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• Trading lessons on US elections

  01-11-2024 06:00
  
  Even when there is a clear policy shift to trade on, timing and implementation of changes is critical
  
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• Merz pushes for EU free trade deal with Trump’s US

  02-01-2025 14:53
  
  German conservative leader predicted to be next chancellor rejects retaliatory tariffs
  
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• FirstFT: Trump’s protectionist policies will hurt global growth, economists warn

  02-01-2025 11:45
  
  Also in today’s newsletter, ‘terrorism’ in New Orleans and the business trends to watch in 2025
  
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• House prices rose by 4.7% in 2024, says Nationwide

  02-01-2025 08:58 via bbc.com
  
  Housing market activity remained "remarkably resilient" despite affordability challenges, the lender says.
  
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• FirstFT: Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda will hit global growth, economists tell FT polls

  02-01-2025 06:35
  
  Also in today’s newsletter, ‘terrorism’ in New Orleans and what to watch in 2025
  
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• Trump’s ‘Maganomics’ will hurt growth, economists tell FT polls

  02-01-2025 06:00
  
  On both sides of Atlantic, most surveyed claim protectionist shift will overshadow benefits of other policies
  
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• Shipowners switch to smaller vessels as world trade reroutes from China

  02-01-2025 06:00
  
  Attacks on Red Sea ships have also hit demand for bulkiest carriers
  
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• Job losses at Europe’s car parts suppliers soar as vehicle market slows

  02-01-2025 06:00
  Falling sales growth and excess capacity have led to sector pain that the EV transition is not easing
  
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• How to invest in a much-changed China

  02-01-2025 06:00
  
  While Trump threatens punitive tariffs, investors need to understand how much the country has altered in recent years
  
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• Gold set to rally further this year, say Wall Street banks

  02-01-2025 06:00
  Yellow metal expected to continue to benefit from buying by global central banks
  
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• The EU’s impossible choice on trade and tariffs

  01-01-2025 12:00
  
  Trump’’s threat of higher duties on Chinese goods raises the stakes for a union that has taken pride in its free-trading instincts
  
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• The EU’s impossible choice on trade

  01-01-2025 12:00
  
  Brussels is raising tariffs to protect vulnerable industries, but other sectors warn they will end up paying the price
  
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• Xi signals growth is ‘top priority’ in speech acknowledging China’s strains

  31-12-2024 13:49
  President uses new year address to stress support for country’s vulnerable people and reiterate Taiwan stance
  
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• Xi signals growth is priority in speech acknowledging China’s strains

  31-12-2024 13:49
  
  President uses new year address to stress support for country’s vulnerable people and reiterate Taiwan stance
  
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• Rising concerns about economic prospects for 2025

  31-12-2024 13:30
  The year no longer appears likely to bring leading economies into a steady state
  
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• FirstFT: $450bn flows out of active funds

  31-12-2024 11:36
  
  Also in today’s newsletter, China-linked hack on US Treasury and FT writers’ 2025 forecasts
  
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• FirstFT: A gloomy outlook for the Eurozone economy

  31-12-2024 07:20
  
  Also in today’s newsletter, China-linked hack on US Treasury and FT writers’ forecast for 2025
  
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• Year in a word: Tariff

  31-12-2024 06:00
  
  The incoming Trump administration is set to dust down a weapon from a bygone era
  
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• Who killed the rave? Late-night dancing falls into global decline

  31-12-2024 06:00
  From Berlin to New York, clubbers in the world’s party capitals are heading home earlier
  
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• Forecasting the world in 2025

  31-12-2024 06:00
  FT writers’ predictions for the new year, from the likelihood of peace in Ukraine to whether the Trump-Musk friendship will endure and the chances of a CD revival
  
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• Eurozone growth threatened by global trade war, economists warn

  31-12-2024 06:00
  Financial Times poll points to gloomy outlook with little upside potential for common currency area
  
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• Could 2025 be the year when Europe surprises investors positively?

  31-12-2024 06:00
  
  Amid much pessimism there are also several things that may well lift the mood
  
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• Weathering the blustery trade winds of 2024

  30-12-2024 13:31
  
  How Trade Secrets covered the events of the year just gone
  
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• FirstFT: Jimmy Carter dies at the age of 100

  30-12-2024 12:13
  
  Also in today’s newsletter, South Korea orders airline industry investigation and the year of democracy in charts
  
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• FirstFT: Russian luxury car smugglers take longer routes to evade sanctions

  30-12-2024 06:29
  Also in today’s newsletter, Jimmy Carter dies aged 100 and the year of democracy in charts
  
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• Russian smugglers import luxury cars from Europe despite sanctions

  30-12-2024 06:00
  
  Wealthy customers hit with hefty charges as importers forced to take longer routes
  
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• Martin Wolf interviews Mariana Mazzucato: Can the state innovate?

  30-12-2024 06:00
  
  How should governments take on bold challenges such as climate change?
  
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• Global leadership to be tested in 2025

  29-12-2024 19:15
  
  Trump returns to the White House, Germany chooses its next chancellor and pressure on Macron
  
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• Mexico left with 500mn-litre tequila lake after demand slows

  29-12-2024 06:00
  
  The post-pandemic US thirst for the spirit has faded, leaving the country distilling more than is being sold
  
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• Falling demand leaves Mexico with a 500mn-litre tequila lake

  29-12-2024 06:00
  
  The post-pandemic US thirst for the spirit has faded, leaving the country distilling more than is being sold
  
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