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Mar 13, 2026 • 4 min

Tesla's China sales climb in the first two months of 2026 while BYD numbers drop

Sales of Tesla's China-made electric vehicles rose in the first two months of 2026, from the year before, regaining lost ground to China's BYD.

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Mar 13, 2026 • 1 min

The US consumer is OK

But if oil stays expensive . . . 

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Mar 13, 2026 • 1 min

FirstFT: US to ease Russian oil sanctions

Also in today’s newsletter: shift in Wall Street’s rates outlook, and warning on Europe’s ‘tech sovereignty’ drive

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Mar 13, 2026 • 1 min

EU must stick together against Trump’s hostile tactics, says top diplomat

Kaja Kallas says Washington seeks to pick apart European governments which wield less power individually

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Mar 13, 2026 • 1 min

Iran, private credit and the echoes of 2008

The investor exodus is unnerving, but the wider financial system is better prepared for shocks

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Mar 13, 2026 • 3 min

U.S. launches rescue efforts after military refueling plane crashes over Iraq

The U.S. Central Command said that the loss was "not due to hostile or enemy fire."

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Mar 13, 2026 • 1 min

US targets UK, EU and Canada in new round of tariff probes

Investigations could lead to fresh levies after US Supreme Court struck down many of Trump’s tariffs

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Mar 13, 2026 • 2 min

U.S. launches fresh Section 301 probes into 60 economies over forced-labor trade practices

The Trump administration on Thursday stateside announced new trade investigations of 60 economies.

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Mar 13, 2026 • 3 min

Asia-Pacific markets tumble as investors brace for a prolonged war in Middle East

Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a late Thursday speech that the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global oil trade, should remain shut.

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Mar 13, 2026 • 1 min

U.S. allows temporary purchases of Russian oil already at sea

The U.S. has temporarily authorized the purchase of Russian oil stranded at sea to stabilize energy markets.

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Mar 13, 2026 • 1 min

Why China’s renminbi push matters even if it never rivals the dollar

If renminbi settlement becomes cheaper and more trade migrates, firms will have less need to generate or hold US currency

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Financial Times (FT)

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Mar 12, 2026 • 4 min

Jim Cramer: Don't let Iran war-induced market volatility scare you out of stocks

"Believe me, you'll be kicking yourself if you sell everything and then you have to watch this market rebound without you," CNBC Jim Cramer said Thursday.

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