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• Poland signals halt to Ukraine weapons transfers amid trade dispute

  21-09-2023 09:56 via ft.com
  Threat is latest salvo in a row that revolves around Warsaw’s refusal to accept Ukrainian grain imports
  
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• Poland refuses to send more weapons to Ukraine as trade dispute escalates

  21-09-2023 09:56 via ft.com
  Threat is latest salvo in a row that revolves around Warsaw’s refusal to accept Ukrainian grain imports
  
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• UK public borrowing comes in lower than forecast

  21-09-2023 08:29 via ft.com
  Better than expected data adds to pressure on chancellor to cut taxes
  
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• Humble Jay gets it right

  21-09-2023 07:30 via ft.com
  Higher for longer is the right balance, for now
  
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• FirstFT: UK carmakers to face EV targets despite Sunak’s net zero U-turn

  21-09-2023 06:28 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter, BoE decision day and what happened to the wealth tax?
  
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• Wheat prices fall as bumper Russian crop replaces Ukrainian supplies

  21-09-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  Futures are close to a three-year low, but analysts warn renewed Black Sea escalation could spark a rebound
  
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• What the most ‘Chinese’ smartphone yet tells us about politics

  21-09-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  The advances in domestic chipmaking suggest that western controls will be far from watertight
  
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• Fed hardens commitment to ‘higher for longer’ interest rates

  21-09-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  New projections and remarks from chair Jay Powell signal no near-term relief from elevated borrowing costs
  
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• Brussels considers defending EU nations in Ukraine grain dispute

  21-09-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  Kyiv files WTO lawsuit against Poland, Hungary and Slovakia after they ban imports
  
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• Chip bans not enough to secure critical networks

  21-09-2023 05:00 via ft.com
  
  A wide range of cyber defences are needed to protect national infrastructure
  
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• FirstFT: India warns citizens over travel to Canada

  20-09-2023 23:51 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter, the Fed signals another rate rise this year and WhatsApp launches in-chat payments service in India
  
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• Fed officials predict soft landing with hard policy

  20-09-2023 20:35 via ft.com
  Higher rates AND growth, for longer
  
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• Fed signals fresh rate rise this year and fewer cuts in 2024

  20-09-2023 20:29 via ft.com
  Two-year Treasury yield hits highest level since 2006 after hawkish projections from central bank
  
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• Headache for carmakers as UK backtracks on green agenda

  20-09-2023 19:15 via ft.com
  Also in this newsletter: Surprise drop in British inflation, Uber hits out at EU gig worker plans, Huawei chip breakthrough
  
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• A new Afro-Indian trade partnership is a huge opportunity for both

  20-09-2023 18:40 via ft.com
  Arriving at a formal agreement could have massively beneficial economic consequences
  
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• Great expectations

  20-09-2023 14:49 via ft.com
  The secret to avoiding Japanification, apparently
  
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• FirstFT: Republican candidates in race for Texas oil money

  20-09-2023 12:11 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter, UK prepares to soften green policies and how Huawei is planning to challenge Apple
  
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• Investors slash bets on UK rate rise after inflation falls to 6.7%

  20-09-2023 09:54 via ft.com
  Economists expected higher oil prices to push up inflation
  
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• UK inflation posts surprise fall to 6.7%

  20-09-2023 08:09 via ft.com
  Drop surprises economists and adds pressure on the Bank of England to stop raising interest rates
  
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• FirstFT: Uber warns prices may rise 40% under EU gig work plans

  20-09-2023 06:22 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter, Odey urged woman to downplay groping incident to FCA and Europe’s dependence on China for rare earths
  
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• US Federal Reserve set to hold rates at 22-year high

  20-09-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  Central bank officials will debate how much more to restrain economy at Wednesday meeting
  
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• Fed set to hold rates at 22-year high

  20-09-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  Central bank officials will debate how much more to restrain economy at Wednesday meeting
  
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• HS2 costs set to jump as inflation undermines rail project’s future

  20-09-2023 05:00 via ft.com
  Price tag set to rise to a figure closer to £91bn, according to calculations by the Financial Times
  
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• Is China exporting deflation to the rest of the world?

  20-09-2023 01:01 via ft.com
  Profit margins in supply chains will limit the spread of downward pressure on prices through exports
  
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• Global debt pile hits record high of $307tn

  19-09-2023 17:18 via ft.com
  IIF warns countries will have to allocate more to interest expenses as debt as a share of GDP starts to rise again
  
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• EU companies warn China on EV overcapacity

  19-09-2023 16:34 via ft.com
  Business group says concerns Europe’s automotive sector could be swamped are ‘understandable’
  
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• UK inflation forecast to be highest of advanced economies

  19-09-2023 15:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prices will rise faster in the UK than any other G7 country this year, a forecast suggests.
  
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• We shouldn’t call ‘peak China’ just yet

  19-09-2023 14:46 via ft.com
  Yes, there are deep structural problems in the economy, but this is also a country with significant strengths
  
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• Warning over fuel prices as oil hits 10-month high

  19-09-2023 14:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The price of a barrel of oil rose above $95 on Tuesday, stoking fears it could impact inflation.
  
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• Ukrainian grain ship leaves Odesa despite Russian blockade

  19-09-2023 14:36 via ft.com
  The vessel is the first to dock in and set sail from Ukraine since Moscow reneged on international deal
  
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• The EU has a rogue state problem

  19-09-2023 14:05 via ft.com
  Poland, Hungary and Slovakia have trashed European law to break a trade truce with Kyiv
  
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• Rogue member states undermine the EU’s support for Ukraine

  19-09-2023 14:05 via ft.com
  Poland, Hungary and Slovakia have trashed European law to break a trade truce with Kyiv
  
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• FirstFT: Rift between Canada and India deepens

  19-09-2023 12:06 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter, the United Auto Workers union threatens to expand strike action and oil prices near $100 a barrel
  
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• ZIRP: good, actually!

  19-09-2023 11:54 via ft.com
  In praise of bubbles
  
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• Central banks must keep rates high until inflation is tamed, says OECD

  19-09-2023 11:00 via ft.com
  Organisation sees no case for monetary easing in rich nations despite economic strains and trading tensions
  
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• The arc of history, and markets

  19-09-2023 07:30 via ft.com
  What can we predict?
  
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• FirstFT: UK regulator finds no evidence of politicians being ‘debanked’ over views

  19-09-2023 06:37 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter, Trudeau says India could be linked to killing of Sikh leader and Big Read on the CMA
  
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• US Federal Reserve set to hold rates but leave tightening in play

  19-09-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  Expected policy pause would come amid mixed signals on economy
  
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• UK homelessness on the rise as rents soar

  19-09-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  Lack of affordable housing collides with growing demand and tighter margins faced by landlords
  
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• UK hit by epidemic of homelessness as rents soar

  19-09-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  Lack of affordable housing collides with growing demand, rising living costs and tighter margins faced by landlords
  
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• German carmakers in the line of fire of possible EU-China trade war

  19-09-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  Resentment is brewing that Brussels’ subsidies probe against Beijing benefits French rivals
  
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• Fed set to hold rates but leave tightening in play

  19-09-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  Expected policy pause would come amid mixed signals on economy
  
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• Companies that prosper in times of high inflation

  19-09-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  Higher prices can even be beneficial to some — and their investors
  
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• Can Starmer reset Britain’s Brexit deal?

  19-09-2023 05:00 via ft.com
  Experts say Labour leader has limited how far UK’s trading relationship with EU can be improved
  
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• Can Keir Starmer reset Britain’s Brexit deal?

  19-09-2023 05:00 via ft.com
  Experts say Labour leader has limited how far UK’s trading relationship with EU can be improved
  
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• Crises show the need for better corporate governance

  19-09-2023 01:01 via ft.com
  Access to capital markets allows companies to overcome periods of significant stress
  
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• US unveils Atlantic co-operation pact

  18-09-2023 22:50 via ft.com
  Partnership does not include security but comes as Washington tries to counter Chinese influence
  
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• Ukraine war and the west’s relations with China reshape global trade

  18-09-2023 19:15 via ft.com
  Also in this newsletter: hedge fund warning, California sues Big Oil, Biden takes on US drugs industry
  
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• German companies must cut exposure to China, warns Bundesbank

  18-09-2023 18:02 via ft.com
  Central bank says operations susceptible to trade disruption as foreign minister backs Brussels’ electric vehicle probe
  
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• Fernando Haddad: Brazil’s plans to transform our green economy

  18-09-2023 15:32 via ft.com
  Despite the challenges, we see our ecological transformation proposal as an opportunity for Brazilians
  
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