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• India’s central bank takes over troubled lender

  20-11-2019 19:03 via ft.com
  Dewan Housing Finance has been among biggest casualties of country’s credit squeeze
  
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• The shadow of war darkens on the global economy

  16-04-2024 17:39 via ft.com
  Short-term performance has been surprisingly good but policymakers are walking on eggshells
  
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• US and China defence ministers in first significant contact since 2022

  16-04-2024 16:31 via ft.com
  Pentagon says Lloyd Austin stressed importance of freedom of navigation in call with Dong Jun
  
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• Military briefing: Israel’s options to strike Iran

  16-04-2024 15:51 via ft.com
  Whatever form of direct retaliation, analysts note a high risk of miscalculation — and further escalation
  
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• Israel has no good choices on Iran

  16-04-2024 14:45 via ft.com
  Its least bad options are a return to the status quo ante or carrying out a limited strike against military targets
  
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• EU weighs expanded Iran sanctions after Israel attack

  16-04-2024 14:35 via ft.com
  Some European governments rebuff calls to designate Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organisation
  
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• Israel calls for tightened sanctions on Iran as government debates response to attack

  16-04-2024 13:33 via ft.com
  International pressure mounts on Jewish state to show restraint
  
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• Top Israeli officials debate response to Iranian attack in third day of meetings

  16-04-2024 13:06 via ft.com
  International pressure mounts on Jewish state to show restraint
  
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• The killer whale trainers who still defend captivity: ‘I’m an endangered species myself’

  16-04-2024 13:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The 2013 documentary Blackfish turned orca trainers into pariahs in the US. Now some are hitting it big in ChinaSome people spend a long time deciding what they want to do in life. Hazel McBride feels lucky that she’s always known. As a child in Scotland, she watched a VHS tape of Free Willy on repeat. That was the first time she felt a connection with killer whales. The second time was at age eight, on a trip to SeaWorld Orlando in 2000. Shamu was the animal world’s greatest celebri
  
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• Xi says China’s exports are helping to ease global inflation

  16-04-2024 11:46 via ft.com
  Chinese president warns German Chancellor Olaf Scholz against ‘rise of protectionism’
  
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• Xi says China’s exports are helping ease global inflation

  16-04-2024 11:46 via ft.com
  Chinese president warns German Chancellor Olaf Scholz against ‘rise of protectionism’
  
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• Israeli war cabinet weighs response to Iranian attack

  16-04-2024 09:48 via ft.com
  International pressure mounts on Jewish state to show restraint
  
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• Israeli war cabinet to meet for third day on response to Iranian attack

  16-04-2024 09:48 via ft.com
  International pressure mounts on Jewish state to show restraint
  
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• Israeli war cabinet meets for third day on Iranian attack

  16-04-2024 09:48 via ft.com
  International pressure mounts on Jewish state to show restraint
  
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• Emerging market currencies in Asia come under pressure from strong dollar

  16-04-2024 09:36 via ft.com
  Indonesia’s central bank supports rupiah as Indian rupee falls to record and Korean won hits 17-month low
  
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• Asian emerging market currencies come under pressure from strong dollar

  16-04-2024 09:36 via ft.com
  Indonesia’s central bank supports rupiah as Indian rupee falls to record and Korean won hits 17-month low
  
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• Taiwan asset managers report 28% rise in ETF fee income in 2023

  16-04-2024 06:00 via ft.com
  
  Sixteen onshore issuers scoop average of 32% of total revenue from ETF management fees
  
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• Eid in the Square offers a celebration of qawwali music

  16-04-2024 06:00 via ft.com
  The event, marking the end of Ramadan, will take place outdoors in central London with an audience of thousands
  
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• China’s economy grows 5.3% in first quarter

  16-04-2024 04:54 via ft.com
  GDP beats expectations as Beijing seeks to steer manufacturing-led revival
  
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• China’s economy expands 5.3% in first quarter

  16-04-2024 04:54 via ft.com
  GDP beats expectations as Beijing seeks to steer manufacturing-led revival
  
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• China’s economic growth hits 5.3%

  16-04-2024 04:54 via ft.com
  Annual figure for first quarter beats expectations as Beijing seeks manufacturing-led revival
  
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• China’s GDP jumps 5.3% in first quarter

  16-04-2024 04:13 via ft.com
  Growth rate beats expectations as Beijing tries to steer manufacturing-led economic revival
  
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• Newshub: parts of axed New Zealand media outlet to continue in new deal

  16-04-2024 04:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Newshub-owner Warner Bros Discovery strikes deal with Stuff to provide bulletins amid concerns over the country’s shrinking media marketNew Zealand news outlet Newshub, which is set to shut down due to economic woes, has been thrown a lifeline by local media organisation Stuff that will save its bulletins and website, in new formats.Last week, Warner Bros Discovery confirmed it would close down its New Zealand newsroom, Newshub, including its website, the morning television show and the 6p
  
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• Manufacturers need to face up to new wave of Chinese competition

  16-04-2024 03:47 via ft.com
  Pace of post-pandemic development a wake-up call for western companies
  
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• China’s bubble tea brands look to create a stir overseas

  16-04-2024 03:41 via ft.com
  ChaPanda, Mixue and Guming eye stock market listings after pioneering mainland boom
  
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• FirstFT: Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to step down next month

  15-04-2024 23:44 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter, frantic diplomacy in the Middle East, and Tesla to cut 10% of global workforce
  
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• US stocks drop as traders weigh risks of wider war in Middle East

  15-04-2024 23:43 via ft.com
  Oil prices recover as tech stocks lead US equities markets sharply lower and Treasury yields climb
  
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• Oil prices drop as traders assess risks of wider war in Middle East

  15-04-2024 21:04 via ft.com
  Tech stocks lead US equities markets sharply lower as Treasury yields climb
  
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• US and Europe seek to dissuade Israel from striking back against Iran

  15-04-2024 20:13 via ft.com
  Blinken and Sunak say western powers are preparing sanctions against Tehran, as Halevi vows a response
  
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• The Arab balancing act as Iran and Israel raise the stakes

  15-04-2024 19:58 via ft.com
  Jordan is facing scrutiny at home for helping to repel Iranian drone and missile attack on Israel
  
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