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• Branson slams Trump’s ‘erratic’ tariffs

  23-04-2025 14:26
  
  Billionaire founder of Virgin Group speaks out against potential damage of US economic policies
  
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• Dove reinforcements

  27-02-2026 18:08
  Sanae Takaichi’s policy board nominees have weighed on the yen
  
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• Live reader Q&A — Did India get a good trade deal with the US?

  27-02-2026 13:00
  Take part in a live Ask an Expert Q&A with India Business Briefing writer Veena Venugopal and South Asia correspondent Andres Schipani now
  
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• Did India get a good trade deal with the US? You asked, we answered

  27-02-2026 13:00
  India Business Briefing writer Veena Venugopal and South Asia correspondent Andres Schipani replied to reader questions
  
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• Subscriber webinar: the dollar under Trump

  27-02-2026 12:17
  Join FT journalists to discuss the greenback, monetary policy, markets and Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair
  
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• FirstFT: Netflix shares surge after abandoning Warner Bros bid

  27-02-2026 12:01
  Also in today’s newsletter: Anthropic’s Dario Amodei accused of having a ‘God-complex’ and Xi’s deepening military purge
  
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• Jacinda Ardern joins New Zealand’s ‘brain drain’ to Australia

  27-02-2026 10:53
  Former PM is the latest addition to a wave of emigration spurred by weak economic prospects at home
  
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• Submit your questions: Did India get a good trade deal with the US?

  27-02-2026 09:17
  Take part in a live Ask an Expert Q&A with India Business Briefing writer Veena Venugopal and South Asia correspondent Andres Schipani today at 12pm (GMT)
  
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• FirstFT: Greens deal by-election blow to Labour

  27-02-2026 06:56
  Also in today’s newsletter: Pentagon eyes AI tools and Paramount clinches Warner Bros deal
  
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• Bank of Japan to press on with April rate rise

  27-02-2026 06:30
  Read the central bank’s February forecast from the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team
  
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• Economic nationalism is just getting started 

  27-02-2026 06:00
  Tariff wars may de-escalate but companies in the US and elsewhere are still expected to serve their country first
  
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• UK consumer confidence survey gives up gains of past 2 months

  27-02-2026 01:01
  Fall in index raises questions over whether recent improvement in economic indicators will continue
  
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• More than 900 companies sue US over Trump’s tariff regime

  26-02-2026 15:00
  Also in today’s newsletter, the US president offers first glimpses of how Washington would justify an attack on Iran
  
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• Ukraine and the new economics of war

  26-02-2026 12:00
  Lessons from four years of war: it’s the economy, stupid
  
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• It’s payback time for Trump’s tariff fiasco

  26-02-2026 12:00
  The administration handing out refunds to Chinese companies will be a terrible look
  
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• A new Fed-Treasury accord may already be under way

  26-02-2026 11:30
  The Federal Reserve is flipping its mortgage bonds into shorter-term government bills, which the Treasury plans to issue more of
  
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• A new Fed-Treasury accord is already under way

  26-02-2026 11:30
  The Federal Reserve is flipping its mortgage bonds into shorter-term government bills, which the Treasury plans to issue more of
  
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• Supreme Court ruling on tariffs unleashes wave of legal challenges

  26-02-2026 11:00
  Claims for refunds soar after judges rule against Trump administration
  
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• Supreme Court ruling on tariffs unleashes more than 900 legal challenges

  26-02-2026 11:00
  Claims for refunds soar after judges rule against Trump administration
  
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• Lawsuits against US soar as Trump agenda draws court challenges

  26-02-2026 11:00
  Claims for tariff refunds are latest source of mounting disputes as judges increasingly rule against administration
  
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• EU states clash over industrial subsidies amid competitiveness push

  26-02-2026 07:00
  Also in this newsletter: Steel industry furious at being left out of ‘Made in Europe’ rules
  
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• FirstFT: Nvidia stock downbeat despite blockbuster quarter

  26-02-2026 06:31
  Also in today’s newsletter: US-Iran talks and UK gilts
  
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• Do America’s carmakers have a plan for survival?

  26-02-2026 06:00
  Profits are set to recover this year, but a focus on large, high-margin vehicles could create a gap for Chinese rivals to exploit
  
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• Bank of England’s dovish shift heralds March cut

  26-02-2026 06:00
  Read the February forecast from the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team
  
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• The family-owned soda firm that still uses returnable glass bottles

  26-02-2026 01:06 via bbc.com
  Soft drinks company Twig's Beverage has a loyal following for its old-fashioned approach.
  
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• IMF urges US to change course on economic policy

  26-02-2026 00:50
  Trump administration’s goverment job cuts threaten critical economic functions, fund warns
  
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• Faisal Islam: Is Reeves right in saying we're turning a corner?

  25-02-2026 21:52 via bbc.com
  The Chancellor is trying to use this moment as a launching pad for a wider attempt to gee up consumer and business confidence.
  
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• Defence and AI spending sends global debt to record $348tn

  25-02-2026 19:25
  Last year’s $28.8tn increase was largely fuelled by government investment, according to the Institute of International Finance
  
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• UK business secretary urges EU to stop ‘putting up barriers’

  25-02-2026 18:25
  Comments by Peter Kyle come on Brussels trip aimed at securing British access to ‘Made in Europe’ scheme
  
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• First Solar shares slide as tariff and demand woes bite

  25-02-2026 18:24
  Manufacturing also hit by longstanding import taxes on critical components such as aluminium
  
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