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    • Monday, 24 February, 2020
      Coronavirus
      Coronavirus outbreak causes supply problem for India’s drugmakers

      Epidemic drives up ingredient prices and exposes pharma groups’ dependence on Chinese materials

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    • Monday, 24 February, 2020
      AnalysisAsia-Pacific companies
      Coronavirus: Chinese carmakers struggle with disruption

      Annual motor show is delayed, production lines are only just restarting and dealerships are empty of customers

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    • Monday, 24 February, 2020
      Coronavirus
      The Chinese super-regulator taking on the coronavirus

      Guo Shuqing’s legacy will hinge on whether he can counter outbreak’s economic impact

    • Sunday, 23 February, 2020
      Week ahead: South Carolina primary, coronavirus, Trump in India
    • Sunday, 23 February, 2020
      The Week Ahead
      Trump visits India, Assange extradition, South Africa budget

      Start every week on the front foot with a preview of what’s on the global agenda

    • Sunday, 23 February, 2020
      Brexit
      EU set for final push to toughen post-Brexit trade stance

      Both sides prepare to formalise negotiating objectives to shape future relationship

    • Sunday, 23 February, 2020
      Chinese business & finance
      Chinese carmakers accelerate drive into India

      Market predicted to become third largest with number of first-time buyers set to increase

    • Sunday, 23 February, 2020
      Rana Foroohar
      Coronavirus is speeding up decoupling

      Beijing’s opacity in handling the epidemic highlights the risks of doing business in China

    • Sunday, 23 February, 2020
      Peter Navarro
      US: don’t give China control of intellectual property group   

      Chinese nationals head four UN specialised agencies, no other country leads more than one 

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    • Sunday, 23 February, 2020
      Gavyn Davies
      Rishi Sunak’s fiscal expansion is long overdue

      Even after a large stimulus, the UK’s public finances would be healthier than the US’s

    • Sunday, 23 February, 2020
      Brexit
      EU looks to toughen position ahead of UK trade talks

      Ambassadors from bloc’s 27 nations to discuss mandate that will govern negotiations

    • Saturday, 22 February, 2020
      Jagjit Chadha
      Rishi Sunak should abandon arbitrary fiscal rules

      Control of public debt is necessary but the UK government policy should be more flexible

    • Saturday, 22 February, 2020
      The Long ViewJonathan Wheatley
      It is too much to hope for a big bounce in EM

      A selective approach is likely to provide better results for investors

    • Friday, 21 February, 2020
      Coronavirus
      Virus fears push yields on long-dated US Treasuries to new low

      Flight to safety on impact of outbreak on growth and as S Korea imposes restrictions on city

    • Friday, 21 February, 2020
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      The virus crisis and the decoupling of global trade

      Coronavirus succeeds where politicians failed to curtail globalisation

    • Friday, 21 February, 2020
      US Inflation
      Fed governor backs temporarily higher inflation target

      Brainard comments hint at conclusions of monetary policy review due this summer

    • Friday, 21 February, 2020
      AnalysisUK manufacturing
      UK manufacturers feel heat as EU trade battles loom

      Fear of post-Brexit tariffs forces groups to rethink dependence on overseas markets

    • Friday, 21 February, 2020
      Deere & Co
      Deere profits boosted by relaxation of US-China trade spat

      Agricultural equipment maker posts unexpected jump in earnings following ‘phase one’ deal

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    • Friday, 21 February, 2020
      Eurozone economy
      Eurozone’s manufacturing slump eases despite coronavirus 

      Figures alleviate fears of some countries in bloc facing technical recession

    • Friday, 21 February, 2020
      AnalysisFT Alphaville
      The under appreciated importance of non-woven markets

      Face masks. Global supply chains need them because manufacturing needs them.

    • Friday, 21 February, 2020
      Markets Briefing
      Government bonds rally as concerns drip back into market

      Global stocks are set to record their first weekly declines of the month

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      Tech companies caught in coronavirus disruption

    • Friday, 21 February, 2020
      Undercover EconomistTim Harford
      Economists should learn lessons from meteorologists

      Weather forecasters make hypotheses and test them daily

    • Thursday, 20 February, 2020
      European Central Bank
      ECB tone upbeat on eurozone growth before coronavirus struck

      Policymakers’ January meeting forecast ‘positive but modest’ GDP growth before outbreak created new headwinds

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