Chinese car exports set to jump as domestic sales cool
Mexico, Middle East and parts of Europe are among the top markets, data shows
Letter: Office demand in the City suggests homeworking has peaked
From Tom Sleigh, Chairman of the Planning and Transportation Committee, City of London Corporation, London EC2, UK
Letter: You raise the bar too high
From Duncan Reed, Director, Condign Board Consulting, London SW1, UK
Letter: Starmer and Trump recall Ethelred and Danegeld
From Roger Steer, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK
Letter: No time to waste selling gilts to retail investors
From Nipun Ramaiya, London SW19, UK
Letter: A chatbot’s endorsement is often last thing we need
From Sheila Hayman, Advisory Board, Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy, University of Cambridge, London NW1, UK
Letter: Does the UK tax system ‘eat the rich’? We don’t think so
From Arun Advani, and others
Letter: British savers could do with champions like Nvidia
From Mark Nelson, Washington, DC, US
Letter: EU’s Copenhagen criteria no longer fit for purpose
From Craig Pouncey, Department of Law, KU Leuven University, Tervuren, Belgium
Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance takes a beating
Also in this newsletter: X’s Grok runs afoul of Indian authorities
Venezuela says it will release an ‘important number’ of prisoners
Move to free locals and foreigners comes after decade of harsh repression by Maduro regime
Merck in talks to buy cancer drugmaker Revolution Medicines for up to $32bn
US company is attempting to acquire the maker of a new treatment for pancreatic cancer
JD Vance defends killing of anti-ICE protester in Minneapolis
US vice-president blasts ‘leftwing radicals’ as death sparks anger at tactics used by Trump’s anti-immigrant squads
Glencore and Rio Tinto resume talks on $260bn mining megadeal
Discussions over a tie-up to create the world’s largest mining group come as race to secure copper reshapes the sector
Trump says US housing agencies to launch $200bn mortgage bond-buying spree
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to carry out purchases
Dry January honoured by many after Xmas excesses
FT Crossword: Number 18,263
Iran hit by ‘internet blackout’ as it struggles to contain protests
Unrest tests Islamic republic at a time when it is grappling with intensifying external and domestic pressures
FirstFT: Glencore and Rio Tinto restart talks on $260bn mining megadeal
Also in today’s newsletter: JD Vance defends fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis, Australia’s dangerous heatwave
GM discloses $7bn hit from EV transition and China restructuring
Detroit-based carmaker says it ‘proactively reduced EV capacity’
UAE cuts funds for citizens keen to study in UK over Muslim Brotherhood tensions
Emirates’ fear of Islamist radicalisation weighs on exclusion of British universities from scholarships
UK to exclude financial services from push for closer EU alignment
City of London firms have been lobbying against a return to Brussels rules
Outlook 2026
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Chancellor under pressure to extend tax relief to rest of hospitality sector
Restaurants and music venues among businesses urging chancellor to rethink rates rise plan after U-turn on pubs