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• China’s mighty green tech sector still has stubborn weak points

  14-01-2026 13:00 via ft.com
  Trade tensions highlight reliance on imported components and minerals
  
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• China blames US for trade imbalances as surplus hits record $1.2tn

  14-01-2026 07:37 via ft.com
  Exports soar as world’s second-largest economy shakes off Donald Trump’s tariff threat
  
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• NZ central bank chief rebuked over support for Fed’s Powell

  14-01-2026 07:32 via ft.com
  Foreign minister warns newly appointed governor to ‘stay in her New Zealand lane’
  
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• Progress on (half of) inflation

  14-01-2026 07:30 via ft.com
  Plus fiscal dominance and the Fed
  
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• FirstFT: Trump warns Iran to ‘show humanity’ or face ‘very strong action’

  14-01-2026 06:34 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: US bill on military annexation and China’s $1.2tn trade surplus
  
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• FirstFT: Chinese exports soar despite Trump’s trade war

  14-01-2026 06:34 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: McKinsey pilots AI in recruitment and Saks Global files for bankruptcy protection
  
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• China blames US for trade imbalances as surplus hits record $1.2tn in 2025

  14-01-2026 06:10 via ft.com
  Exports soar as world’s second-largest economy shakes off Trump tariff threat
  
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• Why the world has started stockpiling food again

  14-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Governments are hoarding rice and grain as insurance against a world they increasingly view as unstable. But many economists believe it could be counter-productive
  
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• Cambodia looks to reduce China reliance amid US trade war

  14-01-2026 05:07 via ft.com
  Deputy PM says Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs were a ‘wake-up call’ for country’s dependence on Beijing
  
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• China’s trade surplus hits record $1.2tn in 2025

  14-01-2026 05:05 via ft.com
  Exports soar as world’s second-largest economy shakes off Trump tariff threat
  
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• China’s state iron ore buyer flexes muscles in talks with global miners

  14-01-2026 04:07 via ft.com
  Australian producer Fortescue says China Mineral Resources Group is ‘key risk’ for market as Beijing seeks more leverage
  
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• Amazon pushes suppliers for cuts ahead of Supreme Court tariff ruling

  13-01-2026 21:45 via ft.com
  Tech giant moves to reverse concessions made to limit the shock of US President Donald Trump’s trade levies
  
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• JPMorgan investors find out who their friends are

  13-01-2026 18:53 via ft.com
  Monetary policy isn’t the only thing at stake in Trump’s battle with the Fed
  
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• Boeing secures more orders than Airbus for the first time this decade

  13-01-2026 17:00 via ft.com
  Demand from countries rushing to buy US aircraft to curry favour with Trump administration boosts aviation group
  
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• Boeing beats Airbus order numbers for the first time this decade

  13-01-2026 17:00 via ft.com
  Demand from countries rushing to buy US aircraft to curry favour with Trump administration boosts aviation group
  
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• December’s CPI inflation firms up January hold

  13-01-2026 15:10 via ft.com
  Headline and core CPI were both flat on November’s figures
  
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• US inflation stays at 2.7% in December

  13-01-2026 14:59 via ft.com
  Figures suggest price pressures are contained even as price growth remains above Fed’s target
  
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• Carmakers find workaround for Nexperia chip shortage

  13-01-2026 14:35 via ft.com
  Several auto groups are buying wafers from chipmaker’s Dutch arm, and shipping them to its Chinese unit to avoid output stoppages
  
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• Fortnum & Mason to rebuild European sales on hopes of new UK-EU trade deal

  13-01-2026 14:00 via ft.com
  British grocer seeks to grow exports of hampers, teas and jams that were hammered by Brexit
  
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• The cost of taking orders from Trump

  13-01-2026 13:30 via ft.com
  The administration’s war on the Federal Reserve illustrates the threat of fiscal dominance
  
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• How to de-risk from America

  13-01-2026 12:57 via ft.com
  There is no precedent of a dominant power abandoning its primacy, as Trump is doing
  
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• FirstFT: Republican backlash against Powell investigation grows

  13-01-2026 12:29 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: UBS’s Ermotti to step down and Trump threatens Iran-linked trade with tariffs
  
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• Central bank chiefs ‘stand in full solidarity’ with Jay Powell

  13-01-2026 12:27 via ft.com
  Governors from 11 institutions issue statement of support for embattled Fed chair
  
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• FirstFT: UBS chief Sergio Ermotti plans to step down in April 2027

  13-01-2026 06:52 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: US tariff on Iran’s partners and EU trade
  
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• Trade between EU member states is slowing, data shows

  13-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Findings reinforce warnings from policymakers such as Christine Lagarde that internal market has ‘stood still’
  
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• Lawfare comes for the dollar with attack on the Fed

  13-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  The legal action against Jay Powell and the central bank is a serious threat to the position of the US currency
  
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• Lawfare comes for the dollar

  13-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  The attack on Jay Powell and the Federal Reserve is a serious threat to the position of the US currency
  
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• How the west fell behind in the green tech race

  13-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  European companies pioneered much of the technology used in renewables, but failed to capitalise. Have they left it too late to compete with China?
  
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• Commission figures show trade between EU member states is slowing

  13-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Analysis reinforces warnings from policymakers such as Christine Lagarde that the internal market has ‘stood still’
  
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• UK retail spending rose at lowest pace for 7 months in December

  13-01-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  Industry data points to disappointing Christmas for shops as consumers held back
  
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• Trump announces 25% tariff on countries ‘doing business’ with Iran

  12-01-2026 23:07 via ft.com
  Levies to be applied immediately by US could affect nations such as China, Russia and India
  
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• Former Fed chiefs attack justice department probe into Jay Powell

  12-01-2026 19:38 via ft.com
  Joint statement accuses Trump administration of behaving as if US is an emerging market ‘with weak institutions’
  
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• Donald Trump’s foolhardy assault on the Federal Reserve

  12-01-2026 19:19 via ft.com
  Independence of US central bank is a vital anchor for the global financial system
  
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• Former Fed chiefs attack DoJ probe into Jay Powell

  12-01-2026 17:14 via ft.com
  Statement accuses Trump administration of behaving like an emerging market
  
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• Fed chair Powell hits out at 'unprecedented' probe by US justice department

  12-01-2026 16:44 via bbc.com
  Jerome Powell said he believed the investigation was due to Donald Trump's anger over the Fed's refusal to cut interest rates.
  
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• How Iran’s economic pain sparked explosion of unrest

  12-01-2026 15:17 via ft.com
  Iranians have suffered years of inflation, devaluation and stuttering growth
  
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• What will China do now?

  12-01-2026 15:00 via ft.com
  Beijing must decide if it will conduct business as usual in the wake of the US’s ousting of Maduro in Venezuela
  
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• The next Fed chair is . . . Donald Trump

  12-01-2026 14:59 via ft.com
  A criminal investigation of Jay Powell is the latest in the reworking of the world’s most important financial institution
  
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• Gold hits record high and dollar weakens on Fed independence worries

  12-01-2026 14:31 via ft.com
  Wall Street futures also fall after US prosecutors launch criminal investigation into chair Jay Powell
  
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• Trump faces extraordinary moment in spat with Fed chair

  12-01-2026 13:54 via bbc.com
  Jerome Powell's public response to a DoJ investigation could be a seismic moment for Donald Trump's presidency.
  
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• EU has tepid zeal for geoeconomic challenges to Trump

  12-01-2026 13:31 via ft.com
  Bloc’s narrow endorsement of Mercosur trade deal shows its inability to rise above everyday protectionism
  
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• UK set for a 'booming' mortgage market, say analysts

  12-01-2026 13:29 via bbc.com
  Competition among lenders in the UK suggests that rates could be cut in the coming weeks.
  
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• Criminalising the Fed

  12-01-2026 07:30 via ft.com
  Plus the employment/growth puzzle
  
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• Trump’s new ‘great game’: Mining, mapping and mercantilism

  12-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  The contest for resources between the US and China will continue after the president is gone and affect us all
  
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• India needs to import more capital and export fewer workers

  12-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Despite strong headline growth numbers, the country is slipping from the global spotlight
  
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• Danish officials hope to calm the conversation over Greenland

  11-01-2026 19:15 via ft.com
  Talks over Arctic island’s future, Le Pen in court again, Wall Street bank results season kicks off and UK gets a GDP update
  
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• Will US inflation figures derail the Fed’s rate cut plans?

  11-01-2026 13:00 via ft.com
  Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
  
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• Eight tail risks for 2026

  11-01-2026 13:00 via ft.com
  Wars, chatbots and bond vigilantism could rock markets this year
  
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• Beware of overconfidence

  11-01-2026 12:00 via ft.com
  There are limits to extrapolating from last year’s economic resilience
  
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• Maersk explores more ethanol use to cut reliance on China for green fuel

  11-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Chief executive Vincent Clerc says other nations will object if they do not get decarbonisation ‘upside’
  
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