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New pain for China’s property sector
Lower gas and electricity costs drove a sharp drop in headline UK inflation in July, Fitch Ratings has downgraded WeWork, and there’s increasing anxi…
2 years, 11 months ago
A year of the Inflation Reduction Act
US stocks hit a five-week low as a warning of potential Fitch downgrades sent bank shares lower, Beijing is making one of its biggest top-down effort…
2 years, 11 months ago
A looming ESG crackdown
A surprise election result in Argentina spooked markets, iPhone manufacturer Foxconn is trying to pivot to India, and it looks like there’s a US regu…
2 years, 11 months ago
The new commodity superpowers
The rouble has fallen to a 16-month low against the dollar, airlines have joined forces with farmers to lobby in Washington so that corn helps power …
2 years, 11 months ago
Peak social media: The future
In the final episode of this Tech Tonic season, FT correspondents weigh in on the trends that will determine the future of social media. From Meta’s …
2 years, 11 months ago
US inflation is still on the right track
Iran has transferred five US citizens from prison to house arrest, US headline inflation in July rose slightly from June, and in Mexico the influence…
2 years, 11 months ago
China’s economy falls into deflation
Walt Disney reported quarterly results that showed declines at its television and movie businesses, China’s economy has fallen into deflation, and Pr…
2 years, 11 months ago
The weight-loss drug craze
The UK government is pushing back against an attempt by some members of the House of Lords to close loopholes in transparency legislation, US bank st…
2 years, 11 months ago
Why admitting Ukraine into the EU is tricky
Meta has axed a team that used artificial intelligence to create the first database of more than 600mn protein structures, and PayPal is launching a …
2 years, 11 months ago
Latin American central banks’ head start
Private equity firms are increasingly offering sweeteners such as fee discounts to secure backing from deep-pocketed investors, US banks are still re…
2 years, 11 months ago