UK consumer confidence hits two-year high in January International - Financial Times - Credit Squeeze 3 mois ago Data adds to signs of improved sentiments at the start of the year
Will politics or economics win out in 2024? International - Financial Times - Credit Squeeze 3 mois ago The belief that demand cycles trump supply-side issues needs updating
US economy defies recession fears with 3.3% growth in fourth quarter International - Financial Times - Credit Squeeze 3 mois ago Figure caps ‘standout’ performance in 2023, giving boost to Joe Biden’s re-election hopes
Jake Sullivan and China’s top diplomat to hold back-channel talks International - Financial Times - Credit Squeeze 3 mois ago US national security adviser and Chinese foreign minister to meet in Thailand in the coming days
Brexit is leading to growing Balkanisation for business International - Financial Times - Credit Squeeze 3 mois ago Also in this week’s newsletter, the counterfactual case that proves UK trade is disappointing
Lagarde says ‘disinflation process is at work’ International - Financial Times - Credit Squeeze 3 mois ago ECB president says rapid wage growth is showing signs of slowing in the eurozone as central bank holds rates at 4%
FirstFT: US and China to co-operate on AI safety International - Financial Times - Credit Squeeze 3 mois ago Also in today’s newsletter, Tesla warns on slowing sales and US aviation regulator blocks Boeing’s expansion
Lies, damned lies, and year-on-year inflation rates International - Financial Times - Credit Squeeze 3 mois ago Don’t fall for the ‘disinflation wobble’ scare
If team transitory was right, the Fed can cut rates whenever it wants International - Financial Times - Credit Squeeze 3 mois ago Eleven hikes for what?
‘Opportunistic’ Chinese lines send ships to serve Red Sea ports International - Financial Times - Credit Squeeze 3 mois ago Vessels advertise their Beijing connections to avert Houthi attacks that have driven away rivals
Biden’s green spending splurge is a hard model to copy International - Financial Times - Credit Squeeze 3 mois ago US industrial policy is too expensive and China-sceptic to become a global standard
Testing times for nuclear power International - Financial Times - Credit Squeeze 3 mois ago Also in this newsletter: Trump powers ahead, audio deepfakes, snooping on remote workers
Cash-strapped English councils to get extra £600mn International - Financial Times - Credit Squeeze 3 mois ago Additional government funding earmarked for social care as town halls face growing threat of insolvency
EU scales back China investment screening plans to avoid ‘turf war’ International - Financial Times - Credit Squeeze 3 mois ago Economic security proposals aim to reduce friction with member states and tighten FDI rules
UK business activity grows faster than forecast International - Financial Times - Credit Squeeze 3 mois ago January PMIs show ‘renewed momentum’ despite price pressures from Red Sea crisis
China cuts bank reserve ratio to boost growth as sentiment sours International - Financial Times - Credit Squeeze 3 mois ago People’s Bank of China promises ‘good monetary and financial environment for the economy’ amid stock market rout
Eurozone downturn eases but rising price pressures add to ECB worries International - Financial Times - Credit Squeeze 3 mois ago Deeper downturn in French and German business activity offsets improvement in rest of the single currency zone
FirstFT: Nikki Haley vows to fight on after Donald Trump’s historic New Hampshire win International - Financial Times - Credit Squeeze 3 mois ago Also in today’s newsletter, Bill Ackman acquires Israel stock exchange stake and Apple ramps up its AI capabilities
Investors pile into peripheral eurozone bonds in hunt for yield International - Financial Times - Credit Squeeze 3 mois ago Spread between Italian and German debt narrows as traditional core-periphery dividing lines fade
The dangers lurking in our messy and unpredictable world International - Financial Times - Credit Squeeze 3 mois ago Fragilities in the global economic system are real and must be confronted