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Can the Federal Reserve bring down inflation without crashing the US economy?
NatWest, Halifax and Virgin Money become the latest home loan providers to reduce cost of borrowing on some products
Also in today’s newsletter, UK shop prices drop and Meta plans AI chatbots with ‘personas’
Manufacturers reel from falling demand, rising geopolitical tensions and sluggish post-Covid recovery
Complacency or imperiousness about the dollar’s role would be seriously misguided
Washington is courting chipmakers and battery manufacturers with large subsidies but demanding they loosen ties with their other major market
Market optimism about convergence in the global economy is overdone
Beijing intensifies efforts to lock up access to renewable energy supply chain
Decline in cost of items in July adds to evidence that high inflation may finally be easing
Also in this newsletter: eurozone returns to growth, Chinese manufacturing shrinks again, AI and modern warfare
Restrictions on unmanned aerial vehicles and components could hit both sides in Ukraine war
There’s a succession of ongoing tussles over trade and signs of trouble ahead — but no apocalypse just yet
Also in today’s newsletter, an exclusive interview with Coinbase chief and Trump’s mounting legal costs
Price pressures drop to 5.3% in July but core inflation remains unchanged
Sputtering manufacturing recovery spurs calls for more concrete policy measures to revive growth
Chinese contract manufacturer is sole assembler of Vision Pro mixed-reality headset
There are three good reasons for carefully de-risking the global economy
But analysts and investors are divided on the size of the increase expected from the central bank
Plus, fresh data on US jobs and another strong run of results
French finance minister backs new subsidies that will take into account producers’ emissions
Deeper co-operation in both the military and economic spheres is essential
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Cost of rice and tomatoes has soared due to erratic monsoon ahead of crucial elections next year
Economists increasingly believe a recession can be avoided as inflation eases and growth persists
Stefan Hartung’s call comes after Germany warned its companies to reduce their dependence on Beijing
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