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Trump returns to the White House, Germany chooses its next chancellor and pressure on Macron
Plus, Trump chills the world’s central bankers and UK GDP figures steal Labour’s Christmas
Plus, final statements in the Post Office Horizon IT scandal inquiry and sentencing due in the Pelicot rape trial
Plus, inflation updates from the US and Germany while the ECB is expected to lower borrowing costs by a quarter-point
Plus, Romania’s chaotic presidential run-off election, US jobs report and Notre-Dame reopens to the public
Plus, Westminster MPs vote on assisted dying, Ireland goes to the polls and Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day
Plus, Ukraine war passes 1,000th day milestone
Plus, US reports inflation figures while Japan, the UK and the EU publish first estimates of third-quarter GDP
Plus, Fed and BoE rate-setting meetings, Hungary’s informal EU summit and the Berlin Wall anniversary
Plus, tech, pharma and oil lead the earnings run, Bank of Japan makes a rate call and Britain’s opposition party picks a new leader
Samoa hosts Commonwealth heads of government meeting, IMF reports on global growth and Japan holds snap election
Plus, earnings season peaks, Nike’s new boss begins, Tokyo Metro IPO pricing unveiled and Labour woos UK investment
Plus, earnings season steps up a gear as Wall Street banks report, Nobel Prizes are announced and Tesla launches Robotaxi
Mexico’s first female president takes office, Nato gets a new secretary-general and US vice-presidential candidates debate
Plus, Japan’s Liberal Democrats pick new prime minister and UK tech group Raspberry Pi reports its first figures since IPO
Plus, court hearing begins in Murdoch succession saga and the FT Business Book of the Year shortlist is announced
Plus, inflation data from the US and the European Central Bank interest rate decision
Plus, phase 2 of the inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire
Plus, results from CrowdStrike following the outage caused by its software update in July
Plus, Fed chair Jay Powell headlines at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium
Plus, exam results in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and Singapore’s new PM makes an inaugural address
Plus, the Olympics draw to a close, earnings season rolls on and the UK celebrates the precious gift of childhood fun
Plus, US, UK and Japan’s central banks set interest rates and an overhaul of UK listing rules comes into force
Plus, financial results from the worlds of Big Tech and banking
Plus, Labour sets out its legislative agenda, Beijing hosts the Third Plenum and the ECB sets interest rates
