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• Oil settles below $60 a barrel on hopes of Russia-Ukraine peace deal

  16-12-2025 23:19 via ft.com
  Brent crude falls to lowest level in almost five years
  
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• FirstFT: Warner Bros to reject $108bn Paramount hostile offer

  16-12-2025 23:12 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: Global brands seek PE partners in China, and oil falls below $60 a barrel
  
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• Macron: We urgently need to rebalance EU-China relations

  16-12-2025 20:00 via ft.com
  Resolving serious trade imbalances will require co-operation and co-ordinated action
  
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• Washington threatens European groups over EU’s treatment of US tech giants

  16-12-2025 19:41 via ft.com
  French and German companies warned their access to the American market could be disrupted
  
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• Starmer under pressure to pick next UK envoy to US after tech deal paused

  16-12-2025 19:36 via ft.com
  Varun Chandra, Number 10 business adviser, seen as frontrunner for Washington role
  
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• Trump has ‘alcoholic’s personality’ says chief of staff in tell-all interview

  16-12-2025 18:51 via ft.com
  Susie Wiles reveals administration’s divisions over tariffs, Epstein files and the vice-president’s shifting allegiances
  
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• US unemployment rose in November to a four-year high

  16-12-2025 17:31 via bbc.com
  However, the mixed official report still leaves room for debate among central bankers.
  
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• Trump administration hits out at WTO before crunch meeting

  16-12-2025 16:49 via ft.com
  US says the World Trade Organization is sliding towards irrelevance
  
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• US unemployment rate hits four-year high of 4.6%

  16-12-2025 15:40 via ft.com
  Jobless level for November indicates weakening labour market
  
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• Mixed US jobs report is unlikely to bolster case for more rate cuts

  16-12-2025 15:20 via ft.com
  Growth in payrolled employees was above market forecasts, though the unemployment rate was also slightly higher
  
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• Bank of England set to cut rates but remain cautious on further easing

  16-12-2025 14:44 via ft.com
  Read the Monetary Policy Radar preview of the Bank of England’s meeting on Thursday
  
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• How central banks should navigate an uncertain 2026

  16-12-2025 13:30 via ft.com
  Communicating better about what they don’t know would be a start
  
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• China’s escalation dominance over Trump

  16-12-2025 12:35 via ft.com
  The US president has handed the initiative to Beijing in tech, energy and security
  
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• FirstFT: Western brands tap private equity partners in China

  16-12-2025 11:28 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: oil prices tumble on hopes for a Ukraine peace deal and dealmakers gear up for busy year end
  
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• Oil falls below $60 a barrel on hopes of Russia-Ukraine peace deal

  16-12-2025 09:53 via ft.com
  Brent crude hits lowest intraday level for six months
  
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• Oil falls below $60 a barrel

  16-12-2025 09:53 via ft.com
  Brent crude hits lowest intraday level for six months on hopes of Russia-Ukraine peace deal
  
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• How leveraged is the financial system?

  16-12-2025 07:30 via ft.com
  And pricing inflation risk
  
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• Brussels rolls out rules on cars, food, carbon and housing in year-end rush

  16-12-2025 07:00 via ft.com
  Also in this newsletter: the EU green rules hurting Ukraine
  
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• FirstFT: Trump claims progress on Ukraine peace deal after Berlin talks

  16-12-2025 06:30 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: Australian police say Sydney gunmen ‘inspired’ by Isis, and Trump sues the BBC for $10bn
  
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• The key distinction Europe must make on trade policies

  16-12-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  The region must be clear on the difference between inefficiency and a lack of global competitiveness
  
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• Mexico’s tariffs on China show the rise of Trump’s trade template

  16-12-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  Such measures wouldn’t be necessary if Beijing ran anything like a normal, balanced economy
  
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• Mexico’s China tariffs show the rise of Trump’s trade template

  16-12-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  Such measures wouldn’t be necessary if Beijing ran anything like a normal, balanced economy
  
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• Europe has no choice but to intervene on trade

  16-12-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  The region must make a distinction between inefficiency and a lack of global competitiveness
  
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• EU-Mercosur trade deal hangs in the balance

  16-12-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  EU’s top trade official says bloc must not delay vote on pact with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay
  
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• Investors bet on Chinese companies powering global AI build-out

  16-12-2025 01:49 via ft.com
  Companies such as battery maker CATL earn big margins on export sales despite US tariffs
  
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• US suspends technology deal with the UK

  16-12-2025 00:57 via ft.com
  Washington pushes for concessions from London on the broader trade relationship
  
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