Feb 13, 2026 • 1 min

Submit your questions: How should you navigate global economic risks this year?

Take part in a live Ask an Expert Q&A with Chris Giles, the FT’s economics commentator, on February 19 at 1pm (GMT)

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Feb 13, 2026 • 2 min

European stocks head for mixed open after latest AI Wall Street sell-off

AI fears hit stocks on Wall Street on Thursday, with real estate, trucking and software shares among the hardest hit.

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Feb 13, 2026 • 4 min

How China's 'unruly' speculators might be fueling the frenzy in gold market

Gold has rarely been this volatile, and the bullion's sharp price swings are increasingly being linked to China's speculative traders, some analysts believe.

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Feb 13, 2026 • 1 min

What must happen for the world to stack RMB

For dollar wannabe renminbi, liability currency status > reserve currency status

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Feb 13, 2026 • 1 min

FirstFT: Top Goldman lawyer to quit over Epstein links

Also in today’s newsletter: Schroders’ UK Treasury call and US metals tariff rollback

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Feb 13, 2026 • 1 min

Trump plans to roll back tariffs on metal and aluminium goods

Latest softening of levies comes amid persistent voter anxiety about affordability in the US

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Feb 13, 2026 • 2 min

India approves Rafale jet purchase in $40 billion defense package ahead of Macron visit

This is part of New Delhi's 3.6 trillion rupee defence spending plans announced on Thursday,

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Feb 13, 2026 • 1 min

Singapore warns global economic ‘fragility’ could hit trade bellwether

City-state says tougher times loom after a turbulent year defined by international tension and US tariff threats

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Feb 13, 2026 • 4 min

U.S.–China proxy battle over Panama Canal ports set to intensify as CK Hutchison warns of legal action

The simmering dispute has become a geopolitical flashpoint between Washington and Beijing, with Panama caught in the crossfires.

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Feb 13, 2026 • 3 min

Xiaomi's electric SUV tops China sales in January, sells twice as many as Tesla's Model Y

Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi has priced its vehicles below Tesla's and marketed features it claims are comparable or superior.

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Feb 13, 2026 • 3 min

U.S. signs trade deal with Taiwan, lowering tariffs to 15%, while Taipei to boost American goods purchases

Taiwan has also committed to purchase over $84 billion of U.S. goods, including energy and aviation products

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Feb 13, 2026 • 3 min

Waymo is paying DoorDash gig workers to close its robotaxi doors

Waymo is relying on humans for certain tasks, showing some of the limitations of its autonomous operations.

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