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• Three stocks for long-term growth

  14-09-2026 08:00 via moneyweek.com
  
  The F&C Investment Trust aims to deliver long-term growth in capital and income for shareholders. It is a FTSE 100 constituent and is the oldest and one of the largest investment firm in the UK, with assets that exceed £7 billion. It invests in listed equities and private equity and has delivered 55 consecutive years of rising dividends. The trust is globally diversified and conservatively managed. I have managed the firm since mid-2014, working with specialist stock-pickers from Colum
  
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• Unions demand softening of UK immigration reforms

  14-09-2026 19:49 via ft.com
  Proposals will ‘punish’ low-paid migrants doing essential work in public services and create a new staffing crisis in social care, says motion passed at TUC
  
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• Why stopping pension contributions could leave you £12k worse off

  14-09-2026 19:31 via moneyweek.com
  
  Pension contributions are often the first cuts made when money is tight. It’s understandable – the benefits of these savings are not realised for many years ahead, so it’s easy to pause contributions. But many do this with a huge misconception that you can make up for it at a later stage, and it is not as simple as that. The moment you stop, you miss out on compounding, free money from your employer, and the tax rebates – you cannot make up a pound for a pound at a later
  
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• UK government to take over insolvent steelmaker

  14-09-2026 18:17 via ft.com
  Norwegian firm Blastr had been in talks to acquire Speciality Steel UK, once part of Sanjeev Gupta’s metals empire
  
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• Ten-year Treasury yield hits 5% for first time since 2023

  14-09-2026 16:51 via ft.com
  Rise in US borrowing costs takes world’s most important financial gauge into perilous territory
  
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• UK government considering takeover of insolvent steelmaker

  14-09-2026 15:37 via ft.com
  Norwegian firm Blastr had been in talks to acquire Speciality Steel UK which was once part of Sanjeev Gupta’s metals empire
  
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• Monetary Policy Radar preview: Fed September meeting

  14-09-2026 15:03 via ft.com
  The FT’s guide on what to look out for on September 16
  
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• Monetary Policy Radar preview: BoJ’s September meeting

  14-09-2026 14:39 via ft.com
  The FT’s guide on what to look out for on September 18
  
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• The Saudi relief valve is being closed

  14-09-2026 13:31 via ft.com
  The Houthis’ Red Sea blockage is still largely an oil shock rather than a general threat to trade
  
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• FirstFT: Anthropic bullish on profitability

  14-09-2026 11:33 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: Oil surges as peace talks postponed and Warsh and Trump on collision course
  
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• High inflation or low credibility?

  14-09-2026 07:30 via ft.com
  Making sense of the Fed’s next move
  
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• FirstFT: Oil surge stirs UK rate rise debate

  14-09-2026 06:38 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: Swedish elections and Euronext open to Deutsche Börse merger
  
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• Warsh and Trump on collision course as investors expect Fed to raise rates

  14-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Central bank chair under pressure to back warnings on inflation with action despite risking president’s ire
  
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• Warsh and Trump on collision course

  14-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Central bank chair under pressure to back warnings on inflation with action despite risking president’s ire
  
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• UK faces £258bn infrastructure spending gap, warns report

  14-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Government must increase investment by two-thirds to deliver planned reservoirs, prisons and schools
  
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• Start-up opens factory a mile from Tower Bridge amid defence surge

  14-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Isembard says 160,000 sq ft facility is central London’s largest since second world war
  
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• Oil price surge revives prospect of Bank of England rate rise this year

  14-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Investors expect BoE to hold borrowing costs this week but signal a possible increase later in the year
  
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• European capitals barter over Christine Lagarde’s successor at ECB

  14-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Eurozone governments are negotiating a ‘grand package’ over three of the central bank’s most senior roles
  
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• A ‘lucky’ chancellor must also be a resolute one

  14-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  It is crucial to convince the lenders on whom the UK depends that it is being managed by grown-ups
  
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• Burnham promises a ‘culture shift’ in how Britain does business

  13-09-2026 23:30 via ft.com
  Prime minister to tell business leaders and entrepreneurs that his government will be a ‘partner for growth’
  
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• Trump scraps tariffs on Irish whiskey during visit to country

  13-09-2026 22:47 via ft.com
  The surprise move came a day after the US president stirred controversy by calling for Irish reunification
  
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• Canada seeks Ukraine loan role to deepen EU ties

  13-09-2026 20:57 via ft.com
  Prime Minister Mark Carney to meet leaders in Europe this week as he tries to reduce his country’s dependence on the US
  
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• Russians to vote, but the outcome is already decided

  13-09-2026 19:15 via ft.com
  First election for the Duma since the Ukraine invasion, inflation reports dominate the economic data run, and the Fed, BoE and BoJ make interest rate announcements
  
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• EU-UK reset talks delayed again amid tension over ‘Made in Europe’ rules

  13-09-2026 17:00 via ft.com
  Summit pushed back until late November against backdrop of challenges facing UK industry
  
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• Will the Fed defy Trump and raise rates?

  13-09-2026 13:00 via ft.com
  Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
  
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• Why teenagers are doing worse at school

  13-09-2026 13:00 via ft.com
  Falling global test scores underscore the importance of core knowledge, attention and mindset
  
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• ‘Trumpism’ spawns rare unity at Brics summit

  13-09-2026 12:50 via ft.com
  Historically unruly bloc finds easy consensus amid worries over Gulf war, tariffs and US sanctions
  
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• Housebuilder Vistry looks cheap – are its shares worth buying?

  13-09-2026 09:00 via moneyweek.com
  
  Shares in housebuilder Vistry (LSE: VTY) jumped 18% on 25 August when it was announced that the Kent-based company would receive £350 million as part of the government's £39 billion social and affordable homes programme.The funding package was significantly higher than the award under the previous programme (£278 million). It was also the largest possible award in the first round of funding allocations (£9.5 billion). Vistry said it will deploy the funds immediately to mo
  
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• Why Britain’s super-rich are looking for the exit

  13-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Tax rises, political instability — and the fear of worse to come — are forcing the UK’s wealthiest residents to reconsider their future in the country
  
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• The OBR needs to give us more clarity on migration

  13-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Minor revisions to immigration figures can complicate the government’s fiscal strategy
  
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