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• Votes for women and the rise of the welfare state

  11-12-2018 14:04 via MoneyWeek
  Since women got the vote a century ago, we have developed a more progressive tax system and a transferred more wealth to the less well-off. That’s no coincidence, says Merryn Somerset Webb.
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• Charts of the Year: US financial conditions have ‘tightened considerably’

  11-12-2018 12:44 via Global Economy
  Rate of change has significant economic ramifications
  
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• RBI resignation reveals pressure on central bankers

  11-12-2018 12:11 via Global Economy
  Former governor Urjit Patel is not the only policymaker in the political doghouse
  
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• Business ramps up Brexit stockpiling

  11-12-2018 12:00 via Global Economy
  Trend pushes up warehouse rates but highlights limited scope of no-deal preparation
  
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• What really scares markets about the latest Brexit mess

  11-12-2018 11:11 via MoneyWeek
  Theresa May’s postponement of the Brexit vote has increased the chances of no deal. That’s rattled the markets. But it wouldn’t be the worst outcome. John Stepek outlines the markets’ biggest fear.
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• Thai export boom fades on China slowdown

  10-12-2018 20:00 via Global Economy
  Even without US-China trade war, Thailand’s export-driven economy is vulnerable
  
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• ‘The storm will pass’: Fed still hawkish in 2019, Goldman Sachs says

  10-12-2018 19:50 via Global Economy
  Economist predicts 3 rate rises next year despite a March pause
  
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• Huawei under fire

  10-12-2018 19:43 via Global Economy
  World’s biggest telecoms equipment maker under sharp scrutiny after CFO’s arrest
  
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• Global fiscal co-operation is possible and necessary

  10-12-2018 18:53 via Global Economy
  A joint stimulus would aid public finances by allowing governments to limit spending
  
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• US-China conflict threatens trade’s tech advances

  10-12-2018 16:08 via Global Economy
  Behind the battle over tariffs lies a struggle over the technologies of the future
  
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• Small businesses face rising costs to recover late payments

  10-12-2018 15:58 via Global Economy
  Total estimated bill for collecting money owed by other groups rockets to £6.7bn
  
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• Brexit is a test like no other for currency traders

  10-12-2018 14:26 via Global Economy
  Range of outcomes and permutations makes EU exit a unique challenge
  
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• Israel’s tech expansion stokes inequality in Tel Aviv

  10-12-2018 12:02 via Global Economy
  City’s quest to rival Silicon Valley provokes discontent with echoes of San Francisco
  
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• Washington tariff relief backlog hobbles US auto suppliers

  10-12-2018 12:00 via Global Economy
  More than 1,000 exemption requests await ruling as pain mounts from flagging demand
  
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• US retailers shake up supply chains as tariffs bite

  10-12-2018 12:00 via Global Economy
  Companies speed up shipments and shift production to mitigate impact of trade wars
  
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• US auto suppliers wait for answers on tariff relief

  10-12-2018 12:00 via Global Economy
  Backlog of exemption requests adds to pain from flagging demand
  
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• Britain’s belated rendezvous with Brexit reality

  10-12-2018 11:45 via Global Economy
  The time for seeking alternative approaches elapsed a long ago
  
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• What’s next for global markets? Keep a close eye on the oil price

  10-12-2018 11:43 via MoneyWeek
  The price of oil has tumbled in recent weeks, just as stocks have lost their footing. John Stepek looks at what a rebound in crude would mean for investors.
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• US-China trade tension adds to global slowdown fears

  10-12-2018 08:20 via Global Economy
  European stocks set to track losses in Asia; Havens tick higher and oil rises further
  
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• Turkish economic growth slows sharply in third quarter

  10-12-2018 08:18 via Global Economy
  Economy expands 1.6% in period down from 5.3% in second quarter
  
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• November shopper footfall 'worst since recession'

  10-12-2018 07:47 via BBC News - Economy
  The Black Friday effect is driving more shopping online for a longer period, retail researchers say.
  
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• US-China tension weighs on Asian markets

  10-12-2018 06:09 via Global Economy
  Havens assets gold and yen rise while Brent gains on Opec agreement to curtail output
  
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• Opec no longer the power broker it once was

  10-12-2018 01:15 via Global Economy
  The old methods of controlling prices by restricting production no longer work
  
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• Opec is not the power broker it once was

  10-12-2018 01:15 via Global Economy
  The old methods of controlling prices by restricting production no longer work
  
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• 'The wrong investors can lead to meltdown'

  10-12-2018 01:03 via BBC News - Economy
  Choose investors carefully as "the wrong ones can lead to meltdown", says CEO Nikolay Piriankov.
  
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• Trade war traps Taiwan between two superpowers

  10-12-2018 00:00 via Global Economy
  G-20 ‘truce’ seen as temporary as US hardliners lead talks
  
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• Central banks face global political backlash

  09-12-2018 20:08 via Global Economy
  Economic danger is greatest in emerging markets where institutions are often weaker
  
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• US economy set to slow, says IMF chief economist

  09-12-2018 20:06 via Global Economy
  Maurice Obstfeld warns of ‘air coming out of the balloon’ around the world
  
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• New year, new Federal Reserve

  09-12-2018 19:40 via Global Economy
  Forward markets now show only one rate hike in 2019
  
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• Brexit deal vote, ECB meeting, Inditex results

  09-12-2018 19:07 via Global Economy
  Your FT guide to this week’s big events
  
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• Brexit trade uncertainty threatens to set UK back

  09-12-2018 14:29 via Global Economy
  Prime minister Theresa May is putting the British economy at risk
  
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• Brexit trade uncertainty risks setting UK back 46 years

  09-12-2018 14:29 via Global Economy
  Theresa May is putting the British economy in peril
  
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• Brexit trade uncertainty risks set UK back 46 years

  09-12-2018 14:29 via Global Economy
  Theresa May is putting the British economy in peril
  
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• Why America is still king

  09-12-2018 13:00 via MoneyWeek
  The global economic dominance of the US was supposed to be fading by now. But it’s just not happening, says Matthew Lynn.
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• Music industry back on song

  08-12-2018 18:00 via MoneyWeek
  In the 2000s,the internet threatened to sink the record industry. But now streaming has given the music business a new lease of life. Simon Wilson reports.
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• The charts that matter: introducing the terrors of the yield curve

  08-12-2018 12:00 via MoneyWeek
  The inverted yield curve is the latest spectre to terrify financial markets. John Stepek explains what t is, and looks at the rest of the charts that matter most to the global economy.
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• US CEOs are still bullish, just not as bullish as before

  07-12-2018 18:41 via Global Economy
  Business Roundtable economic outlook index is down for the third quarter in a row
  
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• China’s challenge

  07-12-2018 16:56 via Global Economy
  Temporary truce is latest move in US-China trade war, but tensions go beyond tariffs
  
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• Spy thriller echoes in Huawei power struggle

  07-12-2018 15:30 via Global Economy
  Arrest of executive and warnings from western spymasters creates cold war atmosphere
  
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• Zimbabwe needs foreign help to shed pariah status

  07-12-2018 14:16 via Global Economy
  A joint foreign and domestic task force would help clear a path to financial stability
  
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• Chinese and US executives worry after Huawei CFO’s arrest

  07-12-2018 12:24 via Global Economy
  Businesses fear they could be next after what many say is a politically-motivated arrest
  
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• Winning the culture war over climate change

  07-12-2018 11:45 via Global Economy
  Why carbon tax-and-dividend is a winning policy
  
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• The FTSE 100 has gone nowhere in nearly 20 years. That’s tempting

  07-12-2018 11:23 via MoneyWeek
  The FTSE 100 is at its cheapest for two years. It’s made no capital gains for almost 20. And while it could get a lot cheaper, says John Stepek, it’s looking like good value.
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• UK house price rise 'slowest for six years'

  07-12-2018 10:32 via BBC News - Economy
  Prices rise 0.3% from a year earlier, with the average home now valued at £224,578, the Halifax says.
  
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• Uncertainty is killing growth

  07-12-2018 10:12 via Global Economy
  Investment and market returns both suffer.
  
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• Chart of the week: China’s steep ascent

  07-12-2018 09:50 via MoneyWeek
  From 1990 to 2018, China managed to grow its GDP 35 times, while American GDP merely tripled and Germany’s doubled. And this steep trajectory is expected to endure.The post Chart of the week: China’s steep ascent was first published on MoneyWeek.
  
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• Retail property: not quite dead and buried

  07-12-2018 09:37 via MoneyWeek
  The Ediston Property Investment Company offers value to those seeking income, says Max King.
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• Three overlooked bargain stocks poised for growth

  07-12-2018 09:33 via MoneyWeek
  Professional investor Stephen Yiu of Blue Whale Capital highlights three undervalued bargain stocks.
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• Three Christmas markets for some festive cheer

  07-12-2018 09:30 via MoneyWeek
  Chris Carter wraps up warm and heads off in search of the best Christmas markets in Europe.
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• A stunning shiraz for my 100 Best Roadshow

  07-12-2018 09:30 via MoneyWeek
  2016 Teusner This Aussie red explodes out of the glass with as much gusto and impact as you could possibly imagine.
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