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  • Wednesday, 18 November, 2020
    Trade Secrets
    Why Joe Biden can stall in lifting US tariffs Premium

    Duties on European steel and aluminium among several trade problems for new administration

  • Wednesday, 18 November, 2020
    Anne-Marie Slaughter
    There is a way to keep America globally engaged

    Many rightly fear that Joe Biden’s more internationalist US will prove only a passing phase

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    AnalysisFT Alphaville
    Further reading

    Scotland’s one-party system; Saving Christmas; Early retirements.

  • Wednesday, 18 November, 2020
    UK inflation
    Clothing, food and furniture push UK inflation up to 0.7%

    Pace of price rises remained historically low in October

  • Wednesday, 18 November, 2020
    InterviewEmerging markets
    G20 nearing IMF funding boost for poorer nations, says Saudi minister

    Mohammed al-Jadaan tells FT he is ‘optimistic’ about measure hitherto blocked by US

  • Wednesday, 18 November, 2020
    AnalysisIndustrial metals
    China aims for more sway over copper prices with futures launch

    Analysts say renminbi-denominated contracts open to foreign investors could become global benchmark

  • Wednesday, 18 November, 2020
    Foreign direct investment
    Foreign investors pile back into booming China

    Beijing says country is a ‘safe harbour’ after its rapid recovery from the pandemic

  • Tuesday, 17 November, 2020
    AnalysisNikkei Asia
    Global manufacturers are flocking to Vietnam. Is it ready?

    Samsung, Apple and Intel drive exports, but IT talent scarcity looms

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  • Tuesday, 17 November, 2020
    Brexit
    Hopes grow for post-Brexit trade deal next week

    Irish premier can see ‘landing zones’ for agreement as both sides soften negotiating positions

  • Tuesday, 17 November, 2020
    Martin Wolf
    Why inflation could be on the way back

    The global economy may be shifting as it did four decades ago

  • Tuesday, 17 November, 2020
    Trade Secrets
    How a crisis in the South China Sea could devastate trade Premium

    Study forecasts potential costs if flashpoint forced shipowners to reroute south of Australia

  • Tuesday, 17 November, 2020
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    FirstFT: Today’s top stories

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  • Tuesday, 17 November, 2020
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Asia deal is wake-up call for free trade

    New pact underlines diminution of US influence in region

  • Tuesday, 17 November, 2020
    Huawei Technologies
    Huawei sells Honor smartphone brand in bid to ensure survival

    Chinese group says sale aimed at preserving unit’s supply chain as US sanctions bite

  • Tuesday, 17 November, 2020
    Global trade
    China presses shipping line to rein in record freight rates

    The head of France’s CMA CGM says authorities are concerned a rebound in rates threatens Chinese exports

  • Tuesday, 17 November, 2020
    AnalysisThe Big Read
    Eurozone economy: the struggle to stay afloat until a vaccine arrives 

    Hopes have risen of an end to the pandemic, but the bloc’s countries and companies must navigate a turbulent period first

  • Tuesday, 17 November, 2020
    AnalysisFT Alphaville
    Was hyperglobalisation an anomaly?

    Maybe, but don’t you dare say “slowbalisation”.

  • Tuesday, 17 November, 2020
    FT SeriesBest Books of the Year 2020
    Best books of 2020: Economics

    Martin Wolf selects his must-read titles for the second half of 2020

  • Tuesday, 17 November, 2020
    Banks
    Bank regulator calls for dividends to remain on hold

    Carolyn Rogers says too early for banks and supervisors to take a ‘victory lap’ over coronavirus

  • Tuesday, 17 November, 2020
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    Best Books of the Year 2020

    FT writers and critics choose their favourite titles of what has been an extraordinary year for books — covering subjects from politics and economics to science and history

  • Monday, 16 November, 2020
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    Clarida signals possible changes to Fed bond-buying programme

    Vice-chair cites ‘critical role’ of asset purchases as US economy confronts Covid spike

  • Monday, 16 November, 2020
    Argentina
    Peronist senators in Argentina demand concessions from IMF

    Letter sent by lawmakers loyal to vice-president has raised concerns about negotiations

  • Monday, 16 November, 2020
    Brexit
    UK’s Brexit negotiator predicted Brussels would have upper hand

    David Frost wrote in 2016 that Britain would be the one having to blink to secure EU trade deal

  • Monday, 16 November, 2020
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    A post-Brexit trade deal is vital to the UK’s future

    Boris Johnson should follow the path to an acceptable compromise

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