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• China’s Xi hosts Myanmar general who staged coup

  16-06-2026 07:43 via ft.com
  Now president, Min Aung Hlaing seeks support from Beijing to ease international isolation
  
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• Federal Reserve holds rates with short statement and hawkish projections

  17-06-2026 20:25 via ft.com
  Kevin Warsh has eliminated explicit forward guidance, but his colleagues project that at least one rate rise is needed
  
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• Federal Reserve drops bias for rate cuts as Kevin Warsh era begins

  17-06-2026 20:01 via ft.com
  Donald Trump’s war in Iran has sent inflation to nearly double the central bank’s target 
  
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• Federal Reserve abandons bias towards lower rates as Kevin Warsh era begins

  17-06-2026 20:01 via ft.com
  Donald Trump’s war in Iran has sent inflation to nearly double the central bank’s target 
  
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• The risks of borrowing from China’s economic playbook

  17-06-2026 19:46 via ft.com
  Western governments must ensure industrial policy does not turn into unchecked state expansion
  
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• US retail sales jump in sign consumers are weathering petrol shock

  17-06-2026 16:23 via ft.com
  Data shows economy remains in robust shape as Kevin Warsh takes charge of Fed
  
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• Germany backs French push for US-style tariffs and quotas

  17-06-2026 14:47 via ft.com
  Proposal would allow European Commission to move faster in shielding industries from Chinese import glut
  
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• Live: Will the Bank of England hold interest rates at 3.75%?

  17-06-2026 13:15 via moneyweek.com
  
  Experts think the Bank of England will hold interest rates on Thursday (18 June) as the Iran war has increased economic uncertainty.
  
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• FirstFT: Trump faces backlash over Iran deal

  17-06-2026 11:51 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: Former executive sues Citi and investors pile into the dollar
  
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• UK inflation unexpectedly holds steady at 2.8% in May

  17-06-2026 11:23 via ft.com
  Figure will ease BoE fears of a lasting impact from the Iran war
  
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• Steady UK inflation removes any pressure for immediate rate rise

  17-06-2026 10:06 via ft.com
  Headline inflation remained unchanged at 2.8% in May
  
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• UK inflation unexpectedly held steady at 2.8% in May

  17-06-2026 08:01 via ft.com
  Figure will ease BoE fears of a lasting impact from the Iran war
  
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• EU struggles to find both unity and urgency in China crisis talks

  17-06-2026 07:00 via ft.com
  Also in this newsletter: EU’s former competition tsar speaks on mergers
  
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• FirstFT: Investors pile into dollar

  17-06-2026 06:32 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: Bezos buys into UK AI start-up and former executive sues Citi
  
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• ‘Made in Europe’ push hits UK plastics recyclers

  17-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Only plastic sorted and recycled in EU will count towards recycling targets, jeopardising British exports
  
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• Investors pile into bullish dollar bets as ‘US exceptionalism’ trade returns

  17-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Traders expect buoyant American economy to keep Fed from cutting rates despite oil price fall
  
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• Huawei’s big comeback tests limits of US chip controls

  17-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Seven years after being written off the Chinese tech giant is making technical advances that appear to sidestep Washington curbs
  
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• EU readies trade relief for Armenia after Russian import bans

  17-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Brussels steps in after Moscow restricted food and flowers from former ally in response to its westward pivot
  
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• China’s tech champion tests limits of US chip controls

  17-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Seven years after being written off the Chinese tech giant is making technical advances that appear to sidestep Washington curbs
  
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• Top Japan executive sounds alarm over ‘endlessly’ investing in US

  17-06-2026 03:53 via ft.com
  Yoshimitsu Kobayashi highlights worries over $550bn funding for American infrastructure as domestic productivity lags
  
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• Poland and World Bank agree end to development loans

  16-06-2026 23:46 via ft.com
  Deal to graduate from main borrowing programme marks milestone in country’s economic transformation
  
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• Notes from the FT Global Bond Summit

  16-06-2026 22:00 via ft.com
  The reordering is happening in the asset class, too
  
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• BMW cuts profit guidance as Iran war adds to challenges in Chinese market

  16-06-2026 21:01 via ft.com
  Carmaker expects operating margin in its automotive division to be 1-3% in 2026, a sharp fall from previous projections
  
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• Fraudsters stole over £200 million in investment fraud as some use AI to promote sham schemes – would you be able to spot a scam?

  16-06-2026 18:07 via moneyweek.com
  
  Investment scams shot up by 40% since last year as AI makes it easier for fraudsters to target you. Here’s what you can do to protect yourself.
  
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• Live: What to expect from May's UK inflation data

  16-06-2026 15:29 via moneyweek.com
  
  UK inflation is expected to have accelerated during May, with the previous set of data having shown a slowdown in April.
  
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• Live: UK inflation unchanged in May

  16-06-2026 15:29 via moneyweek.com
  
  Annual UK CPI inflation was 2.8% for the 12 months to May 2026, unchanged from April.
  
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• Live: UK inflation held steady in May

  16-06-2026 15:29 via moneyweek.com
  
  Annual UK CPI inflation was 2.8% for the 12 months to May 2026, unchanged from April.
  
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• The robust Eurozone economy

  16-06-2026 13:30 via ft.com
  European Central Bank thinks it will pull through OK, especially if the new ceasefire holds
  
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• EU lawmakers approve long-delayed US trade deal

  16-06-2026 13:03 via ft.com
  European parliament votes yes to last year’s agreement with Donald Trump to stave off tariff threat
  
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• If Brussels starts a trade war, Beijing will finish it

  16-06-2026 12:00 via ft.com
  Wargaming the EU-China conflict warns Europe against aggression towards an opponent with superior firepower
  
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