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• How governments spend money

  13-10-2026 12:49 via ft.com
  Charting the outline of civilisation
  
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• Healey’s Budget is a moment he must not miss

  14-10-2026 18:31 via ft.com
  Avoiding bold choices this time would just mean postponing political and economic pain
  
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• AJ Bell cuts fee on ready-made pension – how does it compare to the rest of the market?

  14-10-2026 18:11 via moneyweek.com
  
  AJ Bell has slashed the fee on its ready-made personal pension, making it one of the cheapest fee-wise on the managed personal pension market.The investment platform has today (14 October) reduced its annual charge from 0.45% to 0.35% for investors taking a hands-off approach.The 0.35% fee is all-in, covering administration and investment charges, with investors facing no additional charges on transactions.AJ Bell launched the ready-made personal pension in 2024, and now offers investors the cho
  
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• Unshackle workers from non-compete clauses

  14-10-2026 16:04 via ft.com
  The restrictions on labour mobility hold back Britain’s growth and innovation
  
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• Hot September CPI inflation keeps Fed on course for further tightening

  14-10-2026 15:21 via ft.com
  Annual headline and core CPI inflation both accelerated and beat market expectations in September
  
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• US inflation jumps to 3.7% as Iran war drives up prices

  14-10-2026 14:33 via ft.com
  Rebound in fuel costs has piled pressure on voters ahead of midterm elections
  
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• Who should we leave our pensions to?

  14-10-2026 12:37 via ft.com
  Inheritance tax rules are changing next year — but you need to balance tax efficiency with fairness
  
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• Number of ISA millionaires hits new record high with top 25 pots worth an average £12 million

  14-10-2026 11:44 via moneyweek.com
  
  Patient investing has driven the number of ISA millionaires – those with £1 million or more held in their ISAs – to a record high of 7,730 in the latest tax year.The figures, revealed in a Freedom of Information (FOI) request sent to HMRC by savings and investment app Plum, mark an increase of more than 50% in the number of ISA millionaires in the 2023/24 tax year, compared to 5,070 in the tax year prior.The average ISA millionaire now has a pot worth £1,348,000, virtuall
  
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• FirstFT: Marine Le Pen gears up for EU fight

  14-10-2026 06:30 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: Healey’s UK Budget and Saudi Aramco HQ attacked
  
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• US grocery prices poised to climb as soaring fuel costs drive inflation

  14-10-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Food manufacturers warn of impact on consumers ahead of midterm elections
  
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• The global economy and the art of living dangerously

  14-10-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  It would be nice to think that the world will become less shock-prone, but it probably won’t
  
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• The art of living dangerously

  14-10-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  It would be nice to think that the world will become less shock-prone, but it probably won’t
  
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• Healey set to pay for Budget giveaways without more borrowing

  14-10-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Move by UK chancellor would be in line with IMF recommendation for countries to show fiscal discipline
  
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• ‘A wealth tax would be devastating for UK businesses’

  14-10-2026 06:00 via moneyweek.com
  
  Further changes to the tax regime would deter businesses from investing in the UK and stunt economic growth, entrepreneur and HomeServe founder Sir Richard Harpin warns.Prime minister Andy Burnham was rumoured to be looking at bringing capital gains tax rates closer to income tax rates in the upcoming Autumn Budget, but self-made billionaire Harpin says this, or the possible introduction of a wealth tax, would be “absolutely devastating for British business” and result in an exodus o
  
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• China’s exports surge 36% as AI-related shipments boom

  14-10-2026 04:51 via ft.com
  Imports also soar as high oil prices push up bill
  
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• Tougher competition for internships strains UK graduate jobs market

  14-10-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  Applications for summer internships rise 27% as students face ‘day zero’ fight to get ahead in increasingly automated recruitment process
  
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• ‘Pro-business’ Burnham reassures chief executives on tax

  13-10-2026 19:28 via ft.com
  Prime minister and chancellor host roundtable meetings with leading business figures to calm nerves ahead of the Budget
  
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• How not to revive Europe’s auto industry

  13-10-2026 17:03 via ft.com
  The electric vehicle market shows how legacy EU companies continue to fail when it comes to countering Chinese competition
  
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• Submit your questions: Who’s winning the trade war with China — the EU or US?

  13-10-2026 16:16 via ft.com
  Senior trade writer Alan Beattie and economics columnist Soumaya Keynes will answer reader questions in a live Q&A on Thursday October 15 at 1pm (BST)
  
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• Income tax quiz: How much do you know about Britain’s biggest tax?

  13-10-2026 15:24 via moneyweek.com
  
  Income tax receipts make up more than a quarter of the government’s total income each year, making it a key tool for the government to cover its costs.The majority of people in the UK pay at least some income tax, with your total tax bill increasing with the amount of money you earn. But how much do you know about the vital tax? Test your knowledge in our quiz, which looks at income tax in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Residents in Scotland pay Scottish income tax rates to the Scott
  
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• The world economy is running hotter than expected

  13-10-2026 13:30 via ft.com
  A statistical history of the IMF’s forecasts reveals a picture of higher growth and worse inflation
  
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• Can energy help Mexico in trade talks with Trump?

  13-10-2026 13:00 via ft.com
  It is the sector where the US runs its largest surplus with its southern neighbour totalling about $25bn last year
  
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• Healey rejects calls to equalise capital gains and income tax rates

  13-10-2026 11:06 via ft.com
  UK proposal had been backed by senior Labour figures, triggering nervousness among entrepreneurs and investors
  
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• China gets spiky on currencies

  13-10-2026 07:30 via ft.com
  Plus: your ideas, please, on investing ex-AI
  
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• How Michael Woodford made modern macro relevant to central bankers

  13-10-2026 07:00 via ft.com
  Nobel expectations
  
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• FirstFT: IMF sounds alarm on dire public finances

  13-10-2026 06:40 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: US Treasuries and Houthi attacks
  
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• Unreliable Boyfriend — Chrystia Freeland’s roadmap for dealing with a chaotic superpower

  13-10-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Canada’s former deputy prime minister’s memoir chronicles her political ups and downs while offering a strategy to survive the US president’s bullying
  
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• How BT’s TalkTalk swoop left broadband rivals fuming

  13-10-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Rescue deal will boost BT’s market leadership at a time when regulators are trying to encourage competition
  
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• EU hybrid curbs to offer only ‘temporary’ respite against Chinese carmakers

  13-10-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  European automotive industry welcomes deal as ‘first step’ to create fairer playing field
  
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• Complaints about UK companies’ conduct rise sevenfold

  13-10-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Focus on environmental harms and labour abuses intensifies
  
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