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• FirstFT: AI-powered espionage triggers Putin camera scare

  08-06-2026 06:31 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: Iran deal and UK bank taxes
  
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• Taiwan’s opposition leader tells US and China not to use her country as ‘pawn’

  09-06-2026 22:53 via ft.com
  KMT chair calls for more dialogue between Taipei and Beijing in FT interview ahead of her visit to Washington
  
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• Should young people get a state pension cash advance?

  09-06-2026 18:11 via moneyweek.com
  
  A radical policy proposal suggests giving younger people the option to receive the first year of their state pension early as a lump sum. Could it redress the wealth balance between the generations?
  
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• The Fed is going to have to rethink its global role

  09-06-2026 18:09 via ft.com
  Stabilising the finances of another country is a foreign policy decision as well as an economic one
  
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• Is the new Santander cashback credit card deal any good?

  09-06-2026 16:32 via moneyweek.com
  
  Santander has released a new credit card that offers you 3% cashback back on certain travel and food spending for the first year. Is the deal worth it?
  
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• Mortgage market shake-up could help older homeowners

  09-06-2026 15:40 via moneyweek.com
  
  Demand among older borrowers for mortgage products that could unlock thousands in housing wealth is not being met due to strict rules. Now the financial watchdog wants to change that.
  
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• Warsh’s narrow path to success as Fed chair

  09-06-2026 13:30 via ft.com
  His first rate-setting meeting sets the direction of travel for a potentially turbulent term in office
  
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• Indonesia unexpectedly raises interest rate to support rupiah

  09-06-2026 08:18 via ft.com
  Central bank’s move at off-cycle meeting follows 0.5 percentage point rise last month
  
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• FirstFT: SpaceX investors asked to buy Musk’s ‘moonshots’

  09-06-2026 06:31 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: Hungary’s anti-graft AI and GSK-Nuvalent merger talks
  
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• Trump critic Doug Ford urges president to ‘get a deal’ with Canada

  09-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Pugnacious Ontario premier who has sparred with the president takes diplomatic tone on Washington visit
  
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• Canadian premier who defied Trump urges him to seal trade deal

  09-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Pugnacious Ontario leader has emerged as face of resistance to US and vowed retaliation over tariffs
  
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• ASML chief warns EU against directing chip supplies

  09-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Industry needs ‘champions’, not intervention, says Christophe Fouquet, head of Europe’s biggest listed company
  
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• Chinese exports climb as AI boom fuels trade

  09-06-2026 04:47 via ft.com
  Imports show strong growth as world’s second-biggest economy shakes off impact of energy shock
  
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• Pentagon restores Alibaba, Baidu and BYD to Chinese military blacklist

  08-06-2026 22:00 via ft.com
  The three groups re-established as US national security risk after sudden removal from list in February
  
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• Thousands more families face inheritance tax penalties – are you prepared for 122-question form?

  08-06-2026 18:14 via moneyweek.com
  
  The number of inheritance tax penalties for late returns has surged as more families are dragged into the tax net. Are you prepared for the 122-question form?
  
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• Barclays removes account fee for retail investors

  08-06-2026 15:40 via moneyweek.com
  
  Barclays has ditched the monthly fee on its investment services accounts. How much will you save?
  
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• Barclays removes account fee for DIY investors

  08-06-2026 15:40 via moneyweek.com
  
  Barclays has ditched the monthly fee on its investment services accounts. How much will you save?
  
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• Stock market selloff: is the semiconductor trade becoming stretched?

  08-06-2026 15:27 via moneyweek.com
  
  Broadcom’s underwhelming results prompted a stock market selloff that has been exacerbated by new economic data and geopolitical developments.
  
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• Trump’s replacement tariff wall continues to rise

  08-06-2026 13:31 via ft.com
  Bogus arguments about forced labour are being used as an excuse for new duties
  
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• Canada tries to edge back into US trade talks with Trumpian sales pitch

  08-06-2026 12:00 via ft.com
  ‘Fortress North America’ is Ottawa’s response to being cut out of negotiations on new pact with US and Mexico
  
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• Canada courts Trump with ‘Fortress North America’ trade pitch

  08-06-2026 12:00 via ft.com
  ‘Fortress North America’ is Ottawa’s response to being cut out of negotiations on new pact with US and Mexico
  
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• FirstFT: AI sell-off spooks global markets

  08-06-2026 11:54 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: Iran and Israel trade fire while Intesa Sanpaolo launches €30bn bid for rival bank
  
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• Broken UK REITs prove compelling for value investors

  08-06-2026 10:00 via moneyweek.com
  
  UK REITs are being ignored by retail investors, but trade buyers and private equity are snapping up the real estate funds. Why is that?
  
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• British small-cap stocks: an unloved, overlooked sector awash with value

  08-06-2026 09:00 via moneyweek.com
  
  Three British small-cap stocks, as picked by professional investors Indriatti van Hien and Cassie Herlihy of the Henderson Smaller Companies investment trust
  
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• Software Circle: why dull firms can be appealing

  08-06-2026 08:00 via moneyweek.com
  
  Software Circle buys companies that do boring but necessary things. It is well placed to thrive, says Jamie Ward
  
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• What the MPC is really debating at the Bank of England

  08-06-2026 06:30 via ft.com
  Monetary policymakers are taking bets on corporate pricing strategies with very little evidence
  
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• Steel tariffs will delay housebuilding, warns UK construction industry

  08-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Changes risk causing ‘significant’ shortage in key products, argues trade body
  
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• OECD chief urges governments not to go it alone on digital taxation

  08-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Mathias Cormann warns against fragmented approach as more countries consider duties on tech giants
  
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• Ebola and jihadis threaten Africa’s oldest national park

  08-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Virunga’s park rangers are tasked with fighting off Isis-affiliated militants and preventing spread of a deadly disease
  
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• A ‘big bang’ reversal of Brexit is both unrealistic and unnecessary

  08-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Going back would create some big new problems but Switzerland provides an alternative model
  
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