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• Treasury yields fall after top Fed official signals support for rate hold

  03-09-2026 14:30 via ft.com
  Governor Chris Waller says he is ‘inclined’ not to lift borrowing costs at central bank’s September meeting
  
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• Lloyds Bank: House prices record first annual fall in nearly three years

  07-09-2026 13:49 via moneyweek.com
  
  Average UK house prices fell 0.4% in the year to August 2026, with prices down 0.2% over the previous month, according to Lloyds Bank.The average UK property price dropped from £299,569 a year ago to £298,468, according to Lloyds’ latest house price index (HPI).Prices fell during the month of August from an average of £299,153 in July.It is the first time annual house price growth has trended negatively since November 2023, according to Lloyds’ data, and comes amid
  
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• UK must ‘be honest’ about need to control spending, says chancellor

  07-09-2026 11:52 via ft.com
  John Healey uses first major speech to urge state-owned bodies to invest more in private sector
  
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• Healey to urge state-owned bodies to boost investment

  07-09-2026 09:17 via ft.com
  UK chancellor will use first major speech to urge PuFins to deploy more investment into private sector
  
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• Few signs of persistent price pressures in UK and Eurozone

  07-09-2026 07:00 via ft.com
  Energy-sensitive inflation remains relatively subdued in both economies
  
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• EU to table ‘Buy European’ public procurement rules to push out China

  07-09-2026 07:00 via ft.com
  Also in this newsletter: The US internet terror groups targeting young Europeans
  
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• FirstFT: Germany’s far-right AfD surges to first place in state elections

  07-09-2026 06:31 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: Russia’s ‘hybrid’ war and EssilorLuxottica
  
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• Why America’s debt binge is starting to matter

  07-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  If long-term interest rates decisively breach the 5% threshold, the impact could derail the AI boom
  
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• How Canadian companies are navigating Trump’s tariffs

  07-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Five small businesses on how the US-Canada trade war has affected them
  
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• Concerns raised over ‘tick-box’ staff training as employers choose short online courses

  07-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Analysis shows businesses have reduced spending on staff development
  
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• UK hiring picks up in latest hint of improving economic confidence

  07-09-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  Survey suggests demand for staff is now stabilising in the private sector
  
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• Starting gun fired on autumn election campaign season

  06-09-2026 19:15 via ft.com
  Republicans gather in Dallas, 25th anniversary of 9/11, ECB interest rate decision
  
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• Will US inflation data persuade the Fed to raise rates this month?

  06-09-2026 13:00 via ft.com
  Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
  
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• Britain is a factory for ideas applied elsewhere

  06-09-2026 13:00 via ft.com
  Barriers to development at home push the upsides of UK research abroad
  
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• JLR plans up to 4,000 job cuts as Chinese rivals pile on pressure

  06-09-2026 12:11 via ft.com
  British carmaker’s voluntary redundancy programme poses a fresh challenge to UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham
  
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• No busking, no drinking: councils hire private groups to enforce growing list of rules

  06-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Crackdown by local officials in England has raised concerns about infringements on civil liberties
  
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• Iceland’s ‘no’ exposes EU complacency

  06-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  It is tempting but wrong for all sides to conclude that existing agreements with Europe’s northern flank work well
  
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• The prime minister won’t cut spending — here’s how I’m cutting mine 

  05-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Cutting back feels self-defeating but October’s Budget will be punishing for broad-shouldered Britons
  
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• Q&A: HMRC considers criminalising ‘reckless’ tax mistakes

  05-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Taxpayers and advisers face threat of jail sentences of up to two years
  
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• Is Keynesianism dead?

  05-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  When debt is the disease, fiscal medicine may be as likely to harm as heal
  
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• How to die with less than £325,000

  05-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Finding ways to reduce your taxable estate to below the death duty threshold has become a burning issue — but advisers urge clients to keep a cool head
  
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• HMRC considers criminalising ‘reckless’ tax mistakes

  05-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Taxpayers and advisers face threat of jail sentences of up to two years
  
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• Extended chat: Top US trade official defends Trump’s record

  05-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  The FT interviews trade representative Jamieson Greer
  
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• Why are European countries moving their gold out of North America?

  05-09-2026 03:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Netherlands has relocated 86 tonnes of the shiny stuff - what's going on?
  
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• ‘There’s a desire to see steadiness’: Healey sounds pro-business note as he talks up growth

  04-09-2026 22:00 via ft.com
  UK chancellor refuses to rule out higher taxes on banks in his first Budget, but tells FT he will press ahead with City deregulation drive
  
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• John Healey puts Britain on notice for tough Budget in ‘more dangerous world’

  04-09-2026 22:00 via ft.com
  New chancellor tells the FT that he and Prime Minister Andy Burnham are determined ‘to meet the fiscal rules’
  
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• Healey puts Britain on notice for tough Budget in ‘more dangerous world’

  04-09-2026 22:00 via ft.com
  New chancellor tells the FT that he and Prime Minister Andy Burnham are determined ‘to meet the fiscal rules’
  
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• Trump calls for interest rate cut after jobs figures raise hike bets

  04-09-2026 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The president's remarks came as stronger-than-expected jobs figures added to growing expectations that rates could be increased.
  
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• Labour working

  04-09-2026 17:47 via ft.com
  A strong employment report in the US raises the odds of a Fed rate rise
  
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• US economy smashes forecast with 162,000 jobs added in August

  04-09-2026 15:34 via ft.com
  Figure comes ahead of crucial interest rate decision by Federal Reserve later this month
  
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