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Jan 16, 2026 • 1 min read

FirstFT: Canada and China rebuild relations to fit new world order

Also in today’s newsletter: US strikes first sales on Venezuelan oil and Wall Street banks’ equity trading businesses lift profits

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Jan 15, 2026 • 6 min read

Trump pitches direct payments to consumers for health care. What policy experts say about the plan

President Donald Trump wants to send payments directly to households for health costs. Experts think the plan may raise costs and the number of uninsured.

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Jan 14, 2026 • 5 min read

Tariffs and AI's downside pose top global risks for business, World Economic Forum says

The report captures a shifting landscape where geoeconomic confrontation leaps to the top spot on the list of business worries over the next two years

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Dec 15, 2025 • 1 min read

RMP = QE?

Fed bill buying vs Fed bond buying

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Dec 15, 2025 • 1 min read

Europe faces do or die week on Ukraine and trade ambition

Also in this newsletter: Why complaints about the EU’s methane regulations may be overblown

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Dec 15, 2025 • 1 min read

FirstFT: Australia pledges to review gun laws

Also in today’s newsletter: Trump’s assault opens rifts in the EU, and a Hong Kong court convicts media mogul Jimmy Lai

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Dec 15, 2025 • 1 min read

Investors will have to wait until new year for clear data on US economy

Official figures delayed by government shutdown will provide little clarity on the outlook for interest rates

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Dec 15, 2025 • 1 min read

Bank of England set to cut rates to 3.75% as economic data eases inflation concerns

Vote expected to pass by narrow majority and to hang heavily on the views of Bank governor Andrew Bailey

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Dec 15, 2025 • 3 min read

Hong Kong court finds pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai guilty of sedition and collusion with foreign forces

The 78-year-old was charged under Hong Kong's controversial national security law, enacted by Beijing in 2020.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 1 min read

China investment falls for third successive month

Deepening decline feeds concerns over growth in world’s second-biggest economy

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Dec 15, 2025 • 4 min read

China's retail sales growth sharply misses estimates in November, deepening consumption worries

China's retail sales growth and industrial production missed estimates in November while investment declined more than expected.

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CNBC Finance

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Dec 15, 2025 • 2 min read

Asia-Pacific markets fall ahead of key data from China and Japan

China will release its November retail sales, fixed asset investment and industrial output numbers.

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