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Our blogs and other interactive forums provide a fast, more informal take on the issues of the day from the FT’s journalists. This is where you can join in. You can add your comments and see what other readers think too. Popular blogs include:

Economists’ Forum. Leading economists from around the world debate issues raised by Martin Wolf, the FT’s chief economics commentator
FT Alphaville. Instant market news and commentary, focusing on M&A activity, fundraising and the core financial sector, including private equity and hedge fund industries
BeyondBRICs. The emerging markets hub on FT.com, with news and views from more than 40 countries
Business Blog. FT management columnists write about business and strategy and how and why people who run companies take the decisions that they do
Money Supply Blog. The Money Supply blog brings you central bank insights: news, data and opinions on market-moving economics
Tech Blog. FT experts in the San Francisco bureau deliver dispatches and debate from the tech world