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• The end of Chinese lockdowns and the reopening of trade

  26-01-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  Risks of disruption to ports and shipping are outweighed by a boost to global demand
  
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• Lebanon devalues official exchange rate by 90%

  01-02-2023 15:17 via ft.com
  Central bank move to re-peg the currency still leaves the pound far above its parallel black market rate
  
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• FirstFT: Debt-ceiling battle lines drawn

  01-02-2023 12:15 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter, Russia accused of breaching nuclear agreement and Universal Music in talks to shake up streaming
  
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• Eurozone inflation slows to 8.5% on back of lower energy costs

  01-02-2023 11:48 via ft.com
  Consumer prices fall to lowest level since May as ECB prepares to impose another interest rate rise
  
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• Hong Kong’s economy contracts more than expected in 2022

  01-02-2023 11:17 via ft.com
  Chinese territory’s GDP shrinks 3.5% after pandemic curbs stifle trade, tourism and retail
  
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• Does it matter that central banks are losing squillions?

  01-02-2023 07:00 via ft.com
  The QE flipside — red ink everywhere
  
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• FirstFT: EU members urge Brussels to rein in Ukraine’s ‘unrealistic’ hopes

  01-02-2023 06:25 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter, YouTube takes on TikTok and Adani pulls off share sale
  
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• US Fed poised to shift to quarter-point rate rise as inflation eases

  01-02-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  Central bank expected to slow monetary tightening after string of supersized increases
  
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• Fed poised to move down to quarter-point rate rise as inflation eases

  01-02-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  Shift to more traditional pace of monetary tightening likely after string of supersized hikes
  
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• End the Fed ‘put’

  01-02-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  With the entire credibility of central banking on the line, the focus needs to be on fighting inflation
  
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• Can the EU keep up with the US on green subsidies?

  01-02-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  The huge incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act are provoking a debate in Europe with ramifications for the entire single market
  
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• Blame the billionaires? French left protests against Macron’s pension reform

  01-02-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  Leftwing critics target Bernard Arnault, the world’s richest man, arguing that raising the retirement age is unfair
  
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• Sunak faces crunch decision on post-Brexit Northern Ireland

  01-02-2023 01:06 via ft.com
  Deal taking shape on trading arrangements but unionists and Eurosceptics still need to be brought on board
  
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• Is the IMF right about the UK economy?

  31-01-2023 22:00 via ft.com
  Fund’s dismal forecast for Britain’s growth pointed to some problems for short and long term
  
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• Eurozone mortgage demand falls at record pace

  31-01-2023 19:30 via ft.com
  Fourth-quarter drop paints ‘dire picture’ for housing market and reflects wider decline in confidence
  
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• UK companies fail at fastest rate since financial crisis

  31-01-2023 17:19 via ft.com
  Insolvencies reach highest level since 2009 and mortgage approvals slide amid housing market downturn
  
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• When good economic news may not be good news

  31-01-2023 17:10 via ft.com
  The dilemma for central banks is whether today’s optimism is consistent with returning inflation rates to 2 per cent
  
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• Chinese broker exposed by FT investigation into North Korea oil trade arrested

  31-01-2023 12:41 via ft.com
  South Korean authorities detain shipping agent amid fears of flight risk after activities revealed
  
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• Chinese agent exposed by FT investigation into North Korea oil trade arrested

  31-01-2023 12:41 via ft.com
  South Korean authorities detain broker amid fears of flight risk after activities were revealed
  
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• FirstFT: Washington halts US companies exporting to Huawei

  31-01-2023 12:12 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter, IMF upgrades global growth forecasts and EU responds to Biden’s green subsidies
  
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• Eurozone avoids recession as economy expands in fourth quarter

  31-01-2023 11:25 via ft.com
  Region manages to grow during the final three months of the year, despite soaring energy prices
  
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• France set to avoid recession as economy expands in fourth quarter

  31-01-2023 09:46 via ft.com
  Foreign trade helps eurozone’s second-biggest economy beat expectations of no growth
  
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• ‘Colossal’ central bank buying drives gold demand to decade high

  31-01-2023 07:00 via ft.com
  Fallout from US sanctions on Russia helped fuel 18 per cent leap in purchases last year
  
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• FirstFT: IMF forecasts global growth but UK recession

  31-01-2023 06:38 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter, US halts Huawei export licences and EU plans response to Biden’s green subsidies
  
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• US jobs boom in the ‘busiest spot in the busiest oilfield’

  31-01-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  Crude production from the Permian Basin has soared to a record high
  
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• Jobs and wages boom in America’s busiest oilfield

  31-01-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  Crude production from the Permian Basin has soared to a record high
  
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• How arming Ukraine is stretching the US defence industry

  31-01-2023 06:00 via ig.ft.com
  Detailed supply chain mapping of two weapons that changed the war reveals a complex web of companies under significant strain as the industry returns to a wartime footing
  
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• Global elite produce almost half greenhouse emissions, UN says

  31-01-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  ‘Carbon inequalities’ within countries support case for wealth tax on biggest polluters
  
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• IMF raises growth forecasts as China reopens and gas prices fall

  31-01-2023 05:18 via ft.com
  UK is now only leading economy expected to contract following upgrades
  
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• IMF raises growth forecasts as gas prices fall and China reopens

  31-01-2023 02:30 via ft.com
  UK is now only leading economy expected to contract following upgrades
  
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