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Hawkish Fed overtones not expected to last long into 2026
Read the December forecast from the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team
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Yuan Strength Beyond 7 Level Will Be Brief, Top Forecaster Says
Any yuan appreciation beyond the key 7 per dollar level will likely be short-lived, partly due to pressure on Chinese manufacturers and sluggish foreign investment inflows, a top currency forecaster said.
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Apollo cuts risk and stockpiles cash in preparation for market turmoil
Marc Rowan tells investors firm is positioning itself for when ‘something bad happens’
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Japanese Government Bonds Extend Slump After BOJ Rate Hike
Japanese government bonds fell on Monday, extending their declines after the Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate to the highest level in 30 years.
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Gold prices hit record high on US interest rate-cut bets
Gold hit a new record high on Monday, driven by expectations of US interest rate cuts and strong demand for safe-haven assets, while silver also reached an all-time peak. The gains mark a remarkable year for precious metals, supported by a weaker dollar, geopolitical tensions, and strong investment …
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UK economy entering 2026 amid sharp private sector downturn, says CBI
Business lobby survey finds firms ‘put brakes on key spending decisions’ before autumn budgetHeather Stewart: Four reasons to be cheerful about UK plc in 2026Wes Streeting urges closer EU trading ties to grow economyUK failure to seal EU tax exemption hands firms pile of paperworkBusiness leaders h…
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Rich Families Face Tax Audits as Indonesia Races to Plug Deficit
Indonesia is seeking to plug an unusually deep revenue shortfall before year-end by scrutinizing wealthy individuals and big businesses for extra tax payments.
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China Consumer Shares Hit Record Losing Streak on Weak Demand
Chinese consumer stocks are headed for their longest-ever stretch of annual underperformance, and analysts expect the trajectory to continue amid a sluggish economy and policy uncertainty.
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Trump likely to propose tariff check legislation in new year: Hassett
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Sunday that President Trump will likely back legislation to send $2,000 tariff rebate checks to Americans in the new year. “I would expect that in the new year, the president will bring forth a proposal to Congress to make that happen,” Hassett t…
Emilypontin22
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Why the railways often seem to be in such chaos over Christmas
Parts of Britain’s rail network will close for engineering work over the festive period - but is that the right time to do it?
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Silver Hits Record High on Rate-Cut Bets and Geopolitical Strife
Silver rose to a record and gold edged higher on heightened geopolitical tensions and expectations for more Federal Reserve rate cuts next year.
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How Many Toys Will Parents Buy for Their Kids This Christmas?
Ynon Kreiz, the chief executive of Mattel, believes consumers squeezed by tariffs and inflation will cut back on other things before they skimp on Barbies and Hot Wheels.
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Fed’s Hammack Says Pause in Rate Cuts Is Her Base Case for Now
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said monetary policy is in a good place to pause and assess the effects of 75 basis points of rate cuts in the economy during the first quarter.
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Labour admits 60% of parents wrongly targeted in HMRC child benefit fraud crackdown
Exclusive: Scale of government’s anti-fraud fiasco is four times higher than previously admittedMore than 60% of parents who had their child benefit stopped by HMRC using incorrect Home Office travel data were not fraudulently claiming the support from abroad, it has emerged.The scale of the governm…
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‘It can be quite a thankless job’: why driving examiners are calling it quits
A staff exodus and a broken booking system are helping to cause huge jams in Britain’s driving test system It has long been a stressful rite of passage for many young people but, in recent years, passing the actual driving test is the easy part. Now, many people seeking a test need to wake up early …
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The solve for America's aging crisis: Universal Basic Investment
America faces an aging crisis: We have too few young people supporting too many older people — at the very moment Social Security, our national retirement program, nears insolvency.To make matters worse, young people are increasingly scared to have kids — in part because they fear AI will make findi…
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Americans weigh in on cost of living, Trump, expectations for 2026 in poll
More see Trump's policies responsible for economy today than Biden's; there are also concerns about AI impact on jobs.
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Hassett: US ‘going to see the biggest tax refund season of all time’ in 2026
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Sunday that the United States is “going to see the biggest tax refund season of all time” in 2026. “There's so much good news in the new year, because you're going to see the biggest tax refund season of all time. The big, beautiful b…
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3 changes may impact retirement in 2026: What to know
Those planning to retire, or who have already retired, can expect to see some notable changes in the new year.
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