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  22-09-2026 16:35 via moneyweek.com
  
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• OECD sounds alarm on surging government bond yields

  23-09-2026 10:00 via ft.com
  Paris-based forecaster says governments’ debt interest bills are increasing pressure on public finances
  
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• Bank of England can avoid raising interest rates, says OECD

  23-09-2026 10:00 via ft.com
  Paris-based group says the UK is ‘starting from a different position’ on monetary policy compared with other countries’
  
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• FirstFT: Boehly gets US and Gulf backing for Lukoil assets bid

  23-09-2026 06:31 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: Novo’s US listing and oil tanker costs
  
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• A more hawkish ECB will respond to prolonged high energy prices

  23-09-2026 06:30 via ft.com
  Read the September forecast from the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team
  
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• South Korea selects Texas gas plant as first project under US investment deal

  23-09-2026 06:28 via ft.com
  Seoul to fund $22bn gas-fired power plant in Texas as pressure mounts to deliver on $350bn commitment
  
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• South Korea bets on Texas gas plant to satisfy Trump

  23-09-2026 06:28 via ft.com
  Seoul to fund $22bn power plant as pressure mounts to deliver on $350bn investment deal
  
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• Has Trump caged his China hawks?

  23-09-2026 06:10 via ft.com
  Xi Jinping will arrive in Washington this week to find a US president wary of jeopardising their détente
  
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• When should you sell a stock?

  23-09-2026 06:00 via moneyweek.com
  
  As the investing truism goes, time in the market is better than timing the market. The spirit of this adage is that it’s generally better to sit tight and hold onto your investments rather than frequently buying and selling. It’s impossible to know, without the benefit of hindsight, whether you’re selling one of your top stocks or funds at its peak price, or if in doing so you’re potentially missing out on future gains – so the best thing to do is usually to sit tig
  
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• The battle between the Fed and Trump

  23-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  What happens when a fundamentally strong economy faces an irresponsible government?
  
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• Mark Carney and the limits of defying Donald Trump

  23-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Canada’s PM has become a rallying figure against the US president. But is the country’s economy too exposed to break away?
  
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• How could Healey raise tax in the Budget?

  23-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Given the restrictions imposed on him by Labour’s manifesto, the chancellor has limited options available to bring in money
  
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• Global banks warn UK windfall tax will trigger shift away from London

  23-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Chancellor John Healey is looking for revenues in next month’s Budget to compensate for hit from higher borrowing costs due to Iran war
  
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• Could ageing infrastructure offer investors opportunities?

  23-09-2026 06:00 via moneyweek.com
  
  Utilities and infrastructure used to be a sector typically associated with producing steady inflation-linked income, but not now.That’s according to Jean-Hugues de Lamaze, manager of the Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust, who said there are strong growth prospects and a high demand for capital expenditure (Capex) in listed infrastructure.Speaking to Cris Sholton Heaton on the MoneyWeek Talks podcast, which is now available on all podcast platforms including YouTube, de Lamaz
  
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• China takes stock of Broadcom gear amid domestic AI drive

  23-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Authorities examine extent of switches made by US company in state-backed data centres
  
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• China reviews dependence on Broadcom switches in data centres

  23-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Survey comes amid drive to boost domestic players and reduce reliance on foreign AI infrastructure
  
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• Biotech is one area where the US can afford to let China flourish

  23-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Drugmakers are picking through the Chinese biotech sector to find treatments and technologies to bring to overseas markets
  
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• Why EU companies are now helping Chinese ones expand into Europe

  23-09-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  Many multinationals seem to be adopting an approach of ‘if you can’t beat them, join them’
  
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• Why EU companies are helping their Chinese rivals

  23-09-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  Many multinationals seem to be adopting an approach of ‘if you can’t beat them, join them’
  
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• Labour MPs call for end to loophole that trimmed billionaire’s tax bill by £18mn

  22-09-2026 21:51 via ft.com
  Quadrature Capital’s Suneil Setiya would have been liable for higher rate of stamp duty had he not bought five flats together with London mansion
  
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• US proposes $10bn fund with Arab allies to bypass Hormuz

  22-09-2026 19:32 via ft.com
  Trump is in discussions about a fund that would build new energy infrastructure across the Middle East
  
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• The UK Budget: what does it mean for growth and security?

  22-09-2026 16:20 via ft.com
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• Soaring diesel prices spur export ban calls from Republican lawmakers

  22-09-2026 15:00 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter, US and China agree to set up ‘AI dialogue’ ahead of high-stakes summit
  
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• The dying days of the Fed’s dot plot

  22-09-2026 13:30 via ft.com
  Notwithstanding Kevin Warsh’s criticisms, the FOMC’s projections are often incoherent and do not come with an economic narrative
  
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• FirstFT: How a Kremlin-backed forgery scheme fooled global banks

  22-09-2026 12:12 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: North Korea tests new hypersonic weapon and the risks of the yen carry trade
  
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• Why your family needs to talk about inheritance tax now

  22-09-2026 10:45 via moneyweek.com
  
  Two things in life are guaranteed: death and taxes. Some of us have to deal with both at the same time.You earn money and income tax takes its cut, with National Insurance following suit. You spend some of what's left and VAT takes its share. Buying a house? Stamp duty. You sell an asset that's grown in value, capital gains tax. You take a dividend from the company you built, dividend tax. Fuel duty, vehicle tax, insurance premium tax, council tax. Then HMRC comes in with the final punch combina
  
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• ‘Why you need to have an inheritance tax conversation with your family now’

  22-09-2026 10:45 via moneyweek.com
  
  Two things in life are guaranteed: death and taxes. Some of us have to deal with both at the same time.You earn money and income tax takes its cut, with National Insurance following suit. You spend some of what's left and VAT takes its share. Buying a house? Stamp duty. You sell an asset that's grown in value, capital gains tax. You take a dividend from the company you built, dividend tax. Fuel duty, vehicle tax, insurance premium tax, council tax. Then HMRC comes in with the final punch combina
  
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• Burnham to press EU chief to let UK participate in ‘Made in Europe’ policy

  22-09-2026 10:00 via ft.com
  British prime minister to hold meeting with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen
  
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• UK government borrowing surges in blow to Healey ahead of Budget

  22-09-2026 08:09 via ft.com
  ‘Dismal’ £18bn figure for August comes as inflation drives up government spending
  
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• UK government borrowing surged to £18bn in August

  22-09-2026 08:09 via ft.com
  ‘Dismal’ figure comes as inflation drives up government spending
  
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