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• What will China do now?

  12-01-2026 15:00
  Beijing must decide if it will conduct business as usual in the wake of the US’s ousting of Maduro in Venezuela
  
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• FirstFT: EU weighs ‘membership-lite’ for Ukraine

  16-01-2026 06:31
  Also in today’s newsletter: German far right woos Maga, and BBC-YouTube deal
  
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• Fiscal threats lurk in the undergrowth for Japan

  16-01-2026 06:00
  The country is the darling of investors, but that could change
  
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• EU and Australia wrangle over food imports in push to seal trade pact

  16-01-2026 06:00
  European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen expected to travel to Australia next month to sign agreement
  
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• Can Mark Carney Trump-proof Canada’s economy?

  16-01-2026 06:00
  After several decades of closer integration with the US, the country’s prime minister is pushing large infrastructure projects and looking for new markets
  
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• A less independent Fed raises risks to a key crisis tool

  16-01-2026 06:00
  If the Trump administration exerts more influence on the US central bank, global swap lines could become more politicised
  
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• Carney and Xi meet to mend Canada-China ties as Trump disrupts global order

  16-01-2026 04:30
  First visit to Beijing by a Canadian PM in almost a decade follows deep chill in relations between the two nations
  
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• Trump calls for largest US power grid operator to hold emergency auction

  16-01-2026 02:59
  President and state governors want tech groups to build plants to meet AI demand and help lower utility bills
  
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• Trump calls for emergency energy auction to make tech giants pay for AI power

  16-01-2026 02:59
  President urges nation’s largest grid operator to have data centre companies bid for contracts to build power plants
  
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• FirstFT: US and Taiwan strike trade agreement linked to $250bn chip investment

  15-01-2026 23:00
  Also in today’s newsletter: Japanese opposition parties unite and Wall Street’s investment banking revival
  
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• US and Taiwan strike trade deal tied to $250bn chip investment

  15-01-2026 22:22
  Agreement will reduce tariffs on goods from the island to 15% and will ease tensions between the two countries
  
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• UK economy beat expectations to grow 0.3% in November

  15-01-2026 18:27
  Figure marks rebound from previous month’s contraction
  
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• Maersk resumes shipping through Red Sea after ceasefire

  15-01-2026 15:07
  Industry’s return to the corridor would cut transit times and lower freight rates
  
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• Maersk resumes shipping route through Red Sea

  15-01-2026 13:44
  Industry’s return to the shipping corridor would cut transit times between Europe and Asia lowering freight rates
  
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• FirstFT: Pimco pivots from US assets

  15-01-2026 11:45
  Also in today’s newsletter: tense meeting fails to resolve differences over Arctic security and Minneapolis on edge
  
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• German economy grows for first time since 2022

  15-01-2026 11:22
  Bundesbank expects country to recover slowly from its multiyear recession
  
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• Beige Book confirms US tension between inflation and jobs persists

  15-01-2026 10:55
  Economic activity rises in most districts over past three months
  
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• German economy grew 0.2% in 2025

  15-01-2026 10:02
  Bundesbank expects country to recover slowly from its multi-year recession
  
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• Whose fault is fiscal dominance?

  15-01-2026 07:30
  Monetisation and its discontents
  
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• FirstFT: Trump says he has received assurances on Iran protesters

  15-01-2026 06:31
  Also in today’s newsletter: Pimco pivots from US assets and Greenland working group
  
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• Would a ‘mild zombie apocalypse’ be a good thing for the UK economy?

  15-01-2026 06:00
  Business dynamism comes in many different forms
  
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• White House sets tariffs to take 25% cut of Nvidia and AMD sales in China

  15-01-2026 00:54
  Semiconductor levies are designed to enact a deal Donald Trump cut with chipmakers to allow shipments of AI processors
  
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• China’s mighty green tech sector still has stubborn weak points

  14-01-2026 13:00
  Trade tensions highlight reliance on imported components and minerals
  
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• China blames US for trade imbalances as surplus hits record $1.2tn

  14-01-2026 07:37
  Exports soar as world’s second-largest economy shakes off Donald Trump’s tariff threat
  
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• NZ central bank chief rebuked over support for Fed’s Powell

  14-01-2026 07:32
  Foreign minister warns newly appointed governor to ‘stay in her New Zealand lane’
  
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• Progress on (half of) inflation

  14-01-2026 07:30
  Plus fiscal dominance and the Fed
  
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• FirstFT: Trump warns Iran to ‘show humanity’ or face ‘very strong action’

  14-01-2026 06:34
  Also in today’s newsletter: US bill on military annexation and China’s $1.2tn trade surplus
  
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• FirstFT: Chinese exports soar despite Trump’s trade war

  14-01-2026 06:34
  Also in today’s newsletter: McKinsey pilots AI in recruitment and Saks Global files for bankruptcy protection
  
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• China blames US for trade imbalances as surplus hits record $1.2tn in 2025

  14-01-2026 06:10
  Exports soar as world’s second-largest economy shakes off Trump tariff threat
  
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• Why the world has started stockpiling food again

  14-01-2026 06:00
  Governments are hoarding rice and grain as insurance against a world they increasingly view as unstable. But many economists believe it could be counter-productive
  
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