Dec 04, 2025 • 1 min

EU to review tariffs on Volkswagen’s EVs made in China

Move could offer German automaker respite from anti-subsidy measures

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Dec 04, 2025 • 1 min

How will a rise in Japanese interest rates affect global markets?

Investors worry about fallout from yen carry trade unwinding after speech by BoJ governor

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Dec 04, 2025 • 8 min

What the retail boom in alternative assets means for risk, liquidity and portfolio allocation

As the lines become blurred between public and private markets, do the potential benefits outweigh the risks?

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Dec 04, 2025 • 3 min

Layoff announcements top 1.1 million this year, the most since 2020 pandemic, Challenger says

The firm said layoff plans totaled 71,321 in November, a step down from October but still enough to bring the 2025 total up to 1.17 million.

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Dec 04, 2025 • 3 min

Blue Origin unveils space part made entirely by AI with the help of a little-known startup

Istari Digital CEO Will Roper was assistant secretary of the Air Force under President Donald Trump's first term and worked with Space Force.

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Dec 04, 2025 • 1 min

How is Trump reshaping globalisation and world trade? You asked, we answered

The FT’s Alan Beattie and Andy Bounds replied to reader questions

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Dec 04, 2025 • 4 min

Fanatics lands retail and merchandising deal for 2026 FIFA World Cup

The 2026 World Cup, set to be played next summer across the U.S., Mexico and Canada, will have its in-venue retail operations led by Fanatics.

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Dec 04, 2025 • 4 min

Bitcoin is down nearly 30% from its record high — history shows that's normal

In the 2021 and 2017 bitcoin cycles, there were a number of instances of drops of 30% or bigger.

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Dec 04, 2025 • 1 min

Analysts’ Views: Fed will cut in December but 2026 uncertainty remains high

Following the government shutdown and data drought, views that the Fed will cut on December 10 are near unanimous

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Dec 04, 2025 • 1 min

FirstFT: US pulls back from sanctioning China

Also in today’s newsletter: investor concerns about Hassett, and Meta faces fresh EU antitrust investigation

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Dec 04, 2025 • 1 min

Soaring growth puts India’s central bank in tough spot

Blistering GDP reading raises doubts about RBI cut amid questions about quality of official data

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Dec 04, 2025 • 1 min

China says it is ‘actively’ issuing rare earths general licences

Beijing’s tight export controls on critical minerals have strained relations with US and EU

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