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• An Iran oil shock would put global growth on a slippery slope

  13-06-2025 15:31 via ft.com
  
  Disruption to tanker traffic at the Strait of Hormuz would pose a much bigger risk to oil supply
  
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• US car market shows signs of fatigue as costs weigh on buyers

  06-01-2026 20:46 via ft.com
  GM and Hyundai report lower fourth-quarter sales and industry analysts predict a downturn for 2026
  
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• How to be a central banker in 2026

  06-01-2026 13:30 via ft.com
  Plan to face the obstacles impeding the smooth path of economic policy
  
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• Copper price hits new record amid concerns over supply disruption

  06-01-2026 09:28 via ft.com
  Production hold-ups at large mines and fears about Trump tariffs have helped to fuel sharp rally since October
  
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• Copper hits new record amid concerns over supply disruption

  06-01-2026 09:28 via ft.com
  Concerns over Trump tariffs help fuel sharp price rally since October
  
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• 2026 predictions, part one

  06-01-2026 07:30 via ft.com
  A strong economy, a bubble that doesn’t burst, and a bit of AI sanity
  
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• FirstFT: Venezuela launches wave of repression

  06-01-2026 06:32 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: US’s Greenland ambitions and Telegram’s bonds
  
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• Starmer may want closer ties with EU — but will Brussels play ball?

  06-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  PM tries to reassure Labour’s pro-Europeans a reset is coming, but EU officials say timing is poor
  
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• Economists favour Hernández de Cos and Knot as next ECB president

  06-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  FT poll shows preference for former Spanish and Dutch central bank heads to replace Christine Lagarde
  
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• Economists favour either Hernández de Cos or Knot as next ECB president

  06-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  FT poll shows preference for former Spanish and Dutch central bank heads to replace Christine Lagarde
  
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• China’s influence in US backyard tested by Maduro’s downfall

  06-01-2026 02:50 via ft.com
  Beijing has deep geopolitical and economic interests in Venezuela
  
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• ‘Donald Trump highway’: how one China ally is courting the US 

  05-01-2026 22:00 via ft.com
  Phnom Penh looks to strengthen ties that have been strained by its close relationship with Beijing
  
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• Has India truly entered a higher growth phase?

  05-01-2026 17:00 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  Novelis executive says European metal sector in terminal decline despite consumers willing to pay more for recycled products
  
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• The French university where spies go for training

  05-01-2026 01:02 via bbc.com
  Sciences Po Saint-Germain near Paris trains current French secret agents and potential new recruits.
  
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• Venezuela contemplates a post-Maduro future

  04-01-2026 19:15 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  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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