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• Live: What to expect from May's UK inflation data

  16-06-2026 15:29 via moneyweek.com
  
  UK inflation is expected to have accelerated during May, with the previous set of data having shown a slowdown in April.
  
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• Fraudsters stole over £200 million in investment fraud as some use AI to promote sham schemes – would you be able to spot a scam?

  16-06-2026 18:07 via moneyweek.com
  
  Investment scams shot up by 40% since last year as AI makes it easier for fraudsters to target you. Here’s what you can do to protect yourself.
  
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• The robust Eurozone economy

  16-06-2026 13:30 via ft.com
  European Central Bank thinks it will pull through OK, especially if the new ceasefire holds
  
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• EU lawmakers approve long-delayed US trade deal

  16-06-2026 13:03 via ft.com
  European parliament votes yes to last year’s agreement with Donald Trump to stave off tariff threat
  
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• If Brussels starts a trade war, Beijing will finish it

  16-06-2026 12:00 via ft.com
  Wargaming the EU-China conflict warns Europe against aggression towards an opponent with superior firepower
  
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• FirstFT: $300bn reconstruction fund to rebuild Iran

  16-06-2026 11:58 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: Japan’s interest rates hit a 31-year high and private equity’s warning for law and accountancy
  
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• Bank of Japan raises rates in response to inflation risks

  16-06-2026 09:43 via ft.com
  BoJ notes that pass-through of high oil prices ‘progressing at a relatively fast pace’ through Japan’s economy
  
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• More in store for the hardware crunch

  16-06-2026 07:43 via ft.com
  Times is so hard (disk drive), and it’s getting even harder
  
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• China’s Xi urges Myanmar’s coup leader to push ahead with strategic project

  16-06-2026 07:43 via ft.com
  General-turned-president Min Aung Hlaing seeks Beijing’s support during state visit in bid to ease international isolation
  
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• China’s Xi hosts Myanmar general who staged coup

  16-06-2026 07:43 via ft.com
  Now president, Min Aung Hlaing seeks support from Beijing to ease international isolation
  
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• EU capitals push for proposal to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements

  16-06-2026 07:00 via ft.com
  Also in this newsletter: G7 summit kicks off with Trump touting peace deal in Iran
  
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• Monetary Policy Radar preview: BoE’s June meeting

  16-06-2026 06:30 via ft.com
  The FT’s guide on what to look out for in Thursday’s session
  
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• FirstFT: Hormuz reset to take ‘weeks’

  16-06-2026 06:30 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: Russian shadow fleet and workplace AI bots
  
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• China’s retail sales sink for first time in more than three years

  16-06-2026 06:17 via ft.com
  Investment slump deepens as divergence widens in second-biggest economy
  
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• China retail sales sink for first time since Covid

  16-06-2026 06:17 via ft.com
  Investment slump deepens as divergence widens in second-biggest economy
  
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• Will there be a peace dividend for markets?

  16-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  An end to the Iran war will boost confidence in the resilience of the global economy and corporate earnings
  
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• Why is America’s capital of cheap retail becoming so expensive?

  16-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Rapid growth puts housing affordability under strain in Walmart’s Arkansas heartland
  
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• Economists bet on higher rates as Kevin Warsh takes reins at the Fed

  16-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Former financier to chair meeting for first time with inflation well above the US central bank’s target
  
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• Bank of Japan raises rates to 1% for first time since 1995

  16-06-2026 05:25 via ft.com
  Central bank deputy Shinichi Uchida to lead press conference after chief Kazuo Ueda hospitalised last week
  
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• China’s economy shows signs of weakness in May

  16-06-2026 04:34 via ft.com
  Retail sales decline for first time in more than three years and fixed asset investment slump deepens
  
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• Average US petrol price falls below $4 on plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz

  15-06-2026 21:30 via ft.com
  As cost at the pump declines to nearly two-month low, analysts warn risk of a surge ‘has not completely disappeared’
  
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• Average US petrol price falls below $4 on deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz

  15-06-2026 21:30 via ft.com
  As cost at the pump declines to nearly two-month low, analysts warn risk of a surge ‘has not completely disappeared’
  
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• Did you miss out on the SpaceX IPO?

  15-06-2026 18:30 via moneyweek.com
  
  Despite the hype in recent weeks around the blockbuster SpaceX IPO, the window of opportunity for investors will remain beyond SPCX’s first day
  
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• 300,000 pensioners who missed out on inflation-linked increases to get payout

  15-06-2026 17:57 via moneyweek.com
  
  More than 300,000 pensioners are set to have their retirement savings topped up following a change in the law. If you’re eligible, you should get a letter next month.
  
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• Rightmove: Asking prices fall in biggest June dip for 14 years as buyer demand remains low

  15-06-2026 16:10 via moneyweek.com
  
  The average asking price for a house fell by 0.6% in June, the biggest fall in the month for 14 years, as buyers were distracted by the May heatwave, Rightmove says.
  
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• The world’s middle powers struggle to chart an independent course

  15-06-2026 13:31 via ft.com
  Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Canada has to look south, west and east at once
  
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• Monetary Policy Radar preview: BoJ’s June meeting

  15-06-2026 13:11 via ft.com
  The FT’s guide on what to look out for in Tuesday’s session
  
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• Global imbalances need not lead to trade wars

  15-06-2026 12:48 via ft.com
  The world’s benign arithmetic will turn malign if countries do not adjust
  
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• FirstFT: Iran and US agree Strait of Hormuz deal

  15-06-2026 12:27 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: UK bans social media use for under-16s
  
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• The consequences of a diminishing global energy shock

  15-06-2026 12:20 via ft.com
  The ceasefire revives the chances that central banks can treat the Iran was as mostly temporary
  
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