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• The end of Chinese lockdowns and the reopening of trade

  26-01-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  Risks of disruption to ports and shipping are outweighed by a boost to global demand
  
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• No signs of US slowdown in surprisingly robust jobs market

  04-02-2023 15:00 via ft.com
  Economists debate whether Fed is orchestrating a ‘soft landing’ or failing to cool the economy enough
  
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• Corporate America is divided on odds of US recession

  04-02-2023 15:00 via ft.com
  Mixed signals on interest rates, jobs and consumer spending cloud the business outlook
  
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• NHS staff in Wales call off strike after Cardiff boosts pay offer

  03-02-2023 20:18 via ft.com
  GMB and RCN unions suspend action planned for Monday as deal adds to pressure on Sunak
  
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• BMW plans €800mn Mexican EV and battery investment amid subsidies row

  03-02-2023 19:00 via ft.com
  German carmaker’s expansion in San Luis Potosí is among largest announced since US Inflation Reduction Act
  
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• Cost of fixed-rate mortgages set to fall as UK inflation outlook brightens

  03-02-2023 18:55 via ft.com
  Brokers are predicting that a five-year deal below 4 per cent is coming
  
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• A defining moment for central banks

  03-02-2023 18:54 via ft.com
  Monetary policymakers grapple with how to chart a path to terminal rates
  
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• US jobs total surges by over half a million in January

  03-02-2023 18:51 via ft.com
  Labour market resilience leads to bond sell-off as investors reassess Fed’s interest rate stance
  
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• Jobs growth surges in US despite slowdown fears

  03-02-2023 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The jobless rate fell to its lowest in more than 50 years last month, as employers added 517,000 jobs.
  
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• Missing: the 2022 recession

  03-02-2023 16:38 via ft.com
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• Britain should not accept its status as the ‘sick man of Europe’

  03-02-2023 14:59 via ft.com
  The country has economic problems, but there are solutions if only politicians would grasp the nettle
  
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• US unexpectedly adds 517,000 jobs in January

  03-02-2023 14:36 via ft.com
  Unemployment rate slides to historic low of 3.4 per cent in sign of resilient labour market
  
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• For love or money: the hidden victims of financial abuse

  03-02-2023 14:14 via ft.com
  
  Being trapped in a financially controlling relationship is more common than you think
  
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• Happy China Article IV day everyone

  03-02-2023 12:17 via ft.com
  The real estate of China’s economy
  
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• China’s recovery might be a bit less than meets the eye

  03-02-2023 07:32 via ft.com
  Investors should not assume this upturn in economic growth will be just like previous ones
  
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• FirstFT: Big Tech shares slip on Apple, Amazon and Google results

  03-02-2023 06:15 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter, Blinken to meet Xi and Ukraine allies push IMF to lend billions
  
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• US jobs growth expected to have slowed further in January

  03-02-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  Economists predict gain of 190,000 as economy feels effect of higher interest rates
  
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• Ukraine’s allies push IMF to approve $14bn-$16bn loan

  03-02-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  Fund to meet Kyiv officials in mid-February to negotiate package that would stretch rules about lending in war zones
  
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• Fed and ECB diverge as Lagarde tackles ‘alive and kicking’ inflation

  03-02-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  European Central Bank president points to several reasons why price pressures will take longer to tame
  
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• Apple reports first decline in revenue in three-and-a-half years

  03-02-2023 02:04 via ft.com
  iPhone sales hit by Covid-19 supply chain disruptions in China but company avoids mass lay-offs
  
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• Apple posts first revenue fall in three and a half years

  03-02-2023 02:04 via ft.com
  Sales of iPhone hit by Covid supply chain disruptions in China but company avoids mass lay-offs
  
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• Argentina unveils new 2,000-peso banknote as inflation bites

  02-02-2023 23:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new 2,000-peso note comes after the country's annual inflation rate soared to 95% last year.
  
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• Apple’s revenue growth streak snapped after supply chain woes

  02-02-2023 22:31 via ft.com
  iPhone sales fell more than expected during holiday quarter as tech group grappled with ‘significant’ disruptions in China
  
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• Ofgem orders halt to pre-pay meters being forcibly installed

  02-02-2023 21:16 via ft.com
  Energy regulator steps in after reports of agents breaking into the homes of vulnerable British Gas customers
  
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• BoE takes pessimistic view of Britain’s prospects

  02-02-2023 20:23 via ft.com
  Central bank thinks UK cannot sustain GDP growth of 1% or more each year without inflation
  
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• BoE takes a newly pessimistic view of the economy

  02-02-2023 20:23 via ft.com
  Central bank thinks UK cannot sustain GDP growth of 1 per cent or more each year without inflation
  
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• Bank of England says recession expected to be shorter and less severe

  02-02-2023 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Interest rates rise to 4% as the Bank says the slump will last just over a year rather than almost two.
  
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• Stocks and bonds soar as investors bet that rates are close to peak

  02-02-2023 18:36 via ft.com
  Central bankers raise borrowing costs but express confidence in battle to control inflation
  
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• ECB raises rates by 0.5 percentage points as Lagarde commits to ‘stay the course’

  02-02-2023 17:08 via ft.com
  Rate-setters pledge to increase borrowing costs again in March
  
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• Bank chief Andrew Bailey: 'We think inflation will fall rapidly'

  02-02-2023 17:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey says lower energy prices should help lower inflation.
  
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