Ministers urged to bring forward start date of British scheme to 2026 to align with Europe
Plus, court hearing begins in Murdoch succession saga and the FT Business Book of the Year shortlist is announced
With inflation down and the jobs market cooling, the economics points to 50bp
Latest FT-Michigan Ross poll shows vice-president has built on advantage over ex-president
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Tiff Macklem signals central bank will step up pace of reductions should economic conditions worsen
GDP to keep expanding while unemployment will remain relatively low, economists predict
Slow momentum boosts expectations Beijing will need to boost stimulus
The music industry’s shift from product to performance foreshadows a widespread move towards intangible assets
Biden administration seeks to slow flood of cheap Chinese goods with proposed new rules around ‘de minimis’ exemption
US central bank set to reduce borrowing costs for first time in more than four years at next week’s meeting
Poor harvests are pushing up costs up for a nation that consumes 6bn shots a year in bars and cafés
Sentiment towards the country’s stock markets has become increasingly pessimistic
The former ECB chief’s report on competitiveness ought to be an economic reality check for Berlin
Austria’s central bank governor Robert Holzmann says Eurozone borrowing costs could fall to 2.5% by mid-2025
Also in today’s newsletter, Hewlett-Packard’s $4bn case against Mike Lynch’s estate and China increases its retirement age
The former Fed vice-chair on monetary policy, the Fed’s record and the presidential race
Bond investors could easily be caught off guard if liquidity conditions fail to loosen significantly
EU bloc among countries putting pressure on COP29 hosts Azerbaijan to prioritise end to use of polluting fuels
Discounters often prosper in downturns, but recently they have been hurt by rising costs and their customers’ precarious finances
Close call over whether to lower rates by half or quarter point this month
Politicians should be taking questions of R&D and corporate power much more seriously
Commission dismisses offers to adjust pricing of allegedly subsidised vehicles
Christine Lagarde says policymakers decided ‘unanimously’ on this year’s second quarter-point reduction
Call from Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala adds to pressure from exporters including Brazil to ‘reassess’ rules
