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• How long can China defy history and logic with its imbalances?

  23-07-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  The country is demanding far too much of a world fixated on cheap consumer goods
  
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• Can Andy Burnham win over UK plc?

  23-07-2026 18:14 via moneyweek.com
  
  Could Andy Burnham’s leadership mark a shift in tone and pace for the UK’s beleaguered economy?Business leaders hope so. Gregor Paterson, fund manager in the UK team at fund management group Amati Global Investors, highlights that the new prime minister ought to have the expertise on hand to do so.“Burnham himself has a lot of experience, and has a pretty heavyweight team of advisers around him,” says Paterson. “He must be aware – as we all are – of how
  
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• How you could cut your inheritance tax bill and boost a loved one’s pension pot

  23-07-2026 17:05 via moneyweek.com
  
  Inheritance tax planning is becoming increasingly important as pensions will fall into estates for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes from April 2027.As the government looks to cut off a typical avenue for transferring wealth, an estate planning tactic could boost your loved one’s pension pot while reducing inheritance tax liabilities.You could make use of several gifting allowances, but gifts of any size made to someone through “surplus income” are also exempt from IHT, even if yo
  
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• Can Andy Burnham revive the economy and boost your finances?

  23-07-2026 15:50 via moneyweek.com
  
  Andy Burnham, the UK’s new prime minister, is never going to be popular with everyone – but this may well be his hardest lesson.It’s clear he wants to be a superhero prime minister – the hero of UK politics who speaks without a lectern (signifying no barriers) and someone who wants to give power to local authorities rather than just the Number 10 powerhouse. In his words, he “wants to bring back hope” as he attempts to fix the broken political system and the U
  
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• Burnham’s taxes: Can he revive the economy and boost your finances?

  23-07-2026 15:50 via moneyweek.com
  
  Andy Burnham, the UK’s new prime minister, is never going to be popular with everyone – but this may well be his hardest lesson.It’s clear he wants to be a superhero prime minister – the hero of UK politics who speaks without a lectern (signifying no barriers) and someone who wants to give power to local authorities rather than just the Number 10 powerhouse. In his words, he “wants to bring back hope” as he attempts to fix the broken political system and the U
  
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• ECB holds interest rates at 2.25% after debating rise

  23-07-2026 15:34 via ft.com
  Some members of governing council ‘asked themselves whether we should not consider a hike’
  
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• Six technology and innovation investment trusts to consider

  23-07-2026 14:47 via moneyweek.com
  
  Technology, and its ever-present subsector artificial intelligence (AI), are perhaps the hottest topics in investment – and have been for several years.Information technology officially accounts for 32% of the MSCI ACWI Index. Yet in reality, what we’d all intuitively think of as ‘tech’ companies account for a greater proportion of this, since MSCI officially designates companies like Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Tesla into industry sectors other than information technology
  
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• ECB holds interest rates at 2.25%

  23-07-2026 14:35 via ft.com
  Central bank pauses despite renewed surge in oil prices
  
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• Oil price surge drives global bond sell-off

  23-07-2026 12:49 via ft.com
  Brent crude’s rise towards $100 threatens a prolonged surge in inflation and resetting interest rate expectations
  
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• FirstFT: Jes Staley faces questions over his links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

  23-07-2026 12:14 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: surge in oil prices reignites fears of an inflation shock and Google’s cash flow turns negative
  
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• Will Burnham go big or go home?

  23-07-2026 12:00 via ft.com
  Reasons to be sceptical about the UK’s new prime minister
  
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• FirstFT: Google burns through $6bn in cash amid AI infrastructure splurge

  23-07-2026 06:31 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: Houthis attack two Saudi tankers and Jes Staley on Capitol Hill
  
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• Household inflation expectations in the US are worryingly high

  23-07-2026 06:30 via ft.com
  Much higher inflation expectations may well require action by the Fed, even as the market remains sanguine
  
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• Japan awakes

  23-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Why 1 per cent interest rates could shake everything up after a generation of deflation
  
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• Is Trump winning the tariff wars?

  23-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Time to tot up the scores
  
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• Inflation data gives Burnham’s cost of living pledge a boost

  23-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  The UK’s new prime minister has promised to ease pressure on voters
  
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• Inflation data gives Andy Burnham’s cost of living pledge a boost

  23-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  The UK’s new prime minister has promised to ease pressure on voters
  
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• EU urged to use more ‘clout’ against Beijing

  23-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Former trade commissioner Karel De Gucht says bloc should form alliance of open trading nations
  
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• US and Japan clash over meltdown liability in $40bn nuclear power deal

  23-07-2026 03:37 via ft.com
  Project is part of Tokyo’s commitment to invest $550bn in return for lower tariffs
  
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• FirstFT: Google burned through cash last quarter amid AI infrastructure splurge

  22-07-2026 23:40 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: OpenAI ‘agent’ hacks into start-up and India’s Gen Z takes on Modi
  
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• Russian gas cargoes to stay exempt as EU agrees new sanctions deal

  22-07-2026 23:35 via ft.com
  Greek shipping company Dynagas will be allowed to continue carrying Russian LNG
  
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• Russian gas cargoes to remain exempt as EU nears new sanctions deal

  22-07-2026 23:35 via ft.com
  Groups such as Greece’s Dynagas will be allowed to continue carrying Russian LNG
  
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• The real barrier to Africa’s solar energy boom

  22-07-2026 19:52 via ft.com
  Reducing the cost of capital is the only way to ensure the expansion of renewable energy across the continent
  
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• Mercedes risks US sales ban under Senate China bill

  22-07-2026 16:00 via ft.com
  Commerce panel to vote on legislation barring companies with significant Chinese ownership from US market
  
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• More branches and free cash: How Nationwide is winning the high street banks battle

  22-07-2026 15:01 via moneyweek.com
  
  High street banks and building societies have been battling it out with challenger banks such as Monzo and Starling, but Nationwide is fighting back by leveraging traditional roots with more presence on the high street as it pledges to open more branches with customer facing services.Plus, its attractive Fairer Share scheme which has consistently paid a £100 bonus to loyal customers for four years as it shares profits with members.You’ve more than likely seen the Nationwide adverts o
  
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• FirstFT: Where is Venezuela’s oil money?

  22-07-2026 12:17 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: OpenAI ‘agent’ escapes testing and hacks into start-up, and Ukraine’s military shake-up
  
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• June’s encouraging inflation will be discounted by Bank of England

  22-07-2026 09:06 via ft.com
  Falling fuel prices are a big contributor to lower annual rate, but US-Iran ceasefire collapse means trend won’t last
  
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• UK inflation falls more than expected to 2.6% in June

  22-07-2026 08:17 via ft.com
  Figure comes as Prime Minister Andy Burnham seeks to cut cost of living
  
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• FirstFT: French AI start-up Mistral in fundraising talks with Samsung

  22-07-2026 06:32 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: Ukraine military shake-up and Wirecard’s Marsalek
  
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• Who will win the war of neo-mercantilists?

  22-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  China’s high degree of self-sufficiency also reduces its vulnerability to coercion by others
  
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