EU struggling to diversify critical minerals supply, warns report
European Court of Auditors says bloc’s raw materials policy rests on ‘incomplete foundations’
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Draghi calls for EU ‘federation’ to avoid being ‘picked off’ by US and China
Former ECB president says globalisation will leave Europe vulnerable unless it pools power
EU’s geopolitical gesture is too cheap to be credible
Brussels sacrificed its own principles when signing a trade deal with India
FirstFT: Gold and silver prices extend slump
Also in today’s newsletter: revelations from 3mn Epstein-related documents, and Wall Street banks vs crypto companies
Hawkish summary of opinions suggests near-term BoJ rate rise
Rate-setters worry about falling behind the curve
An oral history of the Fed’s Covid-19 crisis
We read a bajillion pages of transcripts so you don’t have to (unless you really want to, of course)
BoE expected to hold rates amid conflicting signals on UK economy
Bank balances weakening jobs market against firmer growth
The dilemmas for the UK created by a rupturing world
New priorities are needed to succeed amid unreliable and competing great powers
Wanted: CEOs with backbone
The killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis is a moment for leaders to challenge America’s direction
Markets are set to test Warsh
Persistent inflation may make it harder for Trump’s choice of Fed chair to cut rates
Japan’s Sanae Takaichi makes final push ahead of election day
Plus, Thailand goes to the polls, ECB and BoE set interest rates, and Winter Olympics begin in Milan
Will the Bank of England give any clues to the path of interest rates?
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Don’t fear the AI ‘jobpocalypse’
The technology hasn’t yet hit employment notably, and could create more openings
India raises spending and chip investment to head off Trump’s tariffs
Narendra Modi’s government rolls out incentives and tax cuts as it seeks to maintain strong growth
Xi calls for China’s renminbi to attain global reserve currency status
Latest commentary details ambitions for ‘powerful currency’ to play a greater role in trade and forex
UK restaurants offer deep discounts in ‘last resort’ to lure spend-shy diners
Discounting risks more damage to margins as sector struggles to emerge from pandemic slump
Ford held talks with China’s Xiaomi over EV partnership
Deal would open US market to Chinese carmakers
Kevin Warsh’s nomination as Fed chair to spark rethink of bank’s role
Donald Trump’s pick has called for a sweeping overhaul
Miner Chemaf emerges as first test of US-DR Congo minerals deal
Washington lobbies African nation to award sale of copper and cobalt producer to consortium led by US group Virtus
Swiss wine growers seek to limit European imports
Falling consumption, cheaper imports, overproduction and quality gaps squeeze the country’s producers
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