors’ favour

Power flows less from size or wealth than from the ability to convert imbalance into leverage

Plus, the global won