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• Emerging markets’ surprising performance

  17-04-2025 06:00
  
  Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell is warning that US tariffs are ‘likely’ to put at r…
  
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• Emerging markets are a better gauge of investors’ mood than gold

  21-01-2026 14:46
  US moves on Greenland may have boosted traditional havens such as precious metals but the developing world is on a roll
  
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• EU lawmakers vote to delay Mercosur trade pact over legal concerns

  21-01-2026 14:28
  Majority back motion to seek legal opinion on deal from European Court of Justice
  
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• EU seeks to reform WTO ‘most favoured nation’ trade rules

  21-01-2026 14:10
  Dramatic shift from Brussels, which had long defended the principle that members must treat one another equally
  
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• The WTO needs an overhaul

  21-01-2026 14:00
  We must question whether the ‘most favoured nation’ principle remains fit for purpose
  
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• Lutnick heckled at Davos dinner as Lagarde walks out

  21-01-2026 13:51
  Event hosted by Larry Fink descended into uproar after combative remarks by US commerce secretary
  
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• Bessent says Deutsche chief distanced bank from research note on US assets

  21-01-2026 12:21
  Bank strategist published note suggesting European investors could sell US assets in response to trade threats
  
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• Are UK interest rates expected to fall again?

  21-01-2026 11:09 via bbc.com
  The interest rate set by the Bank of England affects mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions.
  
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• UK inflation rises to 3.4%, driven by tobacco and airfares

  21-01-2026 10:28 via bbc.com
  It is the last set of monthly inflation figures before the next interest rate decision on 5 February.
  
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• Higher UK inflation in December mostly erratic

  21-01-2026 08:54
  Airfares and tobacco inflation artificially push headline figure higher
  
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• UK inflation rises more than expected to 3.4% in December

  21-01-2026 08:01
  Figure comes as investors await Bank of England’s next decision on interest rates  
  
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• Tariffs and the Supreme Court: watch what happens next

  21-01-2026 07:30
  Plus the sustainability of the small-cap rally
  
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• EU should not hold back on Trump retaliation, says bloc’s competition chief

  21-01-2026 07:00
  Also in this newsletter: Europe replaces one gas dependency for another
  
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• FirstFT: Greenland stand-off looms over Davos

  21-01-2026 06:40
  Also in today’s newsletter: WEF weighs new location and Nestlé on sustainability
  
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• World Economic Forum weighs moving flagship event from Davos

  21-01-2026 06:00
  Organisation’s executives including chair Larry Fink discuss future of annual shindig for political and business elites
  
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• Trump row over Greenland derails Ukraine postwar deal

  21-01-2026 06:00
  Signature of ‘prosperity plan’ expected at Davos has been postponed amid transatlantic rift
  
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• The Chinese suppliers that could decide the drone war in Ukraine

  21-01-2026 06:00
  As both sides scramble to source vital components, some experts are convinced Russian buyers are being favoured
  
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• Russia, Ukraine and the race for Chinese drone components

  21-01-2026 06:00
  As both sides scramble to source vital parts, some experts are convinced Russian buyers are being favoured by Beijing
  
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• Can the EU keep up with Trump in a trade war?

  21-01-2026 06:00
  While the US president fires off social media posts increasing tariffs, the bloc has to overcome political divisions to retaliate
  
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• Carney warns of ‘rupture’ to global order as Trump rattles allies

  21-01-2026 00:46
  Canadian leader calls on ‘middle powers’ to unite as Davos braces for US president’s arrival
  
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• FirstFT: Trump says ‘no going back’ on Greenland bid ahead of Davos talks

  20-01-2026 22:28
  Also in today’s newsletter: Japan’s 40-year bond yields surpass 4% and Tata’s defence division seeks overseas growth
  
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• UK in ‘strong position’ to avoid further tax rises, says Rachel Reeves

  20-01-2026 19:40
  Chancellor defends UK decision not to threaten retaliation over Greenland dispute
  
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• Why the Trump administration is going to Davos

  20-01-2026 19:06
  Capitalism has a new sheriff in town
  
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• Dollar and US stocks fall as Trump says ‘no going back’ on Greenland bid

  20-01-2026 19:00
  European leaders criticise stance on Arctic island, with Macron taking aim at US president’s ‘useless aggressivity’
  
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• Trump is erasing the global economic order

  20-01-2026 17:42
  The US is no longer predictable nor bound by any fundamental principles of action
  
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• The world’s economy — past, present and future

  20-01-2026 17:42
  The US is no longer predictable nor bound by any fundamental principles of action
  
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• Reeves vows to break down barriers to trade as new US tariff threat looms

  20-01-2026 16:24
  Chancellor defends UK decision not to threaten retaliation over Greenland dispute
  
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• Greenland: the good, the bad or the ugly?

  20-01-2026 14:52
  Alexander Stubb on the possible scenarios facing the Arctic island
  
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• BoE governor warns of market spillovers from Trump’s actions

  20-01-2026 14:02
  Attack on Fed independence and threat to seize Greenland create ‘substantial risks’, says Andrew Bailey
  
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• Why Bulgaria joined the Eurozone

  20-01-2026 13:30
  Though the Bulgarian lev was already pegged to the euro, the country had much to gain by joining the currency union
  
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