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• Lula criticises French ‘protectionism’ in dispute over EU-Mercosur trade deal

  07-12-2023 21:40 via ft.com
  Brazilian leader lashes out after Macron’s criticism of agreement adds to last-minute hitches to 20 years of talks
  
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• Moody’s cuts China’s credit outlook to negative

  05-12-2023 10:07 via ft.com
  Rating agency cites growing risks to growth and a property sector crisis
  
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• Why Slovakia and the Czech Republic want to continue using Russian oil

  05-12-2023 07:00 via ft.com
  Also in this newsletter: Italy impounds a German-funded migrant rescue ship
  
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• FirstFT: Airbus might need state backing for new plane, says chief

  05-12-2023 06:30 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter, shipowners seek more protection in Middle East and Sweden’s gangs pose economic threat
  
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• How to cope with Argentina’s economic absurdities

  05-12-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  As President Javier Milei faces a Herculean task, citizens share informal strategies to navigate spiralling inflation
  
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• Houthi attacks on vessels in Red Sea sound alarm for global trade

  05-12-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  Shipowners demand more military protection for maritime routes amid fears of widening Middle East conflict
  
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• CBDCs still have not found their raison d'être

  05-12-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  Any problem on payments is better solved through more practical alternatives
  
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• Investors hope for road map for China’s economy

  05-12-2023 01:41 via ft.com
  Annual policy-setting conference due this month expected to signal how much help government is prepared to give
  
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• Cautious UK shoppers cut purchases in run-up to Christmas

  05-12-2023 01:00 via ft.com
  British Retail Consortium says sales growth was below inflation in November, ahead of busiest spending period
  
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• China’s accelerating rise in consumer defaults

  04-12-2023 19:56 via ft.com
  Bankruptcy procedures need fixing to support Beijing’s economic ambitions
  
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• Sorry, how many rate cuts did you say are priced for next year?

  04-12-2023 19:45 via ft.com
  Hint:More than there were one week ago
  
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• Failure to approve further US aid could ‘kneecap’ Kyiv

  04-12-2023 19:15 via ft.com
  Also in this newsletter: the UK’s ‘sprained ankle’, German gloom deepens, gold hits record.
  
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• A party, Powell style

  04-12-2023 15:00 via ft.com
  The essential factors we need to consider if the Federal Reserve chair is to get his wish
  
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• UK inflation highest for mortgaged households

  04-12-2023 14:01 via ft.com
  Data from Office for National Statistics lays bare uneven impact of cost of living crisis
  
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• Blame game that sabotages fight against climate change

  04-12-2023 13:31 via ft.com
  The politics of responsibility for carbon emissions complicate the response of both aid and trade
  
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• Trivial concerns threaten big decisions on Europe’s future

  04-12-2023 12:32 via ft.com
  EU leaders must display political will at this month’s summit and push ahead on aid to Ukraine, enlargement and budget
  
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• FirstFT: Gold price hits record high

  04-12-2023 12:10 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter, White House warns on aid for Ukraine, and how the ESG backlash affects fund managers like BlackRock
  
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• US deficits are testing investor patience

  04-12-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  
  There little room for complacency as the Treasury is likely to need to issue $20tn of debt in the coming decade
  
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• EU must stand up for Taiwan at China summit

  04-12-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  A mild line on Beijing’s threats to the island democracy would lead to far greater risks in the future
  
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• UK urged to use ‘superpower’ strength in services to boost living standards

  04-12-2023 01:03 via ft.com
  Radical shift in policy is needed to close gap with peer countries, says research by two think-tanks
  
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• Toyota explores UK investments after hybrid ban postponed

  04-12-2023 01:01 via ft.com
  Japanese group says decision to allow sales until 2035 has helped it ‘remain competitive’
  
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• EU trade chief cancels Brazil trip as prospects of Mercosur deal recede

  03-12-2023 17:08 via ft.com
  Opposition from French president is latest setback to EU agreement with South American bloc
  
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• Did US hiring accelerate in November? 

  03-12-2023 14:00 via ft.com
  Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
  
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• Russian army snaps up Chinese off-road buggies popular in US

  03-12-2023 13:06 via ft.com
  Purchase of hundreds of all-terrain vehicles made by Shandong Odes could put exports to west at risk
  
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• The inflation battle enters the hard last mile

  03-12-2023 12:00 via ft.com
  Central banks still face hurdles in returning price growth to 2 per cent sustainably
  
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• US CEOs start to contemplate Trump, round 2

  03-12-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  Executives should think long and hard about what it would mean if the former president is re-elected
  
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• Slowing inflation piles pressure on central banks to pivot

  03-12-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  As clamour grows for interest rate cuts, investors fear acting too slowly could harm already weak economies
  
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• Chinese borrowers default in record numbers as economic crisis deepens

  03-12-2023 05:00 via ft.com
  More than 8mn people are blacklisted by authorities after missed payments on mortgages and business loans
  
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• Traders boost US rate cut bets despite pushback from Fed’s Powell

  01-12-2023 23:49 via ft.com
  Investors brush off central bank chair’s warning that ‘progress must continue’ in inflation fight
  
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• US moves to choke China’s role in electric vehicle supply chain

  01-12-2023 22:17 via ft.com
  Strict new IRA tax credit rules aim to boost domestic industry but could slow transition from petrol
  
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• Should we believe Americans when they say the economy is bad?

  01-12-2023 21:00 via ft.com
  In an increasingly polarised and performative society, vibes are now often trumping objective reality
  
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• US aims to limit China's role in electric cars

  01-12-2023 20:13 via bbc.co.uk
  The US unveils rules aimed at keeping Chinese components out of electric cars sold in the country.
  
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• Climate talks get under way and the world prays for more than hot air

  01-12-2023 19:15 via ft.com
  Also in this newsletter: Fed chief says ‘premature’ to rule out more rate rises, US tries to restrict China’s EV role, science round-up
  
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• Inflation keeps surprising on the downside

  01-12-2023 15:09 via ft.com
  The heat is off
  
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• FirstFT: US warns Israel on southern Gaza offensive

  28-11-2023 12:53 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter, Barclays to drop thousands of clients in strategic overhaul and consultants told to use burner phones for Hong Kong trips
  
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• US retailers pull out all the stops to lure Black Friday shoppers

  24-11-2023 19:15 via ft.com
  Also in this newsletter: Nissan’s EV plans for UK, Trump’s threat to green transition, China recruits western influencers
  
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• Austerity warning for public services after tax cuts

  23-11-2023 16:09 via bbc.co.uk
  The tax cuts in the Autumn Statement will come at the expense of public services, think tanks say.
  
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• Virgin Money profits hit by rising bad loan provisions

  23-11-2023 09:48 via ft.com
  Challenger bank reports drop in earnings as it predicts rising credit card arrears amid cost of living crisis
  
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• Milei’s victory in Argentina cheered by investors

  20-11-2023 23:00 via ft.com
  President-elect faces huge economic challenges without congressional majority
  
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• The view from a peak in rates may still be cloudy

  17-11-2023 21:00 via ft.com
  Soft US inflation data has convinced the market that the Fed will not lift its borrowing benchmark next month
  
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• Retail sales hit lowest level since 2021 lockdowns

  17-11-2023 09:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Shoppers bought less in October amid higher prices, rising living costs and poor weather.
  
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• UK inflation slows sharply to 4.6%

  15-11-2023 17:10 via ft.com
  Bigger than expected fall allows Rishi Sunak to say he has met pledge to halve rate of price rises
  
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• Xi and Biden set to meet in effort to repair US-China ties

  13-11-2023 19:15 via ft.com
  Also in this newsletter: Cameron returns to UK government, poll warning for US president, crypto at a crossroads
  
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• US seeks to thwart Russia’s ambition to become a major LNG exporter

  12-11-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  Washington has for the first time added Russian liquefied natural gas to sanctions linked to the war in Ukraine
  
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• Moody’s lowers outlook on US debt to ‘negative’

  10-11-2023 23:27 via ft.com
  Rating agency says move reflects drastic rise in Treasury yields and ‘political divisions’
  
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• Market skittishness complicates central banks’ interest rate plans

  10-11-2023 22:00 via ft.com
  Falling government bond yields loosen the tight financial conditions policymakers want to create
  
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• Stagnation nation: UK economy flatlines

  10-11-2023 19:15 via ft.com
  Also in this newsletter: ECB not ready to cut rates, ransomware attacks, science round-up
  
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• Zambia debt deal hits fresh hurdle over official sector concerns

  10-11-2023 17:31 via ft.com
  IMF and foreign governments express reservations over deal agreed with private creditors last month
  
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• ECB will not start cutting rates in ‘next couple of quarters’, Lagarde says

  10-11-2023 14:17 via ft.com
  ECB president tells FT rates must be kept at current levels for ‘long enough’
  
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• Biden to press Xi on reopening military contacts at San Francisco summit

  10-11-2023 14:00 via ft.com
  US and Chinese presidents set to meet for first time in a year ahead of Apec forum
  
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