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Feb 02, 2026 · 1 min read

The dilemmas for the UK created by a rupturing world

New priorities are needed to succeed amid unreliable and competing great powers

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Feb 02, 2026 · 1 min read

Markets are set to test Warsh 

Persistent inflation may make it harder for Trump’s choice of Fed chair to cut rates

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Feb 02, 2026 · 1 min read

Wanted: CEOs with backbone

The killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis is a moment for leaders to challenge America’s direction

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Feb 02, 2026 · 3 min read

Oil slides over 4% as Trump signals Iran talks, easing supply shock fears

Oil prices slid as investors dial back fears of a supply shock after Donald Trump said Iran was "seriously talking" with Washington over the weekend.

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Feb 02, 2026 · 5 min read

Chinese organized crime networks moved $16 billion in crypto in 2025, according to report

A report published on Tuesday has found Chinese organized crime networks to be laundering massive volumes of illicit funds through

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Feb 02, 2026 · 3 min read

Gold and silver extend sell-off after historic plunge — yellow metal drops 5%

Gold and silver extended sell-off on Monday, deepening losses from last Friday's rout.

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Feb 02, 2026 · 3 min read

Gold extends losses after Friday rout; Asia stocks trade mixed as investors assess China manufacturing data

Asia-Pacific markets saw a mixed trading session as investors look toward China's factory activity for January.

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Feb 02, 2026 · 2 min read

China's factory activity grows at fastest pace since October, private survey shows, beating official reading

The RatingDog China General Manufacturing PMI, rose to 50.3 in January from 50.1 the previous month, in line with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll.

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Feb 01, 2026 · 11 min read

Cramer handicaps the collision of 2 more Big Tech earnings and the jobs report

Alphabet on Wednesday evening and Amazon on Thursday evening should define the week — at least, until Friday's employment data.

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Feb 01, 2026 · 1 min read

FirstFT: Xi Jinping calls for China’s renminbi to become global reserve currency

Also in today’s newsletter: India reveals its budget, and the latest release of Epstein files

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Feb 01, 2026 · 4 min read

United Arab Emirates' 'Spy Sheikh' bought secret stake in Trump crypto company: WSJ

“This is corruption, plain and simple," said Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee.

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Feb 01, 2026 · 3 min read

Epstein files: Ro Khanna says DOJ's latest release is 'not good enough'

The congressional Democrat said that Friday's Epstein disclosure was "significant," but it is only about half of the files that have been collected.

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