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• US administration split on when to add Chinese chipmakers to export blacklist

  16-05-2025 00:50
  
  Some US officials fear the move could jeopardise trade talks with Beijing
  
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• Has India truly entered a higher growth phase?

  05-01-2026 17:00
  There are reasons to be optimistic — but weak job creation and private investment warrant caution
  
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• What is Keir Starmer doing about the cost of living?

  05-01-2026 16:36
  UK prime minister starts 2026 with vow to ease pressures on households and deliver ‘positive change’
  
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• US wins exemptions from global minimum tax rules

  05-01-2026 15:38
  Agreement weakens 2021 deal brokered by OECD
  
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• US wins exemptions from global minimum corporate tax rules

  05-01-2026 15:38
  Agreement that benefits US multinationals weakens 2021 deal brokered by OECD
  
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• Trade Secrets returns to the predictions game

  05-01-2026 13:31
  Policy has settled down enough that making forecasts is no longer obviously insane
  
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• FirstFT: US prepares to charge Nicolás Maduro

  05-01-2026 11:49
  Also in today’s newsletter: AI groups to take on Google in the browser market and 10 trends to watch in 2026
  
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• EU deference to Trump contorts response to brazen Venezuela attack

  05-01-2026 07:00
  Also in this newsletter: France jumps the gun on pesticide protection measures
  
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• FirstFT: Trump warns Venezuela to meet US demands

  05-01-2026 06:32
  Also in today’s newsletter: Greenland threats and France’s far right
  
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• Ruchir Sharma: top 10 trends for 2026

  05-01-2026 06:00
  The AI mania could wane and drag down the economies of the two superpowers, but the rest of the world is well positioned to pick up the slack
  
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• How south-east Asia is riding out Trump’s tariff storm

  05-01-2026 06:00
  Rerouting of goods from China plus US demand for tech products is propping up trade in the region
  
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• EU recycling backfires as Chinese buyers snap up aluminium scrap

  05-01-2026 06:00
  Novelis executive says European metal sector in terminal decline despite consumers willing to pay more for recycled products
  
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• Venezuela contemplates a post-Maduro future

  04-01-2026 19:15
  Ukraine allies convene in France, Chinese AI start-ups list in Hong Kong and UK retailers update on Christmas sales
  
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• America’s drone dilemma

  04-01-2026 17:00
  The US has fallen behind China in manufacturing but targeted import restrictions could help it catch up
  
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• Africa’s growth could outpace Asia’s this year

  04-01-2026 13:00
  There are reasons to both hope for — and doubt — that the continent could finally gain some Asian-style momentum
  
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• UK should seek ‘closer alignment’ with EU single market, Starmer says

  04-01-2026 12:46
  Prime minister vows he will stay in Number 10 even as Labour party sinks in opinion polls
  
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• US to extend productivity lead on back of AI boom, say economists

  04-01-2026 06:00
  FT survey shows America’s dominance in areas such as technology is not expected to reverse soon
  
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• FTSE 100 hits 10,000 mark for first time

  02-01-2026 18:34 via bbc.com
  A rally on the first trading day of the new year has taken London's main share index through the milestone.
  
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• FirstFT: Trump warns Iran that US will ‘rescue’ protesters

  02-01-2026 11:27
  Also in today’s newsletter: Swiss ski bar fire and luxury goods sold at discount prices
  
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• FirstFT: Lagarde’s ECB pay under spotlight

  02-01-2026 06:33
  Also in today’s newsletter: UK regulator sharpens focus and Iranian protests turn violent
  
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• The silver linings that could give Keir Starmer some economic cheer

  02-01-2026 06:00
  Falling UK inflation rate and prospect of interest rate cuts mean there could be upside surprises for PM in 2026
  
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• Christine Lagarde’s pay is 50% higher than disclosed by ECB

  02-01-2026 06:00
  Europe’s top central banker earns almost four times more than Fed chair Jay Powell, FT analysis shows
  
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• China doubles down on export-led growth model

  02-01-2026 06:00
  The country plans to reinforce its dominance of global manufacturing, despite persistent deflation at home and rising tensions abroad
  
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• US retreats from Trump’s Italian pasta tariffs

  01-01-2026 21:46
  Rome says proposed levies of up to 92% set to be reduced after US commerce department review
  
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• US retreats from Trump’s pasta tariffs, Italy says

  01-01-2026 17:35
  Proposed levies of up to 92% on imported Italian pasta slashed
  
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• Tunisia’s olive oil production to overtake Italy after bumper harvests

  01-01-2026 06:00
  Growing output is expected to give struggling north African economy a welcome boost
  
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• Tunisian olive oil production to overtake Italy’s after bumper harvests

  01-01-2026 06:00
  Growing output is expected to give struggling north African economy a welcome boost
  
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• Central banks enter the gold trade to choke off smuggling

  01-01-2026 06:00
  More countries are buying directly from artisanal miners as trafficking robs them of tax revenues and foreign exchange
  
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• Chip shortages threaten 20% rise in consumer electronics prices

  01-01-2026 02:54
  Manufacturers and analysts warn AI data centre build-out is crowding out market for semiconductors
  
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• Global stocks post third straight year of double-digit gains

  31-12-2025 17:22
  Wall Street’s S&P 500 is up 17% in 2025, beating analysts’ forecasts, after markets shrugged off trade turmoil
  
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