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FT News Briefing

Will Trump and Xi extend their trade truce?

How a Russian forgery scheme evaded sanctions

Germany’s Merz vows to stay despite ‘disaster’

Reform UK mega-donors stir controversy

Fed interest rate rises are back

US billionaires bankroll Republican election push

What an AI slowdown could mean for investors

Fed and BoJ expect rate hikes as US bond market flails

Oil hits $108 ahead of Iran’s meeting with Gulf states

AI rewrites the venture capital playbook

DeepSeek mania spawns shadow market

Is the global maritime order breaking down?

A foldable iPhone: John Ternus’s first test as Apple CEO

Extended chat: Top US trade official defends Trump’s record

Top US trade official reveals ‘problem’ in UK negotiations

Uber teams up with driver unions to fight robotaxis

Russia secretly helping Iran develop supersonic missiles

How viable is Trump’s oil deal with Venezuela?

AI’s threat to consulting

EU policy could ice out closest trading partners

What Meta’s $18bn settlement means for social media

The risks of investing $7tn in AI data centres

US threatens Iran’s economic partners

Warsh heads to Jackson Hole as economic worries mount

Why the energy crisis won’t save western oil refineries

US Treasury tries to soothe the bond market

Borrowing costs hit multi-decade highs

Airlines in stand-off over cutting ticket prices

Private credit’s woes continue

Venezuela demands its gold back from the UK

Anthropic’s anticipated $2tn IPO

US asks Ukraine to stop strikes on tankers using Russian port

Spain’s migrant crisis exposes serious challenges for young Moroccans

Deadly protests in Kashmir test Pakistan’s government

Crude retreats but fuel prices stay high

How Ukrainian drone expertise is helping Colombian narcos

SpaceX outperforms in debut earnings

America’s puzzling yen intervention

Spain’s migrant crisis reopens deep EU rifts

JPMorgan walks into another football firestorm

Fed holds rates as inflation fears grow

The Big Tech earnings dilemma

Ares’ big play in private equity

Hike or hold: Investors split ahead of Fed decision

Oil hits $100 and drives global bond sell-off

US oil refineries race against dwindling supply

The US has $13bn in Venezuelan oil money. Where is it?

UK chancellor John Healey inherits tricky finances

Andy Burnham’s first day

The Bethlehem Project: American identity after 250 years

Andy Burnham ghosts the UK business community

Is China’s economic slowdown here to stay?

The EU’s push to deregulate banks

Dubai wants to bypass Strait of Hormuz

Citigroup’s ruthless remake

Rewiring sport: How technology is helping athletes break barriers

World Cup stirs up colonial past

The cost of a broken ceasefire

Marine Le Pen’s risky comeback

The Big Four’s problems Down Under

London’s push for AI sovereignty

Germany’s twin crises: football and the economy

UBS bets on the US

Why Indonesians are souring on Prabowo

US Supreme Court blocks firing of Fed governor

AI wakes up the sleepy US power sector

The Bethlehem Project: Steel’s legacy looms large

Jamie Dimon succession race narrows

European defence stocks face uncertainty

Venezuela faces world’s largest debt restructuring

What’s next for the UK after Starmer?

Starmer on brink of quitting as UK prime minister

A complicated World Cup for Iran’s diaspora

Federal Reserve gears up for change

Why Elizabeth Warren is worried about SpaceX

Extended version: Why Elizabeth Warren is worried about SpaceX

Investors celebrate US-Iran deal

US, Iran agree ceasefire deal as Trump heads to G7 summit

Political Fix: Makerfield or bust: Burnham goes for broke