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• The Fed is done cutting until something changes

  29-01-2026 07:30 via ft.com
  Plus, the falling dollar
  
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• Kevin Warsh is the presumptive Fed chair

  30-01-2026 14:25 via ft.com
  The economist is seen as an independent voice, raising the chances of future tussles with Donald Trump
  
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• Kevin Warsh will pivot Fed to conviction economics

  30-01-2026 14:13 via ft.com
  Trump’s choice of chair will shift from Powell’s data-dependent approach to policy
  
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• Eurozone economy better than expected in final months of 2025

  30-01-2026 13:07 via ft.com
  Growth was led by Spain with Germany and Italy also doing better than anticipated
  
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• Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair

  30-01-2026 12:50 via ft.com
  President’s decision on successor to Jay Powell comes at pivotal moment for world’s most important central bank
  
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• Donald Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair

  30-01-2026 12:50 via ft.com
  President’s decision on successor to Jay Powell comes at pivotal moment for world’s most important central bank
  
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• US stocks slip and dollar strengthens after Trump picks Warsh

  30-01-2026 12:08 via ft.com
  President has announced Kevin Warsh as his nominee to chair US central bank
  
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• Dollar strengthens as Trump nominates Warsh

  30-01-2026 12:08 via ft.com
  President has announced Kevin Warsh as his pick to chair US central bank
  
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• Dollar strengthens ahead of Trump’s Fed decision

  30-01-2026 12:08 via ft.com
  President expected to announce Kevin Warsh as next chair of US central bank
  
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• Eurozone economy unexpectedly grows by 0.3% in fourth quarter

  30-01-2026 11:04 via ft.com
  Bloc’s performance in the face of geopolitical and trade tensions has surprised policymakers
  
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• BoJ faces upside risks to the pace of tightening

  30-01-2026 10:34 via ft.com
  Read the central bank’s January forecast from the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team
  
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• Trump warns Starmer against closer business ties with China

  30-01-2026 09:45 via ft.com
  UK prime minister travels to Shanghai seeking to drum up deals after meeting Xi Jinping
  
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• FirstFT: Donald Trump preparing to nominate Kevin Warsh for Fed chair

  30-01-2026 06:32 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: Apple’s blockbuster quarter and HSBC targets HK IPOs
  
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• Trump preparing to nominate Kevin Warsh for Fed chair

  30-01-2026 06:18 via ft.com
  US president says he will announce nominee to replace Jay Powell on Friday morning
  
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• How big a deal is the EU-India trade agreement? With Nicolas Köhler-Suzuki and Ajay Srivastava

  30-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  A European and an Indian perspective on nearly two decades of talks
  
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• Trump warns Starmer against closer China business ties

  30-01-2026 04:48 via ft.com
  UK prime minister to travel to Shanghai seeking to drum up deals after meeting Xi Jinping
  
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• Trump preparing to nominate Kevin Warsh for Federal Reserve chair

  30-01-2026 03:57 via ft.com
  US president says he will announce nominee to replace Jay Powell on Friday morning
  
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• Warsh favourite for Fed chair as Trump prepares to name his pick

  30-01-2026 03:07 via ft.com
  US president says he will announce nominee to replace Jay Powell on Friday morning
  
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• US threatens to ‘decertify’ Canadian aircraft as rift with Ottawa deepens

  30-01-2026 02:06 via ft.com
  Trump threatens tariff on Canada-made aircraft sold into US unless Gulfstream jets receive certification
  
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• Trump says he will name next Fed chair on Friday morning

  30-01-2026 01:50 via ft.com
  Former US central bank governor Kevin Warsh favoured as the likely pick
  
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• US moves to open Venezuela’s vast crude reserves to Big Oil

  30-01-2026 00:29 via ft.com
  Treasury issues ‘general licence’ that will allow American groups to purchase and resell the South American country’s oil
  
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• FirstFT: China iPhone sales power Apple’s ‘remarkable’ $144bn quarter

  29-01-2026 23:14 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: Microsoft sheds $360bn in market value, and Sony and Singapore’s GIC to partner up in music venture
  
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• A rescue mission for the rules-based order

  29-01-2026 18:54 via ft.com
  Europe needs to play a lead role in efforts to de-risk from Trump’s America
  
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• Why US stocks don’t care a jot about Greenland, trade wars or global aggro

  29-01-2026 16:36 via ft.com
  It’s the economy, stupid
  
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• Don’t bet on dollar dethronement

  29-01-2026 15:26 via ft.com
  If you want to see how entrenched the US currency is in the global system, look at the foreign exchange swap market
  
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• Is the UK on the cusp of a productivity revival?

  29-01-2026 15:09 via ft.com
  Latest data shows tentative signs of improvement after years in the doldrums
  
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• Fed will be on hold until mid-year

  29-01-2026 12:15 via ft.com
  Read the January forecast from the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team
  
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• FirstFT: Tesla accelerates AI pivot

  29-01-2026 06:31 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: Starmer-Xi meeting and Prada’s supplier audit
  
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• Prada cuts ties with over 200 suppliers after labour abuse audit

  29-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Italian label has been investigating since 2020 as allegations of worker exploitation plague luxury industry
  
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• Europe would lose more than the US in a trade war, research finds

  29-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Aston University study highlights the economic risks to the EU and UK of matching Donald Trump’s tariff threats
  
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