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Good news on inflation could be quickly erased by tax rises and Trump turbulence ahead
A fall in December's CPI inflation of 0.1 percentage points to 2.5% is marginal, but by being below expectations it delivered an above-expectations boost to Rachel Reeves.
Is the UK cheap?
Plus the end of net neutrality
Surprise fall in inflation after two months of rises
There's been a surprise fall in inflation to 2.5% after two months of rises, official figures show.
Musk sued over buying Twitter shares at artificially low prices by US finance regulator
Elon Musk is being sued for failing to disclose his purchase of more than 5% of Twitter stock in a timely fashion.
Apple AI feature 'must be revoked' over notifications misleading users
Apple AI is sending misleading push notifications about sensitive stories like Gisele Pelicot's mass rape trial, Britain's grooming gang scandal and a prison officer filmed having sex with an inmate.
The China commodities supercycle is over. Will there be another?
Chinese demand for steel and iron ore has finally peaked. The industry hopes the energy transition will spark a new boom, but it will be shaped by geopolitical competition
Weakening rupee puts India interest rate cuts in doubt
Currencyβs decline and its implications for inflation add to doubts about health of worldβs fastest-growing major economy
Saudi Aramco to expand investments in lithium as it diversifies from oil
Worldβs largest oil company in race to build supply chain for metal vital for batteries to power electric cars
Battery makerβs $5bn debt deal hands Brookfield huge dividend
Investors shrug off fears that Donald Trump will kill cleantech companyβs tax breaks
Emerging market stocks slide on Trump tariff threats and strong dollar
MSCIβs broad index has dropped more than 10% since reaching a two-and-half-year high in October
Bond vigilantes are overexcited (again)
It remains very hard to argue that anything meaningful has changed in the UK
The two key risks facing investors
More resilient portfolios are needed to tackle the challenges of rising bond yields and market concentration
British activist investor seeks to disrupt Singapore takeover
Palliser Capital accuses OCBC of treating insurerβs minority shareholders unfairly as activist campaigns pick up in Asia
Investors pour billions into S&P equal weight fund as tech fears rise
Invesco ETF garners record inflows on growing concerns over Magnificent Sevenβs dominance of US market
Jonathan Ruffer fails to beat cash after bet on US market crash
Flagship fund delivered 4.4% in 2024, versus UK bank rate of 5.25%
Gilt investors warn Reeves she may need to raise taxes
Chancellor is trying to reassure bond market after UK borrowing costs rose to highest level since financial crisis
Trump risks spooking Greenlandβs investors, mining minister warns
Naaja Nathanielsen says US president-electβs rhetoric could damage islandβs image as stable democracy