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Customers face the biggest annual increase since utilities were privatised 36 years ago

The corporate and political winds appear to be blowing increasingly in that direction

US president had called on the central bank to sharply reduce borrowing costs

Also in today’s newsletter, OpenAI accuses DeepSeek of potential copyright breech and a new demography series begins

The IMF’s exceptional access policy is not working

Economists warn that political meddling in monetary policy ‘can often go very badly’

New president Claudia Sheinbaum is up against difficult challenges inside and outside her country

Entities loaned billions to create mining and processing supply chain, report shows

Tariff threat spurs Mexico to fill in smuggling tunnel and Canada to deploy helicopters and drones

Former Labour minister recently received approval despite Republican concerns about business ties to China

US shift from soft to hard power towards allies such as Colombia may backfire

They don’t make much sense and don’t seem to matter much anyway

Also in today’s newsletter, Treasury secretary Scott Bessent pushes for universal tariffs and Nato’s silence over Greenland threat

US president says Narendra Modi is expected to visit White House next month

Dim sum are called momos now

Economists warn the wallets of the US working class could be hit by the new administration’s priorities

Trump’s Treasury secretary wants levies to rise month by month in order to give businesses time to adjust

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro finds little support for confrontational stance against US

Three leading indicators about what to expect from the president’s second administration based on his first week

Decision marks latest confrontation between Elon Musk and Brussels