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US presses chipmakers for ‘more transparency’ on supply chains
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Federal Reserve eyes 2022 rate rise
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/a3b42914-2e0e-4246-bc45-1ea9b19b690b The Federal Reserve has given its strongest signal yet that it…
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Biden wants to raise taxes on the wealthy and corporations. Here’s why that’s going to be hard
To fund a $3.5tn social spending agenda, president Joe Biden has proposed more than a dozen changes to the US…
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The French are right about the Americans
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Gentle Jay does it again
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Evergrande deadline sends chills through $400bn Asian debt market
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Xi Jinping weighs future of Evergrande as he targets third term
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Behind the smiles, competition heats up in the Gulf
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JPMorgan tightens the digital squeeze on UK banks
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Europe should not return to pre-pandemic fiscal rules
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Like Proust’s madeleine, Madrid’s calamari sandwich evokes bittersweet memories
Newsletter: Europe Express Your essential guide to what matters in Europe today. Delivered every weekday. If Marcel Proust had been…
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Gas prices risk setting EU’s green ambitions ablaze
Good morning and welcome to Europe Express. The soaring price of gas and electricity — affecting some EU countries more…
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Breaking down the crisis at Evergrande
One scoop to start: SoftBank has followed Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala in backing a new…
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The knock-on effects of the Evergrande affair
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Brazil’s Gol plans to launch electric air taxis as cheap as an Uber
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Top EU official warns ‘something broken’ in transatlantic relations
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The submarine spat and the future of transatlantic trade
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What Germany’s election means for the country’s debt debate
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The hidden costs of powerful buyers and cheap prices
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The real risk from Evergrande
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FirstFT: Kwarteng insists UK will avoid power shortages
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Toshiba faces uphill struggle to win over restive investors
An already romance-free honeymoon between Toshiba and its activist shareholders is at risk of a full breakdown. Japan’s oldest conglomerate…
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Commodities: the Chinese real estate exposure
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Iran’s Raisi focuses on vaccines not nuclear talks
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The Merkel era in charts: what changed in Germany?
In her 16 years as German chancellor, Angela Merkel has seen four US and French presidents, five UK prime ministers…
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SoftBank and Tencent invest in Indian used-vehicle platform Cars24
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Aerospace industry warns new green tech projects risk leaving UK
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Energy prices will push up inflation across Europe, economists warn
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Iron ore tumbles 20% in worst week since 2008 financial crisis
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High yields tempt wary investors back into Turkish debt
Newsletter: Europe Express Your essential guide to what matters in Europe today. Delivered every weekday. Foreign investors have begun tiptoeing…
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Dutch seek pragmatic approach on EU-UK security co-operation
Good morning and welcome to Europe Express. As the dust (and French anger) starts to settle after the surprise submarine…
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China checks financial news blogs
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Paris and Brussels reel from Australia’s US submarine deal
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Nuclear submarine deal: ‘Australia’s fist will reach right to mainland China’
China’s geopolitical ambitions face a formidable new challenge after the US agreed to help Australia build at least eight nuclear-powered…
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Russian elections: persecution, cash handouts and the Putin system
Looming over a lake on Russia’s northwestern border with Europe, the 20m-high, 50-tonne statue Vladimir Putin unveiled on Sunday depicts…
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Evergrande hopes to placate investors with $3m purchase by founder’s wife
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Shifting geopolitics offer glimmer of hope for Lebanon’s new government
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Five big questions facing the Bank of England over rising inflation
Ever since the start of this year, the Bank of England has underestimated the rise in inflation. As recently as…
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Brighton sides of life: ever alluring to Londoners but locals lack affordable housing
Londoner Stuart Maister admits he’s a lockdown cliché. Until Covid-19 arrived, he’d had no plans to leave Crouch End in…
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‘Post-Covid’ remains a mirage for many developing economies, warns UN
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EU must offer €20bn if it wants more chip production, says Soitec chief
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Chasing the world’s top ultra-runners around Mont Blanc
The soaring notes of Conquest of Paradise by Vangelis fill the air. Tightly packed spectators, squeezed on to the narrow…
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The Turkish wall built to keep out Afghan refugees
After fleeing Afghanistan, Hamit, his wife and one-year-old daughter faced mountains, thieves and finally a concrete wall built to keep…
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Widespread lapses in climate risk reporting found in company accounts
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Incoming BP executive urges dialogue to speed up clean energy transition
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Chinese land auction blunder undercuts Xi’s inequality crusade
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Power prices: Spanish solution will knock renewable efforts
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UK job vacancies shoot pass 1m for first time
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In defence of the inflation neurotics
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Chip shortage drags on as plant closures hit carmakers
Every day Laurent Valy hopes his phone will bleep, alerting him to a text message that says his colleagues can…
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