Economy news

• GM to deploy ‘Covid playbook’ to offset $5bn tariff hit

  01-05-2025 16:28 via ft.com
  US carmaker cuts profit outlook in response to trade war despite reprieve from steepest measures
  
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• US Christmas tree growers boosted by Trump tariffs

  19-12-2025 22:00 via ft.com
  Consumers shun artificial evergreens as levies increase prices
  
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• Christmas trimming

  19-12-2025 18:36 via ft.com
  The Bank of England cut rates as expected and signalled further easing to come in 2026
  
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• Inflation risk is still under-appreciated by investors

  19-12-2025 12:23 via ft.com
  Powerful forces look poised to reignite growth at a time when economies are close to capacity
  
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• BoE caution will not prevent further loosening in 2026

  19-12-2025 12:00 via ft.com
  Read the December forecast from the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team
  
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• FirstFT: Data ‘mess’ undermines drop in US inflation

  19-12-2025 11:41 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: EU leaders agree to lend Ukraine €90bn and TikTok’s new US joint venture
  
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• Germany’s multiyear recession will only fade slowly in 2026, Bundesbank warns

  19-12-2025 11:00 via ft.com
  Central bank dashes hopes of strong recovery from debt-funded spending spree
  
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• BoJ delivers a hawkish rate increase

  19-12-2025 10:16 via ft.com
  Some rate-setters believe inflation is already at target, while the decision underscores more tightening is ahead
  
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• UK retail sales drop unexpectedly as economy struggles

  19-12-2025 08:20 via ft.com
  Volumes edged down 0.1 per cent after analysts predicted a rise
  
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• Inflation: little to trust 

  19-12-2025 07:30 via ft.com
  Plus, Trump in Venezuela
  
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• AI likely to displace jobs, says Bank of England governor

  19-12-2025 07:00 via bbc.com
  Andrew Bailey says workers need to be trained to move into jobs that use AI, but adds it might not lead to mass unemployment.
  
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• FirstFT: EU agrees €90bn loan to Ukraine after Russian asset plan collapses

  19-12-2025 06:30 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: TikTok’s new US joint venture and Britain names US envoy
  
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• Welcome to the age of zero-sum politics

  19-12-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  A stalled economic conveyor belt is behind the rise of anti-system, anti-growth parties on both the right and left
  
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• Japan raises interest rates to highest level in 30 years

  19-12-2025 04:27 via ft.com
  Bank of Japan implements quarter percentage point rise to 0.75% in progress to normalise monetary policy
  
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• Flawed inflation data dashes Trump’s hopes of a quick affordability victory

  19-12-2025 00:26 via ft.com
  White House hails figures showing cooling price growth but Wall Street says report was ‘a mess’
  
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• Brussels delays signing of EU-Mercosur trade deal until January

  18-12-2025 23:48 via ft.com
  Move comes after Italian premier Giorgia Meloni pleads for more time from Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
  
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• FirstFT: US approves $11bn arms package for Taiwan

  18-12-2025 22:36 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: Australia unveils new hate speech legislation, and economists warn of flaws in US inflation report
  
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• Three numbers that matter

  18-12-2025 22:00 via ft.com
  What can we learn from new figures about jobs, inflation and leverage?
  
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• Will 'Santa rate cut' have enough festive spirit to boost the economy?

  18-12-2025 19:15 via bbc.com
  The Bank of England is hoping the interest rate cut will inject some much-needed momentum into the economy.
  
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• Economists warn of flaws in US inflation report

  18-12-2025 17:32 via ft.com
  Concerns that November figures showing fall to 2.7% distorted by missing data after shutdown
  
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• Interest rates cut to 3.75% but further reductions to be 'closer call'

  18-12-2025 17:05 via bbc.com
  The decision to lower borrowing costs was widely expected, after inflation slowed in the year to November.
  
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• Price increases in the US ease unexpectedly in November

  18-12-2025 16:19 via bbc.com
  Prices rose 2.7% over the 12 months to November, according to the latest figures from the consumer price index (CPI).
  
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• Drop in CPI reduces Fed dilemma on rates

  18-12-2025 15:56 via ft.com
  Weaker than expected inflation pushes up odds of further Fed easing
  
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• Why are UK prices still rising?

  18-12-2025 15:23 via bbc.com
  UK Inflation has dropped back from record highs but remains above the Bank of England's 2% target.
  
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• ECB holds rates at 2% with broadly neutral guidance

  18-12-2025 14:42 via ft.com
  New forecasts show that policymakers expect firmer growth and inflation at target in the medium term
  
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• US inflation unexpectedly falls to 2.7%

  18-12-2025 14:31 via ft.com
  Economists say November report was distorted by government shutdown
  
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• BoE cuts rates with relatively dovish guidance

  18-12-2025 13:45 via ft.com
  Tight vote disguises a consensus in favour of further monetary easing in 2026
  
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• How will the interest rate cut affect my mortgage and savings?

  18-12-2025 13:14 via bbc.com
  The interest rate set by the Bank of England affects mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions.
  
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• BoE cuts rates by quarter point to 3.75%

  18-12-2025 13:00 via ft.com
  Central bank responds to signs of slowing economy
  
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• Trump announces 'warrior dividend' for troops as he defends economic record

  18-12-2025 12:25 via bbc.com
  In an address, Trump touted his achievements during 11 months back in office, and blamed Democrats for lingering economic pain.
  
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