TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR THE LEAP SECOND / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Time is running out for the leap second Losing it would sever contemporary clocks from their ancient astronomical roots Anjana Ahuja © Andy ...

KEVIN WARSH UNDER MOUNTING PRESSURE TO RAISE RATES AS U.S. INFLATION PERSISTS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Kevin Warsh under mounting pressure to raise rates as US inflation persists Inflation remained stubbornly elevated at 3.4% in August at the ...

WHAT THE WORLD`S OLDEST BANK REVEALS ABOUT FINANCIAL INTEGRATION / PROJECT SYNDICATE

What the World’s Oldest Bank Reveals About EU Financial Integration To fend off an attempted takeover, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena has l...

AMERICA`S NEW SANCTIONS ARE UNLIKELY TO TOPPLE IRAN`S REGIME / THE ECONOMIST

Damp squib or cunning retreat? America’s new sanctions are unlikely to topple Iran’s regime But that may not be the aim Illustration: Ben Hi...

"ALL IT WILL TAKE IS ONE SCREW -UP": AI RACE TO LIMIT BIOWEAPON RISKS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

`All it will take is one screw-up´: AI groups race to limit bioweapon risks Executives and biosecurity experts are concerned that future mod...

DON`T MESS WITH MARKETS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Don’t Mess With Markets US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has justified his intervention in currency and bond markets by arguing that they...

HOW COUNTERTERRORISM HAS EMPOWERED DONALD TRUMP`S IMPERIAL PRESIDENCY / THE ECONOMIST

Anniversary politics How counterterrorism has empowered Donald Trump’s imperial presidency After 25 years, it may be time to reform the poli...

THE WORLD`S $2TN INTEREST BILL / THE FINANCIAL TIMES BIG READ

The world’s $2tn interest bill Many countries now spend more on debt servicing than defence, including the US, France and the UK Ian Smith, ...