Hints and tips:
...the FT’s editor Roula Khalaf; Gillian Tett, chair of the editorial board; Dan McCrum, who exposed the Wirecard scandal; Stephen Bush, associate editor and columnist; markets editor Katie Martin; Chris Giles...
...The UK was the talk of Washington, Giles reported, seen as a case study in what can happen if governments are not careful to co-ordinate fiscal with monetary policy....
...Even among Tory voters the positive differential has nearly halved, shrinking from around plus-44 to (67 ‘well’ v 23 ‘badly’) in January 2020 to plus-23 (58 ‘well’ v 35 ‘badly’) today....
...The other two candidates still in the race — Anna Diamantopoulou from Greece and Ulrik V Knudsen from Denmark — are not seen as front-runners, but might emerge as compromise candidates....
...But he would not rule out further drastic action, stressing it was right to co-ordinate closely with the government over the response to the crisis....
...chris.giles@ft.com...
...“Most people see a V-shaped recovery, but we think it’s going to stop half way,” she said....
...Giles Thorne of Jefferies is neither impressed nor particularly worried....
...Macron v Di Maio France has summoned Italy’s ambassador in Paris after deputy PM Luigi Di Maio accused Mr Macron’s government of worsening African poverty and stoking a refugee crisis....
...Harry Keogh, a Coutts & Co banker, has resigned with immediate effect following allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards female co-workers, the Wall Street Journal reported....
...Morocco v Trump and co Today more than 200 member nations of Fifa, international football’s governing body, are set to vote to decide who will host the 2026 World Cup....
...Kroger, one of the world’s biggest supermarket chains, had 9.2 per cent wiped from its share price to $22.29....
...David Blanchflower, Bruce V. Rauner professor, Dartmouth College Open question. Depends if he injects a major fiscal stimulus....
...David Blanchflower, Bruce V. Rauner professor, Dartmouth College My expectation is that growth will slow to below 1 per cent. Big issues are what progress is made in Brexit discussions....
...“Conflict and environmental degradation show no sign of lessening,” said Andrew Simms, co-director of the New Weather Institute....
...David Blanchflower, Bruce V. Rauner professor, Dartmouth College I expect inflation to rise towards 3% in 2017 was import prices rise....
...David Blanchflower, Bruce V. Rauner professor, Dartmouth College More pessimistic than 12 months ago I am more pessimistic despite the most recent data being better than many including me expected....
...David Blanchflower, Bruce V. Rauner professor, Dartmouth College My guess is he will be too timorous to do the right thing....
...David Blanchflower, Bruce V. Rauner professor, Dartmouth College Most unlikely....
...One way to picture the economic impact of a Brexit may be the shape of a letter ‘V’ or a ‘tick’....
...6) US v China: is this the new cold war?...
...Sir Paul has given £5m to the V&A and £3m to the British Museum’s new medieval gallery....
...To this end, the V&A has already acquired pieces of high street/designer collaborations, including Jil Sander’s J+ line for Uniqlo and Giles for “Gold” at New Look....
...It gave a strong defence to the earlier decision in State Street Bank & Trust Co. v....
...So there is the possibility the summit will seem to be a backward step in global economic co-operation....
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