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• FirstFT: How AI is transforming warfare

  17-09-2026 06:30 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: Fed defies Trump and Europe’s potato shortage
  
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• Sun, stats and suspicious productivity

  17-09-2026 18:55 via ft.com
  UK workers are better and more offline than previously thought
  
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• Addison Lee founder loses £20mn tax battle over ‘non-dom’ status

  17-09-2026 18:54 via ft.com
  John Griffin cited his deep emotional attachment to Ireland despite having started minicab service in Britain in 1975
  
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• Carney is playing a bad hand well

  17-09-2026 18:41 via ft.com
  Economic reforms and broader alliances are Canada’s best response to Trump’s trade war
  
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• Workers at Diageo’s largest distillery to go on strike as demand slumps

  17-09-2026 17:07 via ft.com
  Unite union says staff at Cameronbridge in Scotland to walk out in protest against hundreds of planned job cuts in country
  
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• After Warsh’s strong start, how high will rates need to go?

  17-09-2026 15:43 via ft.com
  The new Fed chair has demonstrated that he is committed to upholding central bank independence in the face of pressure
  
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• UK productivity rose faster than thought after 2008 financial crisis

  17-09-2026 15:14 via ft.com
  New official figures put Britain more in line with peer countries in terms of output per hour worked
  
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• UK productivity grew twice as fast as thought after 2008 financial crisis

  17-09-2026 15:14 via ft.com
  New official figures put Britain more in line with peer countries in terms of output per hour worked
  
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• These 21 investment trusts have raised dividends for 20 years or more

  17-09-2026 14:44 via moneyweek.com
  
  One of the biggest appeals of investment trusts is their ability to pay out dividends, even during tougher economic times.However, some investment trusts are better than others at consistently increasing the amount they return to their shareholders.The Association of Investment Companies (AIC), an industry body representing investment trusts, tracks so-called ‘dividend heroes’ – investment trusts which have raised dividends for at least 20 consecutive years.Annabel Brodie-Smith
  
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• Is Britain’s migration debate asking the wrong question?

  17-09-2026 13:54 via ft.com
  The Piddington protests illustrate that humanitarian immigration is harder to manage than visa policies designed to benefit the economy
  
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• What does UK business need from the Budget? You asked, John Gapper answered

  17-09-2026 13:52 via ft.com
  The FT’s chief UK business columnist replied to readers in our latest Ask an Expert Q&A
  
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• Live Q&A: What does UK business need from the Budget?

  17-09-2026 13:52 via ft.com
  Submit your questions to John Gapper, the FT’s chief UK business columnist in our latest Ask an Expert Q&A
  
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• Bank of England says rates likely to rise as it overhauls gilt sales

  17-09-2026 13:52 via ft.com
  BoE holds rates at 3.75% but signals higher borrowing costs are likely
  
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• UK lenders raise mortgage rates as inflation fears intensify

  17-09-2026 13:33 via ft.com
  Banks and building societies have added to recent rate increases across their-fixed rate home loans under market pressure
  
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• European carmakers warn EU-UK tariffs could be ‘catastrophic’

  17-09-2026 13:33 via ft.com
  Industry argues that stricter rules of origin should be delayed to allow more time for supply chains to be established
  
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• Bank of England holds rates steady but hints at tightening ahead

  17-09-2026 13:29 via ft.com
  BoE also announced multiyear plan to fully unwind its asset purchase facility
  
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• EU alliance to make Canada ‘better partner for the US’, says Carney

  17-09-2026 13:02 via ft.com
  Canadian prime minister defends his bid to become EU’s first ‘associate member’ after threats from Donald Trump
  
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• Carney defends EU ties amid ‘ferocious storm’

  17-09-2026 13:02 via ft.com
  Canadian prime minister defends his bid to become EU’s first ‘associate member’ after threats from Donald Trump
  
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• Bank of England says rates likely to rise as it overhauls balance-sheet reduction

  17-09-2026 13:00 via ft.com
  Decision to hold rates at 3.75% comes as rising energy prices drive inflation higher
  
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• FirstFT: Warsh defies Trump

  17-09-2026 12:13 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: OpenAI discloses a string of incidents by its AI models and EU asks China to voluntarily restrict exports of hybrid cars
  
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• No country for independent central bankers

  17-09-2026 12:00 via ft.com
  A future of state-directed finance will force change on monetary policymakers
  
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• AI boom obscuring global trade disruptions, warns WTO chief

  17-09-2026 12:00 via ft.com
  Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says any slowdown in tech investment will have a disproportionate impact on growth
  
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• Do you face a triple blow on your uninvested cash? What new ISA rules will mean for you

  17-09-2026 11:36 via moneyweek.com
  
  Investors holding cash in their stocks and shares ISA face a triple blow from next year when new rules come into effect.From April 2027, any interest earned on uninvested cash held in a stocks and shares ISA will be taxed at 22%. Investors will also be barred from moving cash from their stocks and shares ISA into a cash ISA.With many investment platforms paying low or no-interest on cash balances, experts are urging investors to check what interest their earning on uninvested cash held in their
  
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• What do British businesses need from the Budget? Submit a question

  17-09-2026 10:41 via ft.com
  Take part in a live Ask an Expert Q&A with John Gapper, the FT’s chief UK business columnist, today at 1pm BST
  
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• China cuts US Treasury holdings to lowest level since 2008

  17-09-2026 09:43 via ft.com
  Gradual unwinding comes as rift deepens between world’s two largest economies
  
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• Getting to know Mr Warsh

  17-09-2026 07:30 via ft.com
  A clearer reaction function is a fine substitute for forward guidance
  
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• Why Carney’s romance with Europe can only go so far

  17-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Berlin opposes fast track to EU ‘associate membership’ for Canada, with officials warning Ottawa risks angering other partners
  
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• Trump fails to bend the Fed to his will

  17-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Kevin Warsh leads the US central bank to its first rate rise since 2023 less than four months into the job
  
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• The social-media echo chamber is skewing inflation expectations

  17-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Survey evidence from consumers and companies has become noise for policymakers
  
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• EU asks China to voluntarily limit hybrid car exports

  17-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Move comes as cheaper Chinese vehicles flood European market
  
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