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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

  • 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
    FT AlphavilleClaire Jones
    How hidden is inflation?

    Price pressures have disappeared during the pandemic, so they say.

  • Monday, 16 November, 2020
    Federal Reserve
    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
    Brexit
    West Midlands’ Tory mayor warns over post-Brexit tariffs

    Andy Street says manufacturers in the region could face duties of up to 10% even if a deal is struck

  • Monday, 16 November, 2020
    Gideon Rachman
    Biden’s flawed plan for global leadership

    The signing of a huge trade deal in Asia shows the world is moving on without the US

  • Monday, 16 November, 2020
    AnalysisUS trade
    Biden to stay tough on trade while re-embracing partners

    President-elect likely to keep pressure on China and advance interests of US workers

  • Monday, 16 November, 2020
    FT Swamp Notes
    Place matters Premium

    Class — and in particular the geography of it — was even more important in this election

  • Monday, 16 November, 2020
    ETF HubThe latest news on ETFs
    ETF tax advantage feared at risk if Democrats win Senate

    Mutual fund providers have long complained that their higher tax burden is unfair

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  • Sunday, 15 November, 2020
    AnalysisNikkei Asia
    Tech after Trump: what a Biden win will mean for Asia

    President-elect is expected to be more strategic on China and immigration issues

  • Sunday, 15 November, 2020
    US surge in coronavirus cases darkens outlook for economy

    Biden team calls for urgent action on stimulus as health situation worsens

  • Sunday, 15 November, 2020
    US banks
    Bank credit card profits in question as US consumers cut debt

    Account balances continue to slide and outlook for Christmas spending remains unclear

  • Sunday, 15 November, 2020
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Taxing of private equity needs a rethink

    UK proposals to reform capital gains tax are belated and necessary

  • Sunday, 15 November, 2020
    ExplainerMarket Questions
    Will Turkey’s new central bank governor announce a big rate rise?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

  • Friday, 13 November, 2020
    Chinese equities
    US ban on China military-linked stocks creates investor woe

    Trump executive order poses compliance challenge for fund managers

  • Friday, 13 November, 2020
    AnalysisJoe Biden
    Lael Brainard, the internationalist in line for top Treasury job

    Appointment by Joe Biden would smash glass ceiling at department that has never been run by a woman

  • Friday, 13 November, 2020
    US foreign policy
    US investors barred from shares in China military-linked companies

    Donald Trump keeps up pressure on Beijing despite US election loss

  • Thursday, 12 November, 2020
    Federal Reserve
    Senate prepares to vote on Trump’s Fed board nominee Judy Shelton

    Candidate has faced opposition over her loyalty to US president and policy views

  • Thursday, 12 November, 2020
    Gillian Tett
    Investors should take heed of the inflation chatter

    Don’t be blindly addicted to free money and risk a shock when conditions change

  • Thursday, 12 November, 2020
    Chris Giles
    ‘Build back better’ slogans sugar-coat the damage of Covid-19

    Scars of the pandemic on the global economy and workers are likely to persist

  • Thursday, 12 November, 2020
    US employment
    New US jobless claims fall to lowest level since start of pandemic

    Labour market shows improvement although rebound could be threatened by new Covid-19 surge

  • Thursday, 12 November, 2020
    Trade Secrets
    The UK-US trade deal and the irrelevance of politics Premium

    A no-deal Brexit and its threat to the Good Friday Agreement would mean no agreement with Washington

  • Thursday, 12 November, 2020
    Free LunchMartin Sandbu
    Why Joe Biden must go big Premium

    The whole US — and the world — needs a New Deal-style programme from the new president

  • Thursday, 12 November, 2020
    Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp
    China’s biggest chipmaker warns of delays due to US sanctions

    Shanghai-based SMIC insists restrictions are ‘manageable’ as revenue rises 32%

  • Wednesday, 11 November, 2020
    Stephany Griffith-Jones
    An investment bank to help the US prosper

    A new Biden government will need an institution to support an equitable and sustainable economy

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