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• FirstFT: Brazil re-elects Lula as president

  26-10-2026 06:31 via Global Economy
  Also in today’s newsletter: Serbia’s strongman bows out and France’s Le Pen launches campaign
  
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• Trump faces the voters

  01-11-2026 19:15 via Global Economy
  US midterm elections, Bank of England interest rate decision, John Ternus hosts first earnings call as Apple chief
  
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• Britain to offer cheaper university fees to EU students at ‘reset’ summit

  01-11-2026 18:00 via UK economy
  Since Brexit, European students have paid international tuition rates at UK universities
  
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• Unions hit out after Healey signals delay to youth minimum wage pledge

  01-11-2026 15:50 via UK economy
  Chancellor warned against pursuing ‘trade-offs’ between jobs and wages after he declines to commit to 2024 vow
  
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• Will US jobs growth remain subdued?

  01-11-2026 13:00 via Global Economy
  Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
  
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• US critical minerals push delivers a gold rush — for Washington lobbyists

  01-11-2026 13:00 via Global Economy
  Billions in government backing have produced a flurry of deals but little increase in domestic production
  
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• Britain’s welfare ratchet

  01-11-2026 13:00 via UK economy
  Political incentives, rising expectations of state support and deeper economic failures make the benefits system hard to rein in
  
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• The extraordinary rise of Sea Limited, Asia's online marketplace

  01-11-2026 10:00 via Latest from MoneyWeek
  
  In late 2021, Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) was worth almost $200 billion. Its shares had soared above $350 as investors bet that the Singapore-based company could dominate online shopping across southeast Asia and beyond. Within a year, more than 80% of its stock market value had vanished. The extraordinary rise and fall of Sea is also the story of how a computer game helped build a shopping empire.Sea Limited began in 2009, when entrepreneur Forrest Li founded Garena to distribute computer games acro
  
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• Is the whisky market waking up after the Covid binge?

  01-11-2026 09:00 via Latest from MoneyWeek
  
  First there was the whisky market binge. Prices for rare single malt whiskies soared during the low-interest rate era of the pandemic. Stuck at home, collectors and speculators splashed out on bottles they hoped would continue to appreciate in value. The market in rare whiskies had, after all, already had a great decade in the lead-up to Covid. From just before the first lockdown in March 2020 until the market peaked in May 2022, valuations climbed 58%, according to the Icon 100 index, compiled
  
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• Can Luca de Meo turn around Kering?

  01-11-2026 08:00 via Latest from MoneyWeek
  
  When Luca de Meo arrived at Kering a year ago with a mandate to shake up the ailing French luxury group, his arrival caused quite a stir in the fashion world. Handsome and soigné, he certainly looked the part. It was the provenance of the Italian now charged with restoring the fortunes of couture legends Gucci, Saint Laurent, Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen that raised eyebrows. Having spent most of his career in the car industry, de Meo arrived directly from Renault. Fashionistas swiftly dubb
  
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• The new Bristol town that could give Burnham a blueprint for devolution

  01-11-2026 06:00 via UK economy
  Malaysian-owned development’s bid to transform a 450-acre former airfield will test whether local leaders can deliver
  
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• Scrapping audits for UK start-ups is worth its weight in red tape

  01-11-2026 06:00 via UK economy
  The move will help convey the message that the country’s stifling attitude to bureaucracy is changing
  
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• Russia forced to ship grain via Arctic as Black Sea battles rage

  01-11-2026 06:00 via Global Economy
  Farmers are exporting agricultural goods from ports thousands of miles away, driving up costs for overseas buyers
  
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• Quant hedge fund to spin out of Tudor in record $9bn launch

  01-11-2026 06:00 via UK economy
  Xantium to separate from company controlled by billionaire Paul Tudor Jones II next year
  
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• No amount of money can make a war zone safe for seafarers

  01-11-2026 06:00 via Global Economy
  The international community and shipping industry must act together to protect the people who keep world trade moving
  
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• Investors trim growth bets over fears of US economy’s AI exposure

  31-10-2026 15:00 via Global Economy
  Return to bonds after long sell-off comes as concern rises about over-reliance on tech spending
  
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• Budget frees London to go on £10bn borrowing spree, says Sadiq Khan

  31-10-2026 13:00 via UK economy
  UK capital’s mayor hails chancellor’s financial plan that will boost key infrastructure projects
  
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• The nuclear industry is set to melt up – here’s what to buy

  31-10-2026 10:00 via Latest from MoneyWeek
  
  In the last fortnight, stocks in the nuclear industry have seen their steepest decline for five years. Rising real yields have punished assets with a long duration whose value lies years away, and nuclear has been dragged down with the AI power trade it is now lumped in with.The price of financing the AI build-out tells its own story. Anthropic is paying Blackstone a 10% coupon on a $60 billion chip financing, against 8.5% on a similar deal just four months ago and 7% for comparable credits in t
  
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• How prediction markets harness the wisdom of crowds

  31-10-2026 09:00 via Latest from MoneyWeek
  
  What are prediction markets?Prediction markets are sites where users buy “yes” or “no” contracts on future real-world events. A contract pays $1 if it happens and $0 if not and its price is the implied probability. Today, the biggest platforms are Kalshi and Polymarket. Both launched around the time of the pandemic but went mainstream during the 2024 US presidential race. In the week before that election, Kalshi processed around $750 million in trades. Unlike a bookmaker, which sets the
  
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• 'Don't reopen old wounds over Brexit'

  31-10-2026 08:00 via Latest from MoneyWeek
  
  The Brexit debate was bitter and divisive – it is hard to believe that anyone has fond memories of it, or the even more furious arguments that dominated politics for the five years after the referendum. Families were split and friendships put at risk. Most of us are probably relieved it is now firmly in the past. But not, it seems, the prime minister, Andy Burnham. He has promised a “debate” on Britain's EU membership, opening up the possibility that we might well rejoin. Indeed, another r
  
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• What the 2026 Budget means for pensioners

  31-10-2026 07:00 via Latest from MoneyWeek
  
  Chancellor John Healey’s first Budget was characterised by tweaks around the edges of policy, rather than big bang announcements. This was true for pensions too. But even the relatively small changes could have a big impact on your retirement income. Giving Britain financial ‘breathing space’ was the theme of Labour’s 2026 Autumn Budget. Yet for pensioners relying on savings and rental income, there were some surprise tax hikes that will likely be unwelcome after similar raises last year
  
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• Why the Budget won’t leave you better off

  31-10-2026 06:12 via UK economy
  Frozen thresholds and higher inflation forecasts mean thousands more could be dragged into the £100,000 tax trap than previously thought
  
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• The higher earners cut adrift by the Budget 

  31-10-2026 06:12 via UK economy
  Tens of thousands more than expected could be dragged into the £100,000 tax trap next year
  
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• Fiscal drifting: why the Budget won’t leave you better off

  31-10-2026 06:12 via UK economy
  Frozen thresholds and higher inflation forecasts mean thousands more could be dragged into the £100,000 tax trap than previously thought
  
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• The bonkers business of tax breaks for entrepreneurs

  31-10-2026 06:00 via UK economy
  Encouraging start-ups and scale-ups is a good idea but is not best served by Healey’s new Founders’ Relief
  
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• Equity loan scheme will struggle to deliver ‘the homes buyers want’

  31-10-2026 06:00 via UK economy
  Many first-time purchasers want three-bed houses but Your First Home price caps mean mostly flats will qualify in large parts of country
  
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• Entrepreneurs question Budget rhetoric on relief and red tape

  31-10-2026 06:00 via UK economy
  Small business bodies said higher taxes and reduced reliefs exposed chancellor’s pledge to back Britain’s ‘bloody-minded’ founders
  
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• Bank of England explores easing key limit on riskier mortgage lending

  31-10-2026 06:00 via UK economy
  Central bank considers lifting threshold on higher-risk mortgages in response to calls from government and industry to boost home-ownership
  
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• Healey buys time with ‘pray and delay’ Budget as tough decisions lie ahead

  30-10-2026 19:20 via UK economy
  Chancellor will have to make hard choices on welfare and defence as he prepares for pivotal spending review
  
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• Stick or treat

  30-10-2026 18:30 via Global Economy
  Central banks stuck to the script and kept rates on hold at their October meetings while laying the groundwork for further rate rises to come
  
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