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• Investors cut bets on US and UK rate rises

  20-08-2026 14:55 via ft.com
  Weaker economic data has changed expectations despite a rally in oil prices
  
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• Walmart shares tumble as sales growth slows to six-year low

  20-08-2026 17:19 via ft.com
  Retailer to use almost $2.9bn in tariff refunds to deliver price cuts for squeezed American consumers
  
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• Plug-in solar panels to hit supermarket shelves – will they save you money?

  20-08-2026 15:14 via moneyweek.com
  
  Households will have a new energy-saving option that they can pickup in the supermarket from next week – plug-in solar panels.The Iran conflict and cost of living crisis have pushed up energy bills in recent months with Ofgem's price cap remaining high.Rooftop solar panels are often highlighted as one way of going green and potentially reducing your electricity bills.But not everyone can afford the upfront cost and many don’t have the roof space or permission to install them.There wi
  
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• Walmart pledges price cuts as sales growth slows to six-year low

  20-08-2026 14:10 via ft.com
  Retailer to use tariff refund to reduce prices after reporting slowest US sales growth for six years
  
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• Trump is losing his war of independence on rare earths

  20-08-2026 12:00 via ft.com
  Inefficiency, untrustworthiness and cronyism are weakening the administration’s plans to stand up to China
  
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• FirstFT: Backlash over law firms’ ‘crazy’ early hiring

  20-08-2026 08:07 via ft.com
  Also in this newsletter: tanker demand and Zelenskyy fires top aide
  
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• 140 years of banking crises and bailouts

  20-08-2026 07:00 via ft.com
  We started so we finished
  
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• Federal Reserve policymakers are becoming more hawkish

  20-08-2026 06:30 via ft.com
  Since the July meeting, more FOMC voters have said they are worried about inflation
  
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• China hits out at EU probe into JD.com bid for German retailer

  20-08-2026 06:06 via ft.com
  Beijing may ‘resolutely retaliate’ over probe into Ceconomy offer, says justice ministry
  
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• The container revolution is running out of room

  20-08-2026 05:00 via ft.com
  Containers have transformed ports, cities and trade. Now the revolution is reaching a limit
  
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• The box that built globalisation

  20-08-2026 05:00 via ft.com
  Containers have transformed ports, cities and trade. Now the revolution is reaching a limit
  
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• Trump proposed reviving the Keystone XL pipeline. Does Canada still want it?

  20-08-2026 02:27 via ft.com
  The bilateral relationship has soured significantly since the project was first proposed two decades ago
  
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• Fed’s July minutes revealed growing concerns over elevated inflation

  20-08-2026 00:24 via ft.com
  ‘Many’ members of the FOMC thought a rate increase would soon be warranted if inflation remains high
  
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• FirstFT: Moderna’s ‘landmark’ cancer treatment leads to share price surge

  19-08-2026 23:27 via ft.com
  Also in this newsletter: US national debt tops $40tn and China’s Unitree makes trading debut
  
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• Fed officials express rising concern over persistently high inflation

  19-08-2026 20:31 via ft.com
  Minutes from July central bank meeting show ‘many’ policymakers are prepared to increase borrowing costs
  
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• Grain prices surge as Ukraine war chokes off Black Sea ports

  19-08-2026 18:55 via ft.com
  Analysts fear global food price shock if attacks on terminals and ships continue
  
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• Grain prices surge after Ukraine war chokes off seaborne exports

  19-08-2026 18:55 via ft.com
  Analysts fear global food price shock if attacks on terminals and ships continue
  
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• Grain prices surge after Ukraine war chokes off Black Sea ports

  19-08-2026 18:55 via ft.com
  Analysts fear global food price shock if attacks on terminals and ships continue
  
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• Price of olive oil doubles in five years: how UK inflation has hit shoppers

  19-08-2026 16:19 via ft.com
  The majority of goods and services have shot up in price since 2021
  
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• Price of olive oil doubles in five years as inflation hits UK shoppers

  19-08-2026 16:19 via ft.com
  The majority of goods and services have shot up in price since 2021
  
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• The US economy is running hot

  19-08-2026 13:00 via ft.com
  Why a few cool data points probably aren’t a sign of weakening demand
  
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• Jump in energy bills drives UK inflation to highest rate for four months

  19-08-2026 11:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 2.9% rise in inflation in July had been widely expected by economists, with Chancellor John Healey saying the Iran war “continues to impact prices here at home”.
  
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• UK inflation accelerates to 2.9% in July amid Middle East energy shock

  19-08-2026 10:20 via ft.com
  Rising energy costs push price growth further above BoE target
  
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• July inflation keeps BoE on course to hold rates in September

  19-08-2026 09:20 via ft.com
  Upward movement in the headline index was driven by energy price cap reset and was expected
  
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• UK inflation accelerated to 2.9% in July amid Middle East energy shock

  19-08-2026 08:25 via ft.com
  Figure pushes price growth further above BoE target
  
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• FirstFT: Iran weighs Europe strikes if US restarts war

  19-08-2026 08:01 via ft.com
  Also in this newsletter: Ukraine wartime election and Europeans’ savings buffers
  
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• Travel e-sim boom threatens mobile industry’s roaming cash cow

  19-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Usage set to rise by a third this year as travellers opt for cheaper alternatives to data roaming charges
  
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• The key inflation signal for investors

  19-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Labour costs adjusted for productivity have a strong record in pointing to the underlying trend
  
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• Mohammed: prophet, trader . . . and capitalist?

  19-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Can capitalism trace its roots back to early Islam?
  
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• Inside the Bank of England: Gold vaults and ‘giant’ bank notes worth tens of thousands

  19-08-2026 06:00 via moneyweek.com
  
  The Bank of England might be best known for setting interest rates and printing banknotes, but there’s much more going on at the central bank you might not be aware of.Jack Leslie and Rupal Patel, Bank of England (BoE) economists and authors of the new book Money: The Inside Story, discussed how the central bank holds 400,000 bars of gold and ‘giant’ and ‘titan’ banknotes worth up to £100 million in its vaults.Speaking on the MoneyWeek Talks podcast, they also
  
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