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• Eight tail risks for 2026

  11-01-2026 13:00
  Wars, chatbots and bond vigilantism could rock markets this year
  
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• Trump announces 25% tariff on countries ‘doing business’ with Iran

  12-01-2026 23:07
  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
  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
  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
  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
  Iranians have suffered years of inflation, devaluation and stuttering growth
  
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• What will China do now?

  12-01-2026 15:00
  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
  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
  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
  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
  Plus the employment/growth puzzle
  
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• Trump’s new ‘great game’: Mining, mapping and mercantilism

  12-01-2026 06:00
  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
  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
  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
  Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
  
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• Beware of overconfidence

  11-01-2026 12:00
  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
  Chief executive Vincent Clerc says other nations will object if they do not get decarbonisation ‘upside’
  
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• Maersk explores boosting ethanol use for its ships to cut reliance on China

  11-01-2026 06:00
  Chief Vincent Clerc hails importance of diversifying supplies of clean energy fuels to make green transition more attractive
  
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• EU demands ‘Farage clause’ as part of Brexit reset talks with Britain

  11-01-2026 06:00
  Brussels wants insurance in the event that Reform UK wins the next election
  
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• EU member states back Mercosur trade deal

  09-01-2026 18:38
  Majority of countries approve agreement with South American bloc despite opposition from European farmers
  
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• Trump posted jobs data early on Truth Social

  09-01-2026 18:22
  US president shared a graphic that included unpublished statistics 12 hours before the critical data release
  
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• Home land

  09-01-2026 17:50
  Donald Trump is bypassing the Fed with his latest effort to get borrowing costs down for US homebuyers
  
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• Argentina repays US financial lifeline as Milei emerges from market crisis

  09-01-2026 17:48
  Buenos Aires hands back $2.5bn it drew under swap line ahead of pivotal election in October
  
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• Meloni blames Germany and Brussels for Italy’s economic woes

  09-01-2026 17:33
  Italy’s prime minister defends government’s record in annual press conference ahead of next year’s election
  
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• US job creation in 2025 slows to weakest since Covid

  09-01-2026 15:46 via bbc.com
  Employment growth for the world's largest economy eased significantly last year.
  
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• US December jobs report tees Fed up for a January hold

  09-01-2026 15:14
  Unemployment rate fell and November figure was revised down
  
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• EU member states provisionally back Mercosur trade deal

  09-01-2026 13:28
  Ambassadors approve agreement in indicative vote despite opposition from European farmers
  
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