China’s GDP grows 5% in 2025 as exports offset weak domestic outlook
Latest data reflects 2-speed economy as Beijing grapples with Donald Trump’s trade policies
Elliott rejects Toyota Motor’s latest $34bn take-private offer for subsidiary
Activist investor urges shareholders to block Japanese conglomerate’s latest proposal
Vietnam conclave to select leaders and hammer out economic plan
One of the world’s fastest-growing economies is navigating a global trade war
Letter: Consultants hire for AI fluency, not grunt work
From Oguz A Acar, Professor of Marketing & Innovation, King’s College London, London WC2, UK
Letter: Brussels has surrendered its strongest negotiating cards
From Alberto Alemanno, Jean Monnet Professor of EU Law, HEC Paris, France
Letter: A British military presence on Greenland is a win-win
From John Barstow, Pulborough, West Sussex, UK
Letter: Asking for an upgrade to a better seat got me thinking
From Willem Thorbecke, Senior Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, Tokyo, Japan
Letter: Santayana warning became the EU founders’ leitmotif
From Konstantinos Gravas, Department of History and Philosophy of Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Greece
Letter: This should be the focus of Europe’s diplomacy
From Nicholas Westcott, Professor of Practice in Diplomacy, Department of Politics and International Studies, Soas University of London, London WC1, UK
Letter: Where investment funds are located is separate issue
From Priyanka Dutt, London WC2, UK
Letter: Silence is golden
From Andrew Vigar, Singapore
UK Treasury to review wasteful spending by Whitehall departments
Outside experts will help assess where government initiatives can be more joined-up
UK chancellor hails ‘golden age’ for City after easing tax and regulation
Rule changes for share and bond listings in London come into force on Monday
House prices jump across Britain as sentiment rebounds after Budget
January increase reverses sharp contractions in previous months
Chris Hohn beats hedge fund rivals with record-breaking $19bn profit
TCI’s 2025 gain for investors was the industry’s largest, according to annual ranking
FT Crossword: Number 18,271
Another shadow Tory minister jumps ship to Reform UK
Andrew Rosindell cites Chagos Islands dispute in becoming latest sitting Conservative MP to join Nigel Farage’s party
Syria announces ceasefire with Kurds
Deal set to dismantle more than a decade of Kurdish self-rule in the country’s north
Business school professors’ picks
Topical FT articles and suggested classroom questions
UK parties unite to condemn Trump’s tariffs threat over Greenland
Keir Starmer will on Monday urge the US president to step back from the brink of trade war with European countries
FirstFT: EU prepares €93bn tariffs in response to Trump’s Greenland threat
Also in today’s newsletter: Chinese spending on Belt and Road Initiatives surges, and drinks makers hit by historic downturn
US justice department says it is not investigating ICE agent over shooting
Democratic mayor and governor made subject to federal probes amid protests in Minnesota over killing of Renee Good
EU readies €93bn tariffs in retaliation for Trump’s Greenland threat
Europe could also threaten to restrict US companies’ market access in run-up to crunch talks at Davos
Trump set to steal the limelight at World Economic Forum
Plus, Japan’s prime minister to reveal election date, IMF updates on growth, and Netflix and Rio Tinto report earnings