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• Three top-class smaller biotechnology companies

  02-11-2026 09:00 via Latest from MoneyWeek
  
  Biotechnology companies are seeing record levels of innovation. Approvals of new medicines have held up despite staff turnover at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulator and large pharmaceutical companies, facing patent expiries on many of their biggest products, are acquiring biotech companies to replenish their pipelines. The catch is that the sector rewards specialist knowledge more than most others: a single trial result can move a share price by half in a day. The Biotech Growth
  
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• FirstFT: Nvidia board weighs Jensen Huang’s future as scandal deepens

  12-11-2026 12:17 via Global Economy
  Also in today’s newsletter: Jamie Raskin interview and the race for ECB president
  
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• The affordability economics is coming!

  12-11-2026 12:00 via Global Economy
  ‘Anti-fascist economics’, or a conversation with Isabella Weber
  
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• China warns US not to use Nvidia scandal as pretext for tech curbs

  12-11-2026 11:55 via Global Economy
  Beijing accuses US of fabricating ‘espionage narratives’ as chip company’s board considers future of chief executive Jensen Huang
  
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• Solid UK growth will not by itself push BoE to move in December

  12-11-2026 09:43 via Global Economy
  Third-quarter growth figures showed a tentative economic rebound under way as AI trends pick up
  
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• UK economy expanded by 0.7% in third quarter

  12-11-2026 09:23 via Global Economy
  Figure underscores resilience despite surging energy prices and rising borrowing costs.
  
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• FirstFT: Nvidia board weighs Huang’s future as scandal deepens

  12-11-2026 06:31 via Global Economy
  Also in today’s newsletter: Jamie Raskin interview and race for ECB president
  
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• France signals support for Spain’s ECB presidential candidate

  12-11-2026 06:00 via Global Economy
  Pablo Hernández de Cos’s bid gains momentum as Paris and Berlin eye package deal on central bank leadership
  
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• Chinese carmakers offer lifeline to Europe’s struggling steel industry

  12-11-2026 06:00 via Global Economy
  Chief of major auto supplier Voestalpine says BYD and others will boost sector even as factories close
  
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• After the US, how should middle powers work together?

  12-11-2026 06:00 via Global Economy
  In an era of unreliable superpowers, mid-sized countries are banding together
  
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• Trump’s Asia trade deals reap small slice of cash

  12-11-2026 02:00 via Global Economy
  Japan, South Korea and Taiwan have made available just 2.7% of financing and FDI under trade and investment pacts to ease tariffs
  
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• Surging US economy defies worries over turbulent Trump

  12-11-2026 02:00 via Global Economy
  World’s largest economy fires on all cylinders — but technology sell-off underlines precarious nature of AI-driven boom
  
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• Money pours into US manufacturing from overseas companies

  12-11-2026 02:00 via Global Economy
  Inflation, skills shortages and unpredictable policies on tariffs and war have made life difficult for businesses even in sectors enjoying surging demand
  
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• Japanese investment in US to power ahead

  12-11-2026 02:00 via Global Economy
  Tokyo has been the top investor in the US for seven years in a row — a trend that is unlikely to halt or slow, say bankers
  
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• Why Nvidia share price has fallen – should you buy now?

  11-11-2026 17:42 via Latest from MoneyWeek
  
  Nvidia’s market capitalisation fell by more than $400 billion in two days after news about its founder and CEO, Jensen Huang, compounded recent tech weakness.On 29 October, the New York Times reported that the US security community thinks Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang (no relation to Jensen Huang) was a Chinese intelligence asset and had developed a close relationship with the Nvidia CEO. On 8 November Jensen Huang appeared to acknowledge an extra-marital relationship in an email sent to a
  
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• Self-assessment rule changes: will reforms go far enough?

  11-11-2026 15:29 via Latest from MoneyWeek
  
  The taxman may finally be understanding what it’s like to be self-employed following new chancellor John Healey’s maiden Autumn Budget.Amid announcements of tax hikes for landlords, first-time buyer housing schemes and business rates support, Healey’s debut fiscal update in October included a throwaway line announcing reform of the administration of self-assessment income tax from 2029.The revamp includes a much-needed pledge to overhaul the controversial payments on account system, which
  
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• Self assessment rule changes: will reforms go far enough?

  11-11-2026 15:29 via Latest from MoneyWeek
  
  The taxman may finally be understanding what it’s like to be self-employed following new chancellor John Healey’s maiden Autumn Budget.Amid announcements of tax hikes for landlords, first-time buyer housing schemes and business rates support, Healey’s debut fiscal update in October included a throwaway line announcing reform of the administration of self-assessment income tax from 2029.The revamp includes a much-needed pledge to overhaul the controversial payments on account system, which
  
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• FirstFT: Anthropic bankers prepare to increase IPO valuation to $1.5tn

  11-11-2026 06:31 via Global Economy
  Also in today’s newsletter: Nvidia spy scandal and Franco-German nuclear defence
  
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• Europe’s struggle to compete with China ramps up

  11-11-2026 06:13 via Global Economy
  Some companies are thriving, but many are protesting against ‘dumping’
  
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• Nordics’ stability is attracting growing attention

  11-11-2026 06:04 via Global Economy
  Investors are attracted by the region’s resilient supply chains, trusted institutions and predictability, but its proximity to Russia cannot be ignored
  
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• UK rates might need to fall far and fast in the future

  11-11-2026 06:00 via Global Economy
  Two tectonic shifts in the mortgage market are changing the way monetary policy works
  
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• The rich find ways to escape climate change. Their emissions have not.

  11-11-2026 06:00 via Global Economy
  Growing body of research shows the contribution to greenhouse gases between wealthy and poor varies greatly even within nations
  
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• The end of cheap money is coming for corporate America

  11-11-2026 06:00 via Global Economy
  Borrowing costs are rising. That’s hurting some companies more than others
  
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• Budget aftermath: ‘Brace for a fall in purchasing power in 2027’

  11-11-2026 06:00 via Latest from MoneyWeek
  
  Households should brace for a fall in purchasing power caused by higher prices brought on by conflict in the Middle East, a leading economist has warned.Speaking at a live recording of the MoneyWeek Talks podcast, which is also available to watch on YouTube, Julian Jessop said peoples’ real incomes will take a hit over the coming year due to rising inflation.Inflation has remained high due to rising energy prices and the Bank of England now expects it to peak at 5% by mid-2027. Jessop said: �
  
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• A look at the alleged spy who had an affair with Nvidia’s CEO

  11-11-2026 06:00 via Global Economy
  Alice Huang conducted business meetings with her purported husband, who has been fined multiple times for financial violations
  
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• US commerce department delays Megaspeed’s inclusion on trade blacklist

  10-11-2026 21:05 via Global Economy
  Company connected to alleged Chinese spy who had affair with Nvidia chief Jensen Huang was left off ‘entity list’
  
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• US affordability tracker: the data that will define the rest of Trump’s presidency — and the 2028 election

  10-11-2026 20:15 via Global Economy
  The FT is tracking changes to the cost of living that will affect American voters
  
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• Treasuries slide as ‘hot’ inflation sparks bets on Fed rate rise

  10-11-2026 19:53 via Global Economy
  Two-year government bond yields soar most since 2024 as October consumer price growth tops forecasts
  
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• Higher-than-expected October inflation sparks Treasury sell-off

  10-11-2026 18:19 via Global Economy
  Monthly figure of 0.4% prompts traders to increase bets on Federal Reserve rate before year end
  
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• What could guided retirement mean for your pension?

  10-11-2026 17:15 via Latest from MoneyWeek
  
  Transitioning from ploughing as much as possible into a pension to working out the most efficient way to make it last when drawing an income in retirement can be tricky. Now the government has proposed a solution; guided retirement. But will it work?Guided retirement would require workplace pension schemes to provide a default pension for savers approaching their post-work stage of life.“After years of saving into a defined contribution pension, savers will have the option of a stable income f
  
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