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MPs and retailers hit out at UK plan to cap basic food prices
Conservative MPs and retailers have hit out at UK government plans to encourage supermarkets to cap the…
Europe’s green transition impossible without China, says Dutch minister
Europe’s green transition will be impossible without China, the Dutch trade minister has warned, as the…
Saudi Arabia in talks to join China-based ‘Brics bank’
The New Development Bank, the Shanghai-based lender better known as the “Brics bank”, is in talks with…
Inflation is hitting society’s most vulnerable families hardest
The writer is director of policy, research and impact at the Trussell Trust, a charity that supports food…
US and China hold more trade talks despite strained ties
Joe Biden’s top trade official and China’s commerce minister have held talks over economic and trade…
The world wobbles; the luxury industry strides on
It seemed like an uncontroversial assertion: China’s recovery from the pandemic has been an economic…
Jeremy Hunt backs more UK interest rate rises despite recession risk
Jeremy Hunt has backed further interest rate rises to bring prices under control as figures showed only…
FirstFT: Corporate bankruptcies rise as US credit squeeze tightens
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The stark ‘de-risking’ choice facing economies
For decades, I have argued that the US dollar will maintain its position as the predominant currency in…
UK seeks to revive post-Brexit trade links with Latin America
The UK hopes its accession to an Asia-Pacific trade treaty will open markets for British business in…