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UK foreign policy

Sunak signals determination for UK to engage with China

Prime minister says era of golden relations is over, but stops short of describing Beijing as a threat

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UK limits use of Chinese-made surveillance systems on government sites

The FT View. Chinese takeovers become a geopolitical frontline

The editorial board

The week that could unravel the global oil market

The Big Read. The week that could unravel the global oil market

Editor's picks

Is it ethical to make — and play — war games?

Is it ethical to make — and play — war games?

An anti-Slapp law is essential to the health of UK democracy

Mary Fitzgerald

Top stories

Live news updates: Crypto exchange Kraken settles with US on alleged sanctions violations

Live news updates: Crypto exchange Kraken settles with US on alleged sanctions violations

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Global stocks fall sharply after China’s zero-Covid protests

Markets Briefing. Global stocks fall sharply after China’s zero-Covid protests

US equities drop and oil prices stabilise as outlook for world’s second-biggest economy becomes muddy

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Xi’s ‘myth of infallibility’ under threat as zero-Covid protests rattle China

Elon Musk lashes out at Apple over Twitter

Elon Musk lashes out at Apple over Twitter

Social media platform’s owner claims iPhone maker has pulled back on advertising in tweetstorm broadside

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UK government drops ‘legal but harmful’ clause from new online law

UK government policy

UK government drops ‘legal but harmful’ clause from new online law

Measure removed from Online Safety Bill following backlash from tech groups and privacy advocates

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Grant Shapps signals UK government U-turn on onshore wind power

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Spotlight

Southgate must pass Wales derby test and plot England’s path to glory

Manager could write a PhD on how teams win World Cups — and shining in games doesn’t come into it

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Southgate must pass Wales derby test and plot England’s path to glory

How cracks started to appear in UK’s booming free-range egg market

How cracks started to appear in UK’s booming free-range egg market

Avian flu and soaring production costs due to the Ukraine war have led farmers to quit, causing supermarket shortages

News

Macron to use US visit to highlight Ukraine war’s economic toll on EU

EU foreign policy

Macron to use US visit to highlight Ukraine war’s economic toll on EU

French leader will tell Joe Biden that deeper collaboration is needed on issues such as countering China

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US officials say Russia has postponed nuclear weapons talks

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Lagarde says ECB ‘not done’ raising interest rates

Eurozone interest rates

Lagarde says ECB ‘not done’ raising interest rates

Central bank president strikes bearish tone in spite of hopes for easing inflation data

Interview. Loretta Mester: The costs of stopping tightening too early are high

Leon Black accused of raping woman at Jeffrey Epstein’s New York home

Leon Black accused of raping woman at Jeffrey Epstein’s New York home

Lawyer for Apollo founder says the allegations are ‘baseless’

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The fighter jet that could create a new alliance between the UK and Japan

Labour outlines plan to place more Britons in work

UK politics & policy

Labour outlines plan to place more Britons in work

Opposition party focused on challenge of persuading ‘economically inactive’ people to fill job vacancies

BT strikes set to end after staff offered extra £1,500 pay rise

LME claims $20bn nickel trade chaos threatened to tip it into ‘death spiral’

London Metal Exchange Ltd

LME claims $20bn nickel trade chaos threatened to tip it into ‘death spiral’

Exchange’s defence against judicial review says level of margin calls would have bankrupted multiple clearing houses

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Disney’s Iger vows to take ‘hard look’ at costs in push for profit

Disney’s Iger vows to take ‘hard look’ at costs in push for profit

Returning chief describes a ‘sense of urgency’ in town hall with media company’s employees

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Europe’s imports of Russian seaborne gas jump to record high

Europe’s imports of Russian seaborne gas jump to record high

Rise in LNG shipments comes even as flows of the fuel through pipelines has slowed sharply

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Shell to buy Europe’s biggest biogas producer for €1.9bn

Crypto lender BlockFi files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Cryptocurrencies

Crypto lender BlockFi files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Group had at least 100,000 creditors and liabilities of up to $10bn

Nervous auditors re-examine crypto clients after FTX collapse

Rolls-Royce tests hydrogen-fueled aircraft engine in aviation world first

Aerospace & Defence

Climate Capital. Rolls-Royce tests hydrogen-fueled aircraft engine in aviation world first

Successful ground trial is a ‘milestone’ in the years-long process to decarbonise flying

Deripaska trial delayed after lawyers query UK sanctions regime cap

Deripaska trial delayed after lawyers query UK sanctions regime cap

High Court hears law firm set to represent Russian tycoon had questioned whether fees might exceed £500,000 limit

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Qatari owners of Paris Saint-Germain target valuation over €4bn

Qatari owners of Paris Saint-Germain target valuation over €4bn

Figure discussed in talks with potential investors over stake sale would set new benchmark for a football club

Lex. PSG/Qatar: football expands financial sphere of influence

Opinion

Xi’s pandemic triumphalism returns to haunt him

The president’s hubris and authoritarianism have trapped China in endless lockdowns

Xi’s pandemic triumphalism returns to haunt him

The FT View. US trade moves sour the transatlantic relationship

Macron’s visit to the White House is a moment to air economic concerns

The editorial board

It is time to revisit the 2% inflation target

Olivier Blanchard

Digital trade must not become a zero-sum game

Markets Insight. The consensus forecast on recession risks complacency

Mohamed El-Erian

Lex. UK house prices: expect slippage but no GFC-style crash

Inside Politics. Years of austerity are now writ large on the UK state

Instant Insight. China’s zero-Covid protests create a rare nationwide coalition of interests

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UK News

National Grid calls off plan to ask Britons to cut energy usage

First test of new emergency scheme will not happen on Tuesday after supply secured

National Grid calls off plan to ask Britons to cut energy usage

Business warns of ‘alarming’ delays in sign-ups for UK digital customs platform

Cost of funding pension scandal payout for UK steelworkers falls sharply

Boohoo more than doubles stake in cosmetics retailer Revolution Beauty

Business calls for UK to delay new OECD corporate tax rules

Finance staff ignoring mandatory office attendance demands, report suggests

Barclays chief to undergo treatment for cancer

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Notting Hill hip? How the west was (re)won

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Highlights

Privacy at work and the rise of the ‘quiet space’

How much noise is too much in the office? As workers have returned to their desks, managing sound levels has become an art — and a science

Privacy at work and the rise of the ‘quiet space’

How to Lead. Science Museum’s Ian Blatchford: ‘If the arts world is not careful, it will be eaten alive by its own piety’

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Collateralised fund obligations: how private equity securitised itself

Long Covid highlights plight of illnesses that wax and wane

Asia’s richest man reveals global media ambitions

Technology

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In-car speakers, and more for your motor

Five great gadgets for your car

Meta fined €265mn by Irish watchdog over privacy concerns

ETF Hub. TSMC fever helps boost fortunes of Taiwan ETFs

Norway’s ban on Russians flying drones faces test in court

Akzo warns of painter scarcity as it backs robot to ease labour crunch

Digital trade must not become a zero-sum game

Access to EU public registers ends: ‘We are going back to era of corporate secrecy’

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